SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Homophobia, Michel Foucault, Sexual Fantasy
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Answer: (d) the author argues all of the above in her article. What gets defined as sex and why people have sex varies socially and culturally. Sex is something we learn as we grow into adulthood. What is normal sex is strongly influenced by culture. Normal: when, with whom, how long, under what conditions, and to what purpose. Michel foucault: the history of sexuality: what seems natural and normal is different at different times in history. Heterosexual, bisexual (attracted to both sexes), homosexual ( attracted to same sex), or other based on emotional , sexual, attractions, relationships, self-identity, and life style. Word gay" emerged in 1940s and 1950s to refer to both men and women homosexuals. Gay women claimed lesbian" as their identification during 1960s and 70s. Bisexual and transgender were added to form glbt in the late 1990s -replaced by lgbt in mid 2000s. Lgbtqqiaap (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, allies, and pansexual)
