SOCIOL 3U03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Michael Sam, Pansexuality, Heterosexuality
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Michael sam, an openly gay, african american, male football player, kissing his white male partner on national television, maybe the most hostile place is on the football eld (see chapter. Violence against transgender people, particularly transgender people of color, black men who identify as heterosexual, often have wives or girlfriends, yet who engage in sex with other men. Hetero exibility to describe a broad range of same-sex sexual encounters experienced by heterosexuals in which the actions are understood as meaningless and unlikely to fundamentally challenge a person"s presumably xed sexual identity (ward 2015). Sociological approach = cultural rather than as strictly personal. Sociology is the study of human social behavior, culture, and interaction between individuals and groups. Sexual orientation refers to an individual"s identity based on their enduring or continuing sexual attractions and may include behaviors and membership in a community of others who share those attractions.
