Sexuality and Gender

by OneClass3873

3 pages102 viewsFall 2010

School

University of Toronto Scarborough

Department

Sociology

Course Code

SOCA01H3

Professor

Malcolm Mac Kinnon

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Sexuality and Gender

October 14th, 2010

-essentialism: nature (sex), refers to genes and biology

-constructionalism: nurture (gender)

-our sex influences our identity (doing gender)

-when spoken about sex it wasn’t up until recently that we started studying it because it

used to be tabooed and hidden

-erotiaphobic: people who have phobias against erotic things

-orgiastic: in contrast to erotiaphobic

-Freud treated sex scientifically; superego, ego, id

-internal psychological conflict is natural

-people call the 20th century the sexual century, Freud is primarily responsible for talking

about sex more openly

-masters and Johnsons examined sexual behaviour in a lab; discovered the physiology of

arouses

-Sherhite, a sex survey researcher; she looks into the actually behaviour of homosexuality

-Freud is an essentialist, basis his human theory on nature, sees gender differences as

biological differences

-testicular tissue: starts to produce the male hormone, testosterone

-what causes homosexuality? Nature or nurture; there are many debates on this

-people say that male and females origins of behaviour are from nurture

-the sex drive in humans is very powerful

-people from different cultures find different things sexually attractive like feet or knees

(lol)

-sex can become violent and aggressive

-typically male on female violence but can be male on male violence

-sexual violence doesn’t have to be physical, it can also be harassment doesn’t have to be

just rape

-sexual harassment can be verbal

-usually women are more at risk when they hold subordinate positions in the workplace

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Essentialism: nature (sex), refers to genes and biology. When spoken about sex it wasn"t up until recently that we started studying it because it used to be tabooed and hidden. Erotiaphobic: people who have phobias against erotic things. People call the 20th century the sexual century, freud is primarily responsible for talking about sex more openly. Masters and johnsons examined sexual behaviour in a lab; discovered the physiology of arouses. Sherhite, a sex survey researcher; she looks into the actually behaviour of homosexuality. Freud is an essentialist, basis his human theory on nature, sees gender differences as biological differences. Testicular tissue: starts to produce the male hormone, testosterone. Nature or nurture; there are many debates on this. People say that male and females origins of behaviour are from nurture. The sex drive in humans is very powerful. People from different cultures find different things sexually attractive like feet or knees (lol)