Week One:
1. What definitions can you find for sex, gender and sexuality? Here you might want to think about something online or a song or book or movie which helps you think about what these things mean.
2. How have you learned about histories of gender and sexuality so far? Again, maybe there was something online or a song or book or movie where you learned about a historical event or figure, or how things have changed.
Sex, gender and sexuality has always been a prominent aspect of society. Views and discussion on said topics have always been relevant, adapting and changing over time. Historically, women have had very little rights in society, and being gay was illegal (this is still prevalent in some countries). However, this has changed in modern society, with women and gay individuals progressively gaining more rights and working towards equality in our society.
Media has been highly influential in shaping perceptions of gender and sexuality in current society. With the increase in globalisation, there has been change and adaption with individual ideologies surrounding the matter. Western societies current understanding of gender and sexuality, is largely due to the media. Topics on gender and sexuality rights are largely publicised in the news, television shows and films, making it a prominent aspect in the
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Many religions hold strong views towards gender roles, with many religions only allowing men to partake in particular roles, such as being a priest. This assists in shaping individual’s views on gender as they may view males as more dominant and ‘important’ in comparison to females, due to such roles. Furthermore, some religions are against ‘gay’ relationships, believing that relations should be between a man and a woman, such strong beliefs surrounding sexuality are damaging for society, as it does not allow for progression of