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Sexuality: The Socialization of a Basic Nature

Abstract

This presentation explores the complexities of sexuality from a sociological perspective: how an innate aspect of who a person is comes to be so heavily conditioned and shaped by the external world. Delving into the historical trends of science, social issues, and psychology, I will present an analysis of how it is we come to know our sexual selves ironically through the regulation of outgoing society. Observing the revolutionary changes on the part of the LGBTQ movements within the last 100 years, I will identify patterns that form a greater picture: our sexualities are not simply biologically determined and natural dimensions of who we are, but also a reflection of our society’s values and prejudices. The overall goal of this research is to apply a versatile lens to what is all-too-often dismissed as simple reality: why we are identified the way we are, and what decided the normality of some identities and the abnormality of others.

Presenter Information

Kayley DeLong, Hollins University

Location

Goodwin Private Dining Room

Start Date

30-4-2016 1:30 PM

End Date

30-4-2016 2:20 PM

Keywords

sexuality, sociology, gender, society

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Sexuality: The Socialization of a Basic Nature

Goodwin Private Dining Room

This presentation explores the complexities of sexuality from a sociological perspective: how an innate aspect of who a person is comes to be so heavily conditioned and shaped by the external world. Delving into the historical trends of science, social issues, and psychology, I will present an analysis of how it is we come to know our sexual selves ironically through the regulation of outgoing society. Observing the revolutionary changes on the part of the LGBTQ movements within the last 100 years, I will identify patterns that form a greater picture: our sexualities are not simply biologically determined and natural dimensions of who we are, but also a reflection of our society’s values and prejudices. The overall goal of this research is to apply a versatile lens to what is all-too-often dismissed as simple reality: why we are identified the way we are, and what decided the normality of some identities and the abnormality of others.