This article addresses the dynamics behaviours and reaction between male and females when it comes to casual sex. Within society casual sex is usually a male thing and that women who part takes in these activities rather don’t discuss it. Causal sex is between two partners that are not established with one and other. The author Melanie takes an in-depth look into the sexual transition between the sexes. Melanie thoroughly looks at how young Canadians find the means in having casual sex. In 2005 Melanie conducted a interview with young individuals in Jasper Alberta. Melanie goal was to figure out the process between male and females sexual agreements when it came to “hooking up”. That being said the article included 5 discourses that represented …show more content…
It Just Happens is the first discourse that was mentioned in the article. It just happens discourse creates this illusion that no one is responsible for their actions during their sexual transaction. This discourse makes it more more satisfactory for ladies to take part in casual sex. Females can in this case feel like "good girls" who don't have to look for sex. In the discourse 'it just happened' men are not in control of what occurs any more than the ladies. Male Sexual Drive is the second discourse discuss. In this case the mans intention is to hook up with a female, men want to chase after the woman, they don’t want the catch to be to easy. This discourse explains how men like to be the dominant ones and if a woman is too dominant then it is basically a turn off for them. In society men are looked as strong so in theses settings men want to be in control and masculine, women shouldn’t make the man feel less masculine because then it’ll affect his ego. Men see their experience for casual sex as unavoidable and as a piece of their human …show more content…
Holloway explains that sexual intercourse involves with an ongoing relationship (Holloway 1984). Men are trying to get their sexual desires met will some females are looking for long term connections; they normally anticipate that the casual affair will last and develop into a relationship. Females are frequently frustrated, as the men neglect to keep the companionship or relationship going. Females are let down from the males because they accept more than he is willing to give. Men are just looking for sex while women are looking for a connection. This leads us to the fourth one is Sexual Permissiveness Discourse which considers the females sexual craving. In Jasper, easygoing sex is acknowledged by some and is common practice between both sexes. In other provinces men are usually the ones making the moves however, men and women are both taking charge. In Jaspers causal sex acknowledged for women, however if the women are to assertive or forceful she’d be labelled as a “slut”. With that being said there are two sets of rules for women and men because is a man is assertive and is driven to get what he wants, society would just say “he’s being a man”. This discourse helps men get what they want since they would have a willing partner to do so
Foucault capitalizes that power and knowledge contribute to the discourse of sex; he discusses how people in power controlled this discourse to repress sex entirely. Foucault talks about the repressive hypothesis in his book. The repressive hypothesis states that whoever holds the power, also controls the discourse on sexuality. Specifically, those in power, according to the repressive hypothesis, exercise to repress the discussion of sex. In addition, Foucault comments that knowledge represents power. Whoever has the power can dictate the language of the population, thus this causes powerful people to also regulate the knowledge of the population. Although Foucault does not agree with every aspect that the repressive hypothesis exclaims, he agrees about the timing of when people started to repress sex. With rise of the bourgeoisie in the 17th century, a rise in tighter control about sex also took place. Foucault stated that the discourse of sex remained
Conor Kelly argues in her article, “Sexism in Practice: Feminist Ethics Evaluating the Hookup Culture” that the hookup culture is sexist and disempowers women. Although, he mentions it is difficult to define “hooking up” but majority of the students will agree that it involves “some level of sexual activity without the constraints and expectations of a relationship” (Kelly 65). In other words, when two people have casual sex with no strings attached, when they both finish they both can go on with their lives without
Since the dawn of man, sex has played a crucial role in society. Before they learned to read or write humans were engaging in sex and without it none of us would be here. In today’s society, sex has grown to become much more complicated. If I were to ask a group of people on the street what they believed sex was? I bet they would have a hard time answering. The question puzzling society today is how do we define sex? Can we define sex? These are questions raised in Tracy Steele’s article “Doing it: The Social Construction of S-E-X”. This article is about the current questions and issues that have been raised about sex within today’s society. In this paper I will summarize the key points of the article, while sharing my own thoughts and opinions of Steele’s findings.
