Women's Studies 2163A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Exhibitionism, W. M. Keck Observatory, Insomnia
13 Jan 2018
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What counts as sexuality: sexual preferences, expression, behaviours, fantasy"s and desires, how you construct your romantic relationships. Sexuality is a social construction: sexuality is constructed through institutions like law, the government, media, education, family, for example in law, gay marriage is not legal confining people to heterosexual marriage. 17th century: sexual practices were not secret, the illicit" was tolerable. In 1828, american dictionary of english language: hysterical originating from the womb and something seen in a women who is. In 1952, american psychiatric association removes hysteria from its list of recognized diseases: by 1980, it no longer appeared in dsm-ii. Scientifics of sex: early sexology: late 19th century, sexologists are on the rise, collects sexual histories, and then engages in projects of mass categorization for sexualities, sexual identities, and types. Perversions" were pathologized: s/m, fetishism, exhibitionism, homosexuality, cross-dressing. In turn, heterosexuality monogamy, sex for reproduction, etc.
