Social Conflict Theory Analysis

Based on reading the chapter, sexuality is a very controversial subject. In reading the chapter, the Social-Conflict Theory especially stood out to me as evidence of sexuality being constructed by society. This theory "links sexuality to social inequality." This means that, in some cases, men dominate over women by making them out to be sexual objects (Feminist Theory). This shapes sexuality because some women begin to seek a level of equality, which may end up being with a female. If this is the case, society has shaped these individuals because they don't want to be looked at as sexual objects. One way that men make women sexual objects is by looking at pornography. The book hits the nail on the head when it says pornography "typically shows

Another way that sexuality is constructed by society is the media. A lot of times magazines portray the "perfect" man or the "perfect" as skinny, perfect, and worthy to be sexualized. The book further proves this when it says "placing pressure on women to look good to men and to define life success in terms of attracting men with their sexuality." Even in that statement, it is clear that society pushes the heterosexual agenda. This may be confusing, but society believes that a man should love a woman, and a woman should love a man. Anything different is viewed as taboo or immoral. Some countries have even taken sexuality into their own hands by biologically altering young females so that they cannot reproduce, out of fear of sexual immorality. This sounds terrifying but again proves that society places strict limits on who can mate with who, and what genders can be with each other. Another personal example of how sexuality is constructed by a society that doesn't come out a lot in the book is the bullying that comes with being queer. For most of middle school, I claimed to be