THE SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF NORMING SEXUALITY

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Even with the act of birth, we, as human beings are “assigned” different” identities
that differ from our wishes. The same identities that we are assigned at birth continue
to be further moulded and shaped through the process of socialization. Even so,
sometimes we even discredit or “give up” on those identities entirely. The focal point of
this thesis is placed upon the human sexuality, culture, and society, and the ways the
socio-cultural context influence the shaping of human sexuality. Hence, my efforts to
hirghlight the enormous influence of the culture over the modelling of the human sexuality.
In fact, the aim of this academic presentation is to discredit the traditional claims
(that do not possess evidence of the claim) that sexual desire, i.e., sexuality as a whole, is
treated as a kind of given or genetically predisposed occurrence (also referring to heterosexuality
as the sole, healthy sexual desire). In the same notion, I intend to unveil the
influence of the social and cultural factors in the shaping of the sexual behaviour, which
are rather significant factors that have been greatly ignored throughout history. The
sexual behaviours of people hold certain meanings – people use and express their sexuality
in a variety of ways. To people, there is more to sexual activity than just biology. In
that context, we shall consider culture as the rudimentary determinant in the process of
the formation of human sexuality. In the light of such occurrences, the need for a more
exact examination of the role of the culture in the shaping of human sexuality arises.
Besides impacting the shape of human sexuality, culture is an inevitable influencer of
the gender self-identification in time and space.