Title: Gendered sexuality - Wikipedia
Headings: Gendered sexuality
Gendered sexuality
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Gender and sex in gendered sexuality
Sexual orientation and gendered sexuality
Sociocultural perspective
Social role theory
Sexual double standard
Research
Social constructionism
Research
Objectification theory
Mass media
Health consequences
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Content: Sexual orientation and gendered sexuality
See also: Gender roles in non-heterosexual communities and Pansexuality
Although gendered sexuality is often viewed through the constructs of male, female and heterosexuality, it can also be used in regard to other gender and sexual variant individuals such as gender dysphoria or those who identify as transgender, transsexual, intersex, homosexual or bisexual. Sociocultural perspective
The sociocultural perspective of gendered sexuality holds emphasis on the idea that men and women are social beings informed by the social group of which they are a part, and that the social and cultural aspects of these groups influence the traits prescribed to males and females. The sociocultural perspective deems these traits as performative, in opposition to an evolutionary perspective that describes them through notions of essentialism and innateness. When looking at gendered sexuality through a sociocultural lens, behaviour that is considered appropriate will be influenced by four areas of social interactions: behaviour-related aspects, situation-related aspects, partner (s)-related aspects and subject-related aspects. Behaviour-related aspects
The sexual behaviour that is evaluated most positively will determine what sexual behaviours are most acceptable in relation to gender. These behaviours apply to specific groups, whereby positive evaluations drive what is socially acceptable and therefore, which behaviours drive overall behaviour. In regard to gendered sexuality, Vanwesenbeck suggests that gendered sexual behaviour, if positively accepted by a social group, is more likely to occur within that social group in comparison to if it was negatively evaluated. In regard to a Western context, this can be seen within heterosexuality in males and females.