Heteronormativity

. 1. The four ideology functions are limitation, normalization, privileging, and interpellation. Our book states that Ideology “limits the range of acceptable ideas that a person may consider” which is like a group of people that believe what they believe and their regular interpretations of something or someone is biased or one-sided. When looking at normalization, this is a big one, because this is saying that when it comes to ideology many people will begin to normalize certain aspects of…

One’s gender is not pronounced upon by a deity. Gender is a man-made construct that is prejudiced by an assortment of cultural bases as opposed to biological ones. Masculinity and femininity are very often referred to when discussing gender and these present binary opposites of domination and subordination, respectively. This paper will show how gender forms perpetuate the stereotype that the existence of women is legitimised by men, and this leads to hierarchy which inevitably undermines the…

In “The Sexual Double Standard and Adolescent Peer Acceptance” (2009), Derek A. Kreager and Jeremy Staff research the sexual double standard by measuring the social status of the sexually permissive youth. They came up with the hypothesis that sexual behaviors affect peer status and that gender and socioeconomic origin may influence this. Using a network approach with data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health’s first two student surveys. They evaluated report numbers of…

that they need to bow down to men, that we always have to be the submissive. On the other hand, society needs to stop teaching men that it's okay to take advantage of women, and that they need to be tough in order to be a guy. These rules of heteronormativity continuously put people into stereotypes, stereotypes that shouldn’t even…

GAY TEACHERS AS GAY RECRUITERS Gay men are stereotypically feared for potentially “recruiting” others into also becoming gay, especially young students, due to the belief that gayness is “contagious,” like a sickening plague that should be avoided, although “there is no empirical proof that a gay teacher can affect the sexual preference of school-aged children” Kirk and Paul Cameron from the Family Research Institute in Colorado Springs explain (603). Parents and administrators therefore fear…

Alliance, Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, and impure politics West is able to articulate how “legal discourses open up sites for identification across identity categories and enable political activities that escape the analytics of heteronormativity and homonationalism.” In West’s discussion of legal recognition and radical separatism he argues that “neither of these options holds much promise because each of them misconstrues the cultural flows of the law.” Legal recognition implies…

Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, has lived a life of performance. At age 66, Caitlyn has won an Olympic gold medal, fathered six children, and, most recently, transitioned from male to female. For many people, even my father, reconciling with the fact that his childhood role model is no longer a man is difficult. However, in Jenner’s tell-all E! series, I Am Cait, she reveals, though she was born anatomically a male, for her entire life she always knew she was a woman. She crossed…

Students attending sexual education programs have had different life experiences, and are each coming from a different place both mentally and emotionally. Despite differences in sexual orientation, gender, or socioeconomic status, high school sexual education programs tend to generalize the program to all students, without addressing their individual needs. As a result, high-risk students fall through the cracks, without gaining necessary information that could not only improve, but save, their…

Norman Pittenger published his book, “Time for Consent- A Christian’s Approach to Homosexuality” in 1976. Historically, in this year, the United States repealed its sodomy laws in California. Although it is one state out of fifty, its effects were quite phenomenal. In the eighteenth century, certain sexual acts were deemed unnatural. According to Foster, “Puritans had viewed sexuality as potentially dangerous unless expressed within the confines of marriage and directed toward its proper ends…

many youths to have their voices and frustrations heard. In addition, punk rock also became an outlet for many queer youth, who are not only ignored in mainstream society and mainstream punk but also from their families for not conforming to heteronormativity. Punk rock emerged because of the exclusion many youth of color faced throughout their lives. The intersectionality of their race, gender, and sexual orientation created an unsafe environment for many youth. Punk rock arose as a direct…