Sexual Identity (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Sexual identity definition
Sexual identity definition
Personal choices, desires & involvement in sexual activity
Essentialism view on sexuality
Essentialism view on sexuality
Sexuality stems from biological determination, is fixed
Social constructionism view
Social constructionism view
Sexual identity as social invention shaped by culture
Who are Hijras (India)?
Who are Hijras (India)?
Third gender category, ritual transformation from male identity
Heteronormativity meaning
Heteronormativity meaning
Belief system positioning heterosexuality as superior
What is homophobia?
What is homophobia?
Fear of homosexuals
Weeks' argument on sexuality
Weeks' argument on sexuality
Diverse expressions prove social construction of sexuality
Foucault's key claim
Foucault's key claim
Sex as biological instinct is a social invention
When homosexuality invented as deviant (Foucault)
When homosexuality invented as deviant (Foucault)
1860s
Civil Partnership Act 2004
Civil Partnership Act 2004
Enabled same-sex couples legal status similar to marriage
When same-sex couples could marry in UK
When same-sex couples could marry in UK
March 2014
Essentialist view of male sexuality
Essentialist view of male sexuality
Naturally active
Three systems regulating sexual behaviour
Three systems regulating sexual behaviour
Kinship/family, economic/social, social regulation
Problem with essentialist perspectives
Problem with essentialist perspectives
Can justify discrimination against non-heterosexual identities