WGS160Y1 Lecture : WGS272 Lecture #3
8 Feb 2012
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Studies for instance were conducted to see if there s a relationship between size of the female homosexuality. There were no social or psychological explanation for understanding people s sexuality. Allowed us to think about sexuality beyond biology and beyond the binary of biology vs. social construction. Our sexuality is a development process ie, children have a sexuality. Our experiences leave impressions on us that are psychically very deep; they almost feel innate (most people call it impression on identity) He introduced the idea of the unconscious, which suggests that who we are and our sexualities are not always transparent. Challenged the enlightenment notion that we can know ourselves. But still believed psychoanalysis to be a science that would uncover the unknown. Eros or the life drive: libido, survival (basic necessities) Goes hand in hand with our desire to destroy. Thanatos or the death drive: aggression, destruction.
