Sociology 2140 Lecture : Social Problems Lecture #14.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2140
• Professor: Cathy Thorpe

Document Summary

Ta: georgiou wed 9-12 1-4 room 5321 ssc on feb 15th. Sexual orientation- often shifts over lifetime glbt; lgbt; lgbtq: terms and definitions are not standardized. Apa- fight against that attraction to same sex is not a medical condition. Same sex couples would not function in society because they could not reproduce. Division between those with power and without. Meaning attached to those meanings and how they are socially constructed. This label becomes there master status ***** (gay, homo, lesbian etc. : feminist. Issues of sexuality in relation to women"s lives. Their sexuality has made them vulnerable in life. Every society has a sex based system: queer theory. Combined with feminist thought and sexual orientation. Do not want to pin people in a certain category. 2008, stats canada: 1 in 10 hate crimes are motivated by homophobia: these motivated by sexual orientation more likely to result in physical injury, 1 in 10 seemed to be major injuries.