SOC 152A Lecture 24: SOC152A-Lecture 24
Document Summary
Sex and gender behavior- scripted behavior" each society provides lines, scripts, and roles which peoples learn for doing sex and gender (and all other social behaviors) Sperm=the essence of masculinity" to become men boys ingest sperm, via homosexual oral sex. 64% of societies had homosexuality and considered it normal. Things that feel nature to one society is different for other societies-there"s danger in thinking that one society is the more acceptable form. Infibulation: cutting off parts or all of the females external genitals helps to insure a girl"s virginity after marriage it helps decrease her sexual interest, reducing infidelity. Not all acts are defensible e. g. torture, mutilation, slavery. #1 only p/v sex for procreation is natural-making homosexuality wrong and masturbation, too. #2 vatical declaration of sexual ethics-masturbation is an intrinsically and seriously disordered act. Biology-animals in natural environments do sex for many things: fun, friendliness, territorial displays, dominance.
