Chapter 3 was interesting and its starting to give me a better understanding of sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is how you identify yourself, sexual behavior and attraction. There are many different categories that people identify themselves as. Everyone knows the fundamental groups, heterosexual, gay, and bisexual; their plenty more that I personally wasn't aware of until this week. Asexual is someone who doesn't desire sex, and pansexuals are attracted to everything and don't categorize themselves. People are now questioning the essentialist view vs the social constructionist view. The essentialist view argues that you are born a certain, you are what you are by your genetic code. Social constructionist view that society molded you in a certain by the
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I believe that both factors play a part in heterosexuality and homosexuality. Genetically you can be born with less testosterone than the average male and that can lead to famine traits like flamboyant talking, dressing, and make up. Vice versa for women usually homosexual women have more testosterone when they are athletes. Women working out produce more testosterone have muscles similar to a male and isn't a social norm. Usually they will date a women because a male doesn't want them because of their athletic physique. So that is my take on essentialist and constructionist, they both can play a part on sexual orientation. I honestly didn't know it went this deep, I appreciate being in the field of sociology, you get to learn all the possibilities of people that aren't commonly known by the average person.
Chapter 7 refers to the affect of socialization of kids, this research was founded after 1970 when a small child grow up with human contact. Genie
I believe that both factors play a part in heterosexuality and homosexuality. Genetically you can be born with less testosterone than the average male and that can lead to famine traits like flamboyant talking, dressing, and make up. Vice versa for women usually homosexual women have more testosterone when they are athletes. Women working out produce more testosterone have muscles similar to a male and isn't a social norm. Usually they will date a women because a male doesn't want them because of their athletic physique. So that is my take on essentialist and constructionist, they both can play a part on sexual orientation. I honestly didn't know it went this deep, I appreciate being in the field of sociology, you get to learn all the possibilities of people that aren't commonly known by the average person.
Chapter 7 refers to the affect of socialization of kids, this research was founded after 1970 when a small child grow up with human contact. Genie