Chapter 6 - Sexuality and Society explores the sexual revolution and how it changed society, along with why society tries to control sexual behavior and how sexuality plays a part in social inequality. Sexuality in the biological sense refers to bodily differences between males and females, while gender is a cultural construct that points out the behavior, power, and privileges that society attaches to being male or female. The sexual revolution of the 1970's brought sexuality out into the open, with baby boomers being the the first group of individuals who grew up with the understanding that sex was a normal part of social life. Conversely, the sexual counterrevolution of the 1980's stressed a return to family values, criticizing sexual promiscuity.
Sexual orientation is an individual's romantic attraction to others. Four sexual orientations are: heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality. Most research supports the notion that sexual orientation is biologically predisposed, much like being right-handed or left-handed. Currently about 9% of adult males and 4% of adult women report engaging in some form of homosexuality activities, but only 2.8% of men and 1.4% of women actually consider themselves homosexual.
Chapter 6 will also look at sexual controversies, such as, teen pregnancy, pornography, prostitution, abortion, and sexual violence. As in every chapter these issues will be investigated through the use of the Structural - Functional Approach, the Social Conflict Approach, and the Symbolic - Interaction Approach.
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