Sex(ualities) and Symbolic Interaction

What goes on sexually has to be placed in a context of meaning. This might seem a very simple and obvious idea. And yet this is what makes it so important: most people still cannot see sexuality in this way. We continue to think of our sexualities as remaining firmly locked in the chains of biology....

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Published in:Symbolic interaction 2010-04, Vol.33 (2), p.148-162
Main Authors: Waskul, Dennis D., Plante, Rebecca F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
Desire
Deviant behavior
Gender identity
Interactionism
Literature
Meaning
Men
Pleasure
Queer studies
Sex
Sexual behaviour
Sexual politics
Sexuality
Social interaction
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Summary:What goes on sexually has to be placed in a context of meaning. This might seem a very simple and obvious idea. And yet this is what makes it so important: most people still cannot see sexuality in this way. We continue to think of our sexualities as remaining firmly locked in the chains of biology. Whereas for humans surely the biological is really the least interesting aspect of our sexuality. So, whilst there remain huge armies of sexologists studying the biological in its various guises, the radical importance of the social still fails to find its proper place in the study of the sexual.
ISSN:0195-6086
1533-8665
DOI:10.1525/si.2010.33.2.148