Sociology › Section L · Gender, sex, and sexuality › Topic L.3
Sexuality
Sex may seem the most private part of life, yet every society regulates it, argues about it and teaches its young what is acceptable. Sociologists study sexuality through attitudes, norms, laws and identities, which change faster than almost anything else they measure.
In this topic
- Sexuality as a social subject
- Norms, scripts and the double standard
- Attitudes around the world
- Changing US law
- Changing US opinion
- The sex education debate
- Theoretical perspectives
- Queer theory
- Worked example: reading an identity trend
- Worked example: three lenses on marriage equality
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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