In reaction to the media’s numerous stigmas around college hookup culture in recent years, sociologists and psychologists have begun to investigate adolescent and young adult hookups more systematically. In “Is Hooking Up Bad for Young Women?” by Elizabeth A. Armstrong, Laura Hamilton and Paula England, this issue is addressed through a reaction to previous articles from sources on opposite sides. One side of the argument over sexual activity for young women places them at risk of “low self esteem, depression, alcoholism, and eating disorders,” while the other side argues that the underlying issue is the “moral panic over casual sex.” This issue has been seen by many as a “sudden and alarming change in youth sexual culture,” but systematic research has shown that experiences of young women in college
As stated in the book, “college students have much to teach about sex” (8). That is because the values, ideologies, and worldviews of the students are representative of greater American culture. Although flawed, hookup culture on American campuses hold the possibility of accepting a culture of inclusivity, care, pleasure, and freedom while also rejecting predatory behavior, racism, classism, and abuse. Dismissing hookup culture all together is blind to the reality that young adults are going to have sex, and since sex is non-negotiable, one’s aim should be to foster open dialogue and critical thought onto a future where everyone enjoys the ability to freely explore sexuality, sex, and gender on their own
Essay #1: Sexual Politics It has been said that “Society has always defined for us what it means to be a man and what it means to be a woman, what a man should be like and what a woman should be like, and these traditional definitions of gender roles have limited and even harmed individuals”. The theme of sexual politics comes to mind in this quote. One can define sexual politics as the relationship of the sexes, male and female, regarding power. Society’s definition of this can limit an individual in their gender role and restrain a person from being themselves.
In my discussion I will be addressing three main issues that concern sexuality. The subjects are prostitution, premature ejaculation, and abortion. Although these topics concern different aspects of sexuality, I still chose to discuss them either because they relate to my sexual experiences, or because I wanted to further educate myself on the subject due to my lack of sexual experience and knowledge in the field.
12). What is ok for one to do is not acceptable for another to do although they are equal. This standard is upheld by media on almost every outlet. This can range from women showing off their sexuality to the men being praised for sleeping around or having lots of women around him in one setting. An outside source goes on to state “Under the rubric of the sexual double standard, highly sexually active men are praised or rewarded with high status, whereas highly sexually active women are derogated or suffer a damaged reputation” (Marks, 2008, Pg. 84). In the society we live in a man can have a many sexual partners as he pleases and studies actually show that men do report having more sexual partners than women (Chapter 12). Not only is it glorified and encouraged but there are some countries that practice polygyny which is when a man has more than one wife making it acceptable in various cultures. There are instances where a woman has multiple husbands as well and this is referred to polyandry. A woman’s sexuality is always glorified and placed on a peddle stool in some cases. Men love to admire the female body like to cat call when they see something they like. However, if and when a woman acts in the sexual manner that men glorify them to be in, then the woman is looked at
These studies reveal the phenomena of “playing hard to get,” the differences in sexual temptations, how sex ratio affects preference for mates and a possible future study relating how the societal norm of sexual permissiveness hampers the elusive attraction of “playing hard to get” within the genders. There are not many studies on how situational environments affect the elusive phenomena of “playing hard to get”. I think based on previous research it will be hypothesized that the situational effect of the societal norm of sexual permissiveness of having a surplus of females within a population will cause males to disregard the elusive phenomenon of “playing hard to get.”
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... decades ago. This book is one that will allow the reader to view many aspects of sexuality from a social standpoint, and apply it to certain social attitudes in our society today, these attitudes can range from the acceptance of lesbian and gays, and the common sight of sex before marriage and women equality. The new era of sexuality has taken a definite "transformation" as Giddens puts it, and as a society we are living in the world of change in which we must adapt, by accepting our society as a changing society, and not be naive and think all the rules of sexuality from our parents time our still in existence now.
Paul, E. L., & Hayes, K. A. (2002). The casualties of “casual” sex: A qualitative exploration of the phenomenology of college students’ hookups. Journal of personal and Social Relationships, 19, 639-661.
Men and women are very different, especially when it comes to sexuality. They have different feelings and emotions. Gender role expectations influence a huge impact on our sexuality. Gender roles refer to how a person behaves as male or female, we close to masculine or femine, which are chararestics that yourself or other notice. Boys and girls have always been treated differently. Males are treated more as the tough one, with no emotions, and females as the one’s whoe were emotional and needed to more attention.