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Introducing the New Sexuality Studies: Original Essays

Steven Seidman, Nancy L. Fischer, Laurel Westbrook

Chapter 21

One is not born a bride: weddings and the heterosexual imaginary - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

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Problem 1

What does the author mean by saying "one is not born a bride"? What does it mean to say that weddings and marriage have been "naturalized"?

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Problem 2

What does the heterosexual imaginary describe? What are examples of the heterosexual imaginary in this chapter?

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Problem 3

How do weddings reinforce inequalities? Provide specific examples.

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