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Social influences on sexaulity

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Irene Lartey
Irene Lartey

This chapter discusses how society, culture, religion, and environment can influence sexuality. It explores how stereotypes in media around topics like race, gender, and sexual orientation can impact views of sexuality. The chapter also examines how childhood experiences shape understanding of sex, and how issues like virginity expectations, body image, power dynamics, violence, and religious beliefs can negatively affect women's sexuality. It concludes by discussing celibacy, asexuality, and seeking to break free of social pressures surrounding sexuality.

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I R E N E L A R T E Y W O R C E S T E R S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y Chapter 6 Social Influences on Sexuality
What the Chapter is about The chapter is about society, environment, religion and culture influences sexuality.
What influences sexuality According to the chapter, almost everything influences sexuality. Government policies Religion Media Advertisement Violence Stereotypes based on Race, gender, class, disability and sexual orientation.
Growing up Then childhood experiences, culture and society in the environment about sex plays a role of how women view sex. Women are taught by culture to be object of attraction to men but no desire for themselves. This is seen as harmful, dirty and can lead to risky, unsafe sex practices.
Virginity Women especially burdened with the term virginity, when the popular message is to do it when it feels good or everyone is doing it. The shame that is imposed on women for saving themselves for marriage. This makes women feel pressured into having sex even if they are not ready.
Stereotypes Media images have formed stereotypes about sexuality. Latina women are portrayed as wearing reviling cloths. Muslim women covered from head to toe seen as represented. African Americans as hypersexual and asexual when older with no loving relationships.
Stereotypes Lesbians as man haters. Bisexuals as promiscuous. Trans gender as confused about their gender.
Body Image Body Image is an issue that many women are mindful of especially when society and media tells us that looking a certain way is not beautiful or desirable. This can affect the women negatively including self esteem, self worth and sexuality.
Power Power differences plays out in sex. Society values males more. A female sexual partner may have power depending on their earning power , class education and race.
Violence Against Women Sexual abuse, rape, battement and harassment can negatively affect the sexual lives of women. Some triggers such as being touch or gesture can set of an inner alarm system that can cause tension for women with history of abuse
Religion and Spirituality Religion and spirituality have a say on sexuality and emphasis on sexual purity Certain religions prohibits premarital sex and other sexual behaviors outside marriage. Sometimes this can create negative feelings about sex for women.
Celibacy and Asexuality Celibacy is choosing not to marry or not having sexual relations with a partner. People choose this option to break free from the pressure. Some couple chose celibacy to reflect on their relationship. Asexuality is the lack of interest in sex is experienced by 1% of the population which may be link to side effect on a medication or illness. It may not be related to any illness or side effect of medication but is an orientation for some people
Comments I agree that almost everything influences sexualty from government policies to the family experiences. Growing up sexuality is learned from observation, family and life experiences. Asexuality was a topic that was new to me, I understand that medication and illness can affect interest in sex but didnt know some people choose it as their identity. One quote that stuck out to me from a women who was raped says that the actions of rapist do not stop with rape. They reverberate and echo and continue- what these people did to me is with me for life. I want us to discuss about religious view on sexuality, because some religions believe premarital sex is a sin it results in some people feeling pressured to save sex till marriage what are your thoughts on this issue.

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Social influences on sexaulity

  • 1. I R E N E L A R T E Y W O R C E S T E R S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y Chapter 6 Social Influences on Sexuality
  • 2. What the Chapter is about The chapter is about society, environment, religion and culture influences sexuality.
  • 3. What influences sexuality According to the chapter, almost everything influences sexuality. Government policies Religion Media Advertisement Violence Stereotypes based on Race, gender, class, disability and sexual orientation.
  • 4. Growing up Then childhood experiences, culture and society in the environment about sex plays a role of how women view sex. Women are taught by culture to be object of attraction to men but no desire for themselves. This is seen as harmful, dirty and can lead to risky, unsafe sex practices.
  • 5. Virginity Women especially burdened with the term virginity, when the popular message is to do it when it feels good or everyone is doing it. The shame that is imposed on women for saving themselves for marriage. This makes women feel pressured into having sex even if they are not ready.
  • 6. Stereotypes Media images have formed stereotypes about sexuality. Latina women are portrayed as wearing reviling cloths. Muslim women covered from head to toe seen as represented. African Americans as hypersexual and asexual when older with no loving relationships.
  • 7. Stereotypes Lesbians as man haters. Bisexuals as promiscuous. Trans gender as confused about their gender.
  • 8. Body Image Body Image is an issue that many women are mindful of especially when society and media tells us that looking a certain way is not beautiful or desirable. This can affect the women negatively including self esteem, self worth and sexuality.
  • 9. Power Power differences plays out in sex. Society values males more. A female sexual partner may have power depending on their earning power , class education and race.
  • 10. Violence Against Women Sexual abuse, rape, battement and harassment can negatively affect the sexual lives of women. Some triggers such as being touch or gesture can set of an inner alarm system that can cause tension for women with history of abuse
  • 11. Religion and Spirituality Religion and spirituality have a say on sexuality and emphasis on sexual purity Certain religions prohibits premarital sex and other sexual behaviors outside marriage. Sometimes this can create negative feelings about sex for women.
  • 12. Celibacy and Asexuality Celibacy is choosing not to marry or not having sexual relations with a partner. People choose this option to break free from the pressure. Some couple chose celibacy to reflect on their relationship. Asexuality is the lack of interest in sex is experienced by 1% of the population which may be link to side effect on a medication or illness. It may not be related to any illness or side effect of medication but is an orientation for some people
  • 13. Comments I agree that almost everything influences sexualty from government policies to the family experiences. Growing up sexuality is learned from observation, family and life experiences. Asexuality was a topic that was new to me, I understand that medication and illness can affect interest in sex but didnt know some people choose it as their identity. One quote that stuck out to me from a women who was raped says that the actions of rapist do not stop with rape. They reverberate and echo and continue- what these people did to me is with me for life. I want us to discuss about religious view on sexuality, because some religions believe premarital sex is a sin it results in some people feeling pressured to save sex till marriage what are your thoughts on this issue.