I am taking a very interesting class called Religion and Sexuality. I needed to fill the humanities slot with something and this sounded the most interesting. Well it has proved just so. So far topics have been...
Sexual identity and the social construction of it.
Reinventing sex: New technologies and changing attitudes.
History of sex, from ancient civilizations to modern times.
Where we think we are in today's world in terms of conservative or liberal attitudes and behaviors.
I have been shocked to see how the attitudes have fluctuated throughout history regarding sex because of what was going on around the world. For example: During world war II they deployed 12 million of our men over sea's. And because of the women entering the work force in droves, there was a lot of hanky panky going on behind the scenes. Meanwhile, the solders are also having there fun learning all kinds of new things from the foreign ladies and contracting some lovely venereal diseases. Well when the war ended..along with the men came new idea's about how sex was done.
To make a long story short, society does have a huge role in how the world perceives our body's natural urges. We have been going from conservative to liberal and back again, for centuries.
I added a link to a very interesting video about body types and sex appeal.
Sex appeal video
What are your thoughts on any of the above subjects?
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