Women's Studies 2163A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Trans Man, Orgasm, Lactation

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2163A/B
• Professor: Samantha Brennan

Document Summary

Women"s studies 2163 lecture 2 notes on rethinking bumps, births, and breastfeeding. Thursday, january 18, 2018 guest speaker dr. julianna beaudoin. Pregnancy used as a scare tactic in sexual education. Very few people know the evidence to support this yet believe it. A lot of misconceptions about sex and reproduction. A lot of people don"t discover things about their own sexuality and reproduction until after they leave home. Family is a universal feature of humans but de nitions and applications vary (greatly!) It is a created institution, not a simple/inevitable biological fact. All cultures have rules about who you should partner with and/or reproduce with. Outside your group vs inside your group. In some your cousins are considered brothers or sisters. In others cousins are fair game for marriage and the ideal. Generally the fertilization of egg and sperm implanted in uterus* Biology, like ovulation, menstruation, menarche, puberty, menopause. Contraception, environmental factors (disease, drought, famine, stress), behaviour (smoking, drugs, medications)