Talk:Issues in Interdisciplinarity 2020-21/Truth in decision making

Outline
Hey guys, this is an outline I drafted, tell me what you think about ;))

Introduction
Basic definitionof truth Three different approaches totruth
 * Positivist
 * Phenomenological
 * Constructivist

Virginity: the meaning of virginity in each discipline is the reflection of the significance attached to it Biology – simply a biological phenomenon – alteration of organs Anthropology – contingent on different cultures and religion Gender Studies – reflection of the patriarchal heteronormative society

Biology
Definition of virginity, how it is described/explained – positivist approach Limitation – only focuses on the hymen BUT
 * Not everyone has one
 * Induces only one form of sexuality (heteronormative - only considers heterosexual sex and penetration)
 * Result in an interpretation of virginity that is focused on the men's experience

Virginity tests?? (Illegal in most countries now)

Gender Studies
The principle of virginity is not just biological, it’s the reflection of the domination of men in our society, the oppressive system that limits and judges’ women’s sexuality - Pressure on women to stay virgin because corresponds with ‘purity’ - Considered as“valuable” - Sexual desire/freedom repressed - Sexuality is a spectrum (lesbianism - doesn't necesseraly involve a penetration, so questions the validity of the biological definition)

Anthropology
The value and meaning of virginity are dependent on each culture, tradition, sexual fredoom of women in that country and interpretation of sexual intercourse. The meaning in constructed (constructivist approach) - Talk about excision?? - Analyse the role of religion?

Conclusion
Tensions between the disciplines biology doesn't consider the social implications of virginity, gender studies only analyses it through the prism of patriachy, anthropology puts more emphasis on the cultural traditions/implications.

Introduction
Hey so as we talked in the tutorial, it would be good if we explain in the introduction why we don't talk about men's sexuality/virginity. I found this article online that discusses women and men's relation to sexuality. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00224490109552080?needAccess=true. It explains how in the 19th century, virignity was associated with purity and was the "necessary state for an unmaried woman". This mentality has obvisoulsy evolved, especially since the 1960s where more and more woman started to engage in sexual intercourse with partners that did not plan to marry. Obviously it needs the argument needs to be more developped but I thought the article was interesting. It alos explores the ambiguity around the definition of sex and loss of virginity (is it just penetration or could other sexual activities be considered as determining the loss of virginity)