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NOTES for keeping myself accountable to the reading:
What is my primary intention for the reading?
- My primary intention for the reading is to examine the idea that there is a “normal” or “expected” level of sexual desire, and to understand how that expectation is socially constructed rather than biologically fixed.
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What is my primary intention for the reading?
- My primary intention for the reading is to examine the idea that there is a “normal” or “expected” level of sexual desire, and to understand how that expectation is socially constructed rather than biologically fixed.
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- How is sexual desire framed as a moral, psychological, or social benchmark rather than a neutral human variation?
- Who gets positioned as “healthy,” “desirable,” or “mature” based on desire, and who is excluded?
- How are assumptions about desire tied to politics? Especially to norms around productivity, family, intimacy, and citizenship?
- How do these norms shape people’s prospects for relationships, including who is seen as compatible, lovable, or capable of commitment?