CHLH 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Acculturation, Castration Anxiety, Oedipus Complex
25 Oct 2017
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Mass media depictions of sexuality is meant to entertain and exploit, not inform. Tells us what behaviors are appropriate, with whom, and why they are appropriate. Sexual references and reflects and reproduced gender roles. Major source of information and influences the way men and women view themselves. Video games promote sexist and violent attitudes toward women. Rarely accurately portray consequences of unprotected sex. Easy to obtain and distribute sexual information. Well integrated into the daily lives of young adults. Gay, bisexual, and transgender people integrated into mainstream films and tv and defined by sexual orientation. Humans give diverse shapes and meanings to sexuality. What is acceptable, desirable and tolerable in sexual expression still remains debatable. Heterosexuality: emotions and sexual attraction between men and women. Homoseuality: emotional and sexual attraction between persons of the same sex. Culture and other factors shape masculinity and femininity. Transgender: people whose genitals and identities aren"t the same. One that conforms to a culture"s sexual norms.
