SOCI 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Abrahamic Religions, Sexology, Patriarchy

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o Sexology = the scientific study of sexuality
o Gender = behavioral, social, cultural manifestations of femaleness or
maleness
o May use gender to refer to biological sex
o Biological sex = genetic, hormonal, anatomical, and functional
manifestations of femaleness or maleness
o Identity = the way people perceive themselves or some aspect of self,
or how people represent themselves to others
o Patriarchial = social structure where power, wealth, property and
status are controlled by males
o Abrahamic religions = Judaism, Christianity, Islam
o Named after shared monotheistic beliefs dating to ancient
Israelities & biblical figure Abraham
o Reflected patriarchal structures w/ males controlling property,
wealth & power
o Original Sin = Abrahamic religions, belief in either a metaphorical
turning away from divine teaching or a literal corruption of sexual
pleasure
o Serves as a contribution to negative views of sexual pleasure
absent a procreative relationship
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