CYC 166B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Heterosexuality
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This week we focused on lenses from : Psychodynamic (attatchment theory from beginning of term) Sociohistorical (brothenbrenner discussed at the beginning of term) Biological, psychodynamic, evolutionary, cognitive have all helped shape our vision of normal in society. Dominant discourses > asexual being, loss of sexual function, loss of desire, heterosexuality. Arnett (2012) refers to the concept of emerging adulthood. Cortical death is the higher cortical functions no longer working. How we de ne life stages are mediated by political, biological and economic factors. One"s chronological age is the number of years that have elapsed since a person"s brith. Historical perspective about death/dying help us understand that death/dying today in canada is shaped by advanced in medicine. Optimizing opportunities for health, participation and enhancement of quality of life is called. Increasing number of people who die each year. According to course content, emerging adulthood is related to cultural constructions.