In Alienation through Social Construction, how have contemporary constructions of sexuality had a de-humanization effect? What are
1. In Alienation through Social Construction, how have contemporary constructions of sexuality had a de-humanization effect? What are some things we can do to re-humanize sexuality?
2. How does Katz argue that heterosexuality is a rather new invention?
3. What are some of the heterosexual privileges and costs of bisexuality listed by Udis-Kessler? Do you think the privileges outweigh the costs? Why or why not?
4. Social constructionist beliefs posit that sociocultural forces shape power-stratified social categories, whereas essentialist beliefs posit that social categories are defined by an immutable, natural essence shared by category members. What are sociologists more likely to use when exploring sexuality in contemporary times? Why?
5. In Epstein’s A Queer Encounter” what are the main points of Queer Theory as explained in the article? (Not from an outside source like Wikipedia!)
6. According to Lorber, though sex, gender, and sexuality are socially constructed, constructions have real consequences for individuals and for society. Think about your own life and provide examples of ways in which you have been complicit in perpetuating the “reality” of these social constructs (consciously or unconsciously). In what ways have you challenged or resisted them?
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