SOC211H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sexual Assault, Zoophilia, Two-Spirit
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Sociological study of sexuality: dominated by the social constructionist perspective, emphasis on interpretive and critical theories. In uence of power on understandings of sexuality: dominance of foucault -> elite discourses of sexuality limit what is acceptable and what is not e. g. sexual behaviours vs. sexual identity. What is deviant/normal sexuality: sexual cultures vary historically and cross-culturally e. g. sambian society -> ritualized homosexuality reinforced patriarchal structure of society. !1 e. g. athens (5th century bc) -> sexuality intertwined with structure of power, aristocratic men were allowed to have sex with many partners, including young boys, cannot have sex with another aristocratic man. Personal ful llment: continued criminalization of some acts, growth of the culture industry, sexuality within mainstream media, expansion of the sex industry. In all areas, dominant meanings of sexuality were. Monday, february 6, 2017 integrated with other social changes intertwined with structure of inequality hierarchies of race, class and gender.
