Women's Studies 1021F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Dysphoria, Elections Canada, Homeschooling

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1021F/G
• Professor: Chris Roulston

Document Summary

The changing face of gender in government policies: sexed and public-facing. Arguments for and against gender markers in public-facing. Public statement about the role of sexuality. 1998: era before cell phones last modernization of sex ed curriculum. Communication that affects our sexuality (internet: us approved 50 million funding for abstinence education. There are conservative and liberal world views. The fear of discourse (similar with foucault: the more we try to hid it, the more people will talk about it, if we talk about it more, the more likely it is to happen. 2010: under liberals lead by dalton mcguinty. Attempted to bring sex ed curriculum to parliament. Discusses homosexuality and gender identity for the first time. 2015: most outdated sex ed curriculum in all of canada, in europe. Enjoyment and pleasure when touching one"s own body, early childhood masturbation . Distinguish between self and other emphasis on disease. Physical changes to a person stages of human development (infancy, childhood, adulthood)