ANTH 1150 Chapter 7: Anthropology Chapter 7 Notes.docx
28 Feb 2012
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Margret mead (1935) and bronislaw malinowski (1929) were two of the earliest anthropologists to study humans as sexual beings. There was no anthropology of sexuality before the late 70 s. Little anthropological attention has been paid to human sexuality. One of the problems was the degree of privacy people had about their sex life. Most people are uncomfortable talking about their sex lives. Especially if their sexual practices falls outside the norms of society. Sexual studies have been more common since the 1980 s. There is a great deal of variation in how sexuality is viewed, practiced and controlled. Jeffery weeks says that diversification of sexual practices, subcultures and identities is characteristic of our history. Human sexual relations are dealt with in all cultures, just in different ways. Homosexuality: defined as the desire to have sexual relations with someone of the same sex. Sexual orientation: the biological and psychological makeup of an individual.
