Geog 1 ppt

Sexuality : 

Sexuality

What is Sexuality? : 

What is Sexuality? Set of practices and identities that a given culture considers. Cross-cut with class, gender, race, and ethnicity.

Gender : 

Gender Men vs. Women

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Gender - femininity or masculinity and MAY not be biologically dictated. Gender role-set of perceived behavioral norms associated with males or females in a given social group or system What are the gender roles of men and women in the Philippine society today?

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Index of equality in terms of (Statistic): -economic participation and opportunity -educational attainment -political empowerment -health and survival

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What do you think about the pictures?

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The 10 Most Female Occupations (highest percentage of workers that are female)

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The 10 Most Male Occupations (highest percentage of workers that are male)

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Stereotypical qualities of men and women

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Around the world, there are traditions men/women must undergo based on their society’s rules

Third Gender : 

Third Gender -individuals who are considered to be neither women nor men

THIRD GENDER IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES : 

THIRD GENDER IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES AFRICA Southern Ethiopia: Ashtime Kenya: Mashoga Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mangaiko

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NORTH AMERICA Sodomite Two-Spirit

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SOUTH AMERICA Travestis of Latin Dominican republic: Guevedoche

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EUROPE Pangender, bigender, genderqueer, androgyne, intergender,"other gender" and "differently gendered".

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ASIA India: Hijra (most well known and populous third sex type in the modern world), Aravani/Aruvani or Jogappa

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ASIA Thailand: Kathoeys ("ladyboys" or "a second kind of woman")

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ASIA Polynesia: Fa'afafine

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ASIA Oman: Xanith or khanith - male homosexual prostitutes Indonesia: Waria

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ASIA Philippines: bakla,binabae, bading —'gay' men and lakin-on or tomboy for gender variant females

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE : 

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE legally recognized marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender proponents base their position on universal human rights, individual liberty, the right of personal autonomy and right to pursuit of happiness  those who are against base their opposition on societal impact, parenting concerns, religious grounds, tradition, and/or homophobia. The first same-sex : Denmark in 1989.

Proponents of Same-sex Marriage : 

Proponents of Same-sex Marriage Gay Liberation Queer Nation Triangle Foundation

ARGUMENTS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE : 

ARGUMENTS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE Religious arguments Reproduction, children and the family Divorce rates Legal effect on same sex couples AIDS

AIDS : 

AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Cause of AIDS: : 

Cause of AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Attacks the immune system “opportunistic infections” (OIs)

How do you get HIV? : 

How do you get HIV? Sex Sharing needles Breastfeeding Oral Sex (deep kissing)

Is there a cure? : 

Is there a cure? No cure. Antiretroviral Medications (ARVs) Prevent or treat OIs. Delay the progression of HIV to AIDS. Requires money

Preventions (in Africa): : 

Preventions (in Africa): Revise their sexual behaviour. Being faithful to one partner or having fewer partners Use of condoms

Effects (in Africa): : 

Effects (in Africa): Average life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa: 47 years. Families losing their income earners. Demand for care for those living with HIV rises. Significant brake on economic growth and development.

Prostitution : 

Prostitution

What is Prostitution? : 

What is Prostitution? from two Latin words (pro and staturere) meaning ‘to expose.’ sexual intercourse in exchange for remuneration (payment).

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Male prostitutes offering services to female are known as gigolos, hooker, rentboy, hustler, or escorts. Pimp (male), and Madams (female) or Mama-sans (female in Asia) – organizers of prostitution. Brothel - an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sexual intercourse with clients. Mistress – a woman who engages in sexual intercourse with a man for support is NOT normally considered a prostitute .

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Red-light district - is a neighborhood or a part of a neighborhood where businesses connected to the sex industry exist. Soi Cowboy, a red-light district in Bangkok.

Kinds: : 

Kinds: Street Prostitution: the prostitute solicits customers while waiting at street corners or "walking the street".  Sex Tourism : trips organized from within the tourism sector, or from outside this sector but using its structures and networks, with the primary purpose of effecting a commercial sexual relationship by the tourist with residents at the destination. Escort Prostitution: often shelters under the protection of escort agencies

Kinds of Escort Prostitution: : 

Kinds of Escort Prostitution: "out - call" - which is when the sexual act takes place at the customer's residence or the customer's hotel room. "in - call" - where the act takes place at the escort’s place of residence or more commonly at a hotel room rented by the escort.

History: : 

History: Prostitution is sometimes called the ‘world’s oldest profession.’  Ancient Near East – started perhaps with Babylon where each woman had to reach, once in their lives, the sanctuary and there have sex with a foreigner as a sign of hospitality for a symbolic price. Mesoamerica – there is a building among Aztecs, called Cihuacali, where women would perform erotic dance in front of men.

History: : 

History: Ancient Greece - prostitution was engaged in by both women and boys. They were required to wear distinctive dresses and had to pay taxes. Ancient Rome - prostitutes were often foreign slaves, captured, purchased, or raised for that purpose, sometimes by large-scale "prostitute farmers" who took abandoned children. Ancient Japan - in Edo period prostitution is legal, young male prostitutes, called Kagema, who have clients that were largely adult men.

Legality: : 

Legality: SUDAN – death penalty for third time offenders. NETHERLANDS and NEW ZEALAND Prostitutes: tax-paying unionized professionals. (at least 18 and the age of consent is 16 in other contexts) Brothels: legal and advertising businesses. GERMANY and SWITZERLAND – legal (legal age: 16 or 18)

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NEW SOUTH WALES: legal (over the age of 18) VICTORIA Prostitution Business: must have license, and prostitutes must be registered. Individual Sex Workers: do not need to be registered or licensed. JAPAN Vaginal Prostitution: illegal Fellatio Prostitution: legal (women who perform fellatio are not considered as prostitutes)

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TURKEY Street Prostitution: illegal Government Regulated Brothels: legal Brothels and Sex Workers: must be licensed. UNITED KINGDOM: not formally illegal ENGLAND and WALES Street Prostitution: illegal “Kerb Crawling”: illegal Brothels: illegal Child Prostitution: illegal for the person paying

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All US STATES except Nevada and Rhode Island: illegal and classified as misdemeanor. NEVADA: regulated brothels – legal RHODE ISLAND: act of sex for money – legal; street solicitation and brothels – illegal. CANADA Prostitution: legal Other activities around it: illegal BULGARIA Prostitution: legal Other activities around it: outlawed SWEDEN Illegal for the client, but not for the prostitute.

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NORWAY Prostitutes: legal Client or Pimp (if the prostitute is under 18): illegal (except if the client is under 16) BRAZIL and COSTA RICA Prostitution: legal Profit from others’ prostitution: illegal DENMARK Prostitution: legal for citizens To profit from it: illegal THAILAND: illegal HONGKONG Prostitution (in private): legal Brothels and Pimping: illegal

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Israel (Tel Aviv) – ‘brothel capital of the world.’ Philippines Prostitution is illegal but was a widespread problem. Many women suffered exposure to violence through their recruitment, often through deception, into prostitution. Penalties for prostitution are light, but detained prostitutes were sometimes subjected to administrative indignities and extortion.