Women's Studies 2273E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Real Sex, Flapper, Social Capital
9 Nov 2015
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Early 20th century sexual panics: introduction to textbook. Introductory argument: sex is not a natural act, it us a social act. > [ ] sexuality commonly taken to be a biological given is social constructed (mclaren 2) >sex is not biologically given > contingent on geography and history (in a perpetual state of change) Second argument: moral panics are about social implications of sex. >sexual panics wanted to alert the public on the social threat of sex > means of surveillance. Third argument: the history of sexuality is not the history of progress. >more sexual liberation now but there is still not 100% freedom (when one form of oppression is overthrown, a new social law is put in to take its place) >people will display their sexuality/live their lives regardless. Fourth argument: sexual stories both reflect and shape social reality. >what we say about sex isn"t necessarily a true reflection of sex > it"s a production not a reflection.
