 |  Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 8/e Robert H. Lauer,
U.S. International University
Jeanette C. Lauer,
U.S. International University
Sexual Variance
Internet Exercise- Explore the Gender and Sexuality Website at eserver.org. (http://www.eserver.org/gender)
You will arrive at a list of readings. Scroll down the list to "Necessity
of Queer Families" and select it. Notice the provocative heading: "Bad
Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life." Read the article by
Jillian Sandell entitled "The Cultural Necessity of Queer Families."
- Do you agree that homosexual identity, as we know it today, is a product
of late capitalism?
- Explain your position in a few lines.
Return to the home page for the site above, and select "Nymphomania."
Read this article by Annalee Newitz. - Do you agree that sex is the pleasurable act by which we measure all pleasures?
Explain why you agree or disagree.
- Do you agree with the notion that sexuality and procreation are no longer
closely connected in our society? Briefly defend your position.
- Access the Yahoo search engine. (http://www.Yahoo.com)
In the search window, enter "prostitution + COYOTE" and then hit
"Search." At the bottom of the Category Match screen, click on the
"Go To Web Page Matches" button. It is centered at the bottom of
the screen. Select "Rights Group. Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics."
Read the article.
- What did Margo St. James intend by founding COYOTE?
- What social roles (occupations) are included under the concept of sex
workers? Name at least four.
- According to the article, what kinds of laws should replace current laws
that make pimping and solicitation illegal?
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