SOC102H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Allan Hubley, Biological Determinism, Sexology
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Suffered depression from bullying as a result of being gay. Teens between ages 15 19 committed suicide. Conducted an ethnographic study that she eventually called: dude you"re a fag. Boys in particular use this epithet in order to police the boundaries of what is considered masculine. Locking the negative connotation of the word and its original implication of minority secual practices. Sexuality or sexual orientation is not embedded within our biology. It"s a product of our social context just like other types of inequalities. Biology does influence how we experience & express our sexuality. Is implicated in a cultures decision to highlight sexual orientation as a topic of interest. Sexuality is multi-layered by: experiences, thoughts, fantisies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, roles, relationships & behaviour. Sexuality manifests in many factors: biological, psychological, economic, political, cultural, ethical, legal, historical, religious, spiritual & social. Alfred kinsey sexologist: conducted research at end of the victorian prudery during the.
