Chapter 5 Flashcards
(32 cards)
the sociological study of sexuality is dominated by ________ approaches i.e., perceptions, meaning, and control
subjective
sexuality in athens
-connected with power
-male dominated
-male needs and desires were prioritiy and they called the shots sexually and politically speaking
sexuality in Sambian society
-ritualized homosexualitiy reinforced the patriarchal structure of society
-semen was the source of masculinity and females prevented development of masculinity
sex, gender and sexuality in indigenous cultures prior to colonization:
- Cultures very diverse and had different ideas about sexuality ○ Despite this, sexuality was linked to other dimensions of life \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ○ Subject to serious forms of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - Male and female relationships brought certain \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and was practical/necessary-companionship and love
spiritual, intellectual, and physical; social control; benefits
sex, gender and sexuality in indigenous cultures after colonization:
- As colonization progressed, church prohibited \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ○ Relationships continued in many different forms ○ Not all relationships were \_\_\_\_\_\_ - Women were significantly outnumbered- was dangerous- married out of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
white-indigenous relationships; consensual; necessity
les femmes du plays
relationships between indigenous women and european settlers
17th century sexuality was based on:
-reproduction
-need for wives
-sexual control of slaves
controlled by church and the state
from the late 18th century through the 19th century, sxuality became less about appropriation and more about _____
Shift due to :
intimacy; urbanization, changes in religuous ideology, emphasis on personal happiness, greater anonymity
social purity/sex hygeine movement
focussed on the lower classes about sexual hygeine because they are the ones more likely to be lured into sexual deviance and tried to educate people of the dangers
by early 20th century sexuality was emphasized as something to be _______ and integrated into mainstream culture
fufilling
what is consent
the defining feature of what is normative and acceptable
-must be voluntary, ongoing, and conscious
nature of the sexual partner
-matters of law
-formal regulations
-informal regulations
-evolvong views of same sex relationships
nature of the sexual act
what ur doing and who ur doing it with
-culturally and historically specific
exhibitionism
exposing the genitals to become sexually excited or having a strong desire to be observed by other people during sexual activity.
-deviant if done where people can see it
frequency
- No way to pin point how much is normal
- Sex addiction**-concept that it is a ________-alcoholic synonymous with sexual activity
○ Believed to be a clinical disorder and a health issue around the 1970s
○ AA 12 step program to help them
- ______________- it is women who are frigid and lack interest in sex
clinical issue; female sexual disorder
surivors of sex work
predominately had sexual abuse and feel like they have been forced into the industry
nonconformists of sex work
described as rebels that come from more privileged backgrounds
dancers of sex work
enjoy artistic elements of the work and that’s what drew him in
workers of sex work
come in just for the money that could be made
individual issue of power
negotiate relationships with customers
organizational issue of power
how dancers negotiate rule of the club
insitutional issue of power
how capitalism and the rationalization of business activities have become part of contemporary life and became so pervasive
- efficiency, predicitability, control, calculability
functional definition of pornography
inidividual arousal (focus on the user)
genre of pornagraphy
intentions of produces (if a product is intended for sexual arousal
