SOC 2070 Lecture : unit 2
21 Dec 2011
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Social constructionist: we believe in it, so it becomes true: emphasises the belief in reality, rather than reality itself, ex. gender: it is socially constructed, extreme social constructionists believe reality can be whatever we make it. Why is it that the rapists do not get called homosexual, but the victim does? y would say that your leg is either broken or not you re either pregnant or you re not . The debate in regards to sex is often nature vs. nurture in 21st century thinking. Sexual identity isn t just a label or choice. People used to think that, in part due to influence of freud who thought all babies were born mentally bisexual and then shaped by their genitalia and socialization. Today, homosexual rights advocates are now firmly in essentialist camp. People don t have a choice of being gay, bisexual, or straight.
