SOCIOL 135 Lecture 6: Sept. 3, 2014 - The Social Construction of Sexuality
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Wednesday september 3rd, 2014: symbolic interactionism, the social construction of reality, the power of naming, the social construction of sexuality. Symbolic interactionism: major sociological paradigm, focuses on the study of face-to-face interactions, paying particular attention to how meaning is created, symbolic interactionists see society as emerging from the infinite transactions of social actors. Key figures: george herbert mead (1863 1931); philosopher, herbert blumer (1900 1987); sociologist. We socially construct reality through our interactions with one another. Relativity of social reality: not static or fixed, what is real to one person, may not be real to another, certain social contexts give rise to certain realities. Social construction of sexuality: biological models: views sexuality as a universal force or drive in the body. Sexuality: sexual acts of various kinds; erotic pleasures; desires; arousal. Sexual identity: how you define yourself sexually; both desire and behavior (sexual orientation but not really lol)
