When Looking at the History of Desire, Professor Shorter from the University

question 52

Multiple Choice

When looking at the history of desire, Professor Shorter from the University of Toronto found that

• A)sex was seen as an adventure.
• B)sex for pleasure was common even under religious prohibition.
• C)everyday life such as poor hygiene, poor diet, etc., put a damper on sexual desire.
• D)lack of privacy did not hamper desire and sexual activity.

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Definitions:

Imagined Community

A concept that refers to how members of a nation envision themselves as part of a large community, despite having no direct interaction with most other members, as proposed by Benedict Anderson.

Artificially Created Borders

Boundaries established by human decisions rather than natural features, often resulting in social, political, or economic implications.

African Slave Trade

The forced transportation and enslavement of African people primarily to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th centuries, a foundational element of global economic and social systems of inequality.

Bacon's Rebellion

A 1676 armed rebellion in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government, reflecting early tensions between European settlers and Indigenous populations, and economic discontent.