Corporeal Archetypes and Power: Preliminary Clarifications and Considerations of Sex

Hypatia ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxine Sheets-Johnstone
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Human Biology ◽  
The Political ◽  
Human Sexual Behavior ◽  
Constructionist Theory

An examination of animate form reveals corporeal archetypes that underlie both human sexual behavior and the reigning Western biological paradigm of human sexuality that reworks the archetypes to enforce female oppression. Viewed within the framework of present-day social constructionist theory and Western biology, 1 show how both social constructionist feminists who disavow biology and biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy forget evolution and thereby forego understandings essential to the political liberation of women.

Netflix and Chill: Teaching Sexual Scripts in a Sociology Classroom

2021 ◽  
pp. 0092055X2110336
Author(s):  
Hubert Izienicki
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Sexual Scripts ◽  
Sexual Script ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Class Time ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
The Social ◽  
Human Sexual Behavior

Whereas most sociologists consider sexuality a social construct, the general public tends to view it in more essentialist terms. This tendency is commonly manifested in the idea of sexual drives as internal overpowering biological forces guiding human sexual behavior. To counter this narrative, sociologists William Simon and John H. Gagnon introduced a concept of sexual scripts to demonstrate the social underpinnings of sexuality and the narratives surrounding it. Drawing on their insights, I used the popular phenomenon of “Netflix and Chill” to teach students about the socially constructed nature of human sexuality. During class time, I ask students to put together a sexual script—step-by-step instructions—on how to successfully complete Netflix and Chill. This activity teaches students about the learned aspects of our sexual behavior and is effective both for in-person and online learning environments.

Review of Modern views of human sexual behavior.

1977 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-135
Author(s):  
JOSEPH LOPICCOLO
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Human Sexual Behavior

“I Walked in on Them”: Young Adults’ Childhood Perceptions of Sex and Nudity in Family and Public Contexts

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (15) ◽  
pp. 3804-3831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine R. Allen ◽  
Emily A. Gary ◽  
Erin S. Lavender-Stott ◽  
Christine E. Kaestle
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Situational Contexts ◽  
Real Person ◽  
Parental Responses ◽  
Scholarly Attention ◽  
Immediate Reactions

Children’s observation of sex and nudity among parents, peers, or strangers has received limited scholarly attention, mostly because research on sexuality in childhood is difficult or prohibitive to conduct. To address this topic, we conducted a secondary data analysis of 57 human sexuality students’ narratives regarding the emotional and situational contexts of the first sexual image they recalled. We examined those narratives where participants reported that they saw was a “real person” either nude or engaged in sexual behavior. These participants reported viewing three kinds of sexual behavior or nudity: parental, other family members, and nonfamily. In examining participants’ immediate reactions and long-term reflections, we found that many participants, especially females, were confused or upset by what they saw, but few reported a lingering discomfort. Our results indicate that children would benefit from immediate, nurturant, and clarifying parental responses, particularly when children walk in on parents having sex.

scholarly journals CLASSROOM RESPONSE UNITS IN HUMAN SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

10.28945/1139 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 04
Author(s):  
Grandon Gill ◽  
Marilyn Myerson ◽  
Johnny El-Rady
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Human Sexual Behavior ◽  
Classroom Response

scholarly journals Advocacy research and social policy

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 239-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
The Political ◽  
National Society ◽  
Advocacy Groups ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theoretical Concepts

Purpose – Much social policy research today is commissioned, published and publicised by organisations with direct involvement in that particular aspect of policy. Whilst much good can result from such “advocacy research”, at times the tactics employed by some groups have been criticised for exaggerated claims making and sensationalist reporting as they attempt to get their particular issue into the political and public domain and also generate more government funding and/or increase public donations. The purpose of this paper is to investigate such claims. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper the author wishes to look at some of the tactics utilised by advocacy groups in order to establish the legitimacy of their particular concern. The author focuses on material published by Action for Children and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and between 2010 and 2012 in relation to child maltreatment, critically analysing them from a social constructionist standpoint and drawing on aspects of moral panic theory. Findings – The paper concludes by warning of the dangers for both social policy and related practice that can arise from uncritically accepting the claims of contemporary moral entrepreneurs. Originality/value – This paper uses theoretical concepts to analyse contemporary campaigns by two charity organisations.

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