Allonormativity
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Allonormativity is the assumption that all humans experience sexual attraction. It is the force which upholds compulsory sexuality[clarification needed], the social systems and structures which privilege or incentivize sexual relationships over single individuals.[1][2]
The term could be considered an expansion of heteronormativity, the idea that heterosexuality is the default or normative sexuality. The term is often used when discussing the pathologization,[3] erasure,[4] and dehumanization[5] of asexual and aromantic individuals in society, media, and within academic discourses.
Etymology
[edit]Allonormativity was derived from allosexual, which in turn was derived from the Greek prefix allo-, meaning different or other, and -sexual, i.e., attraction directed towards a target outside the self. The second element, -normativity, refers to the societal worldview which deems allosexuality as normal or desired.
Effects
[edit]Growing up in an allonormative society may lead to asexual individuals feeling broken or isolated prior to or even after learning about asexuality.[4][6] Because allonormativity presents asexuality as deviant, it also contributes to the pathologization of and discrimination against asexual people.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hart-Brinson, Peter; Tlachac, M. L.; Lepien, Emily (2023-06-27). "Contradictions in Experiences of Compulsory Sexuality and Pathways to Asexual Citizenship". Sexuality & Culture. 28: 187–213. doi:10.1007/s12119-023-10110-1. ISSN 1936-4822.
- ^ Brandley, Ben; Spencer, Leland G. (2023-01-01). "Rhetorics of Allonormativity: The Case of Asexual Latter-day Saints". Southern Communication Journal. 88 (1): 1–15. doi:10.1080/1041794X.2022.2108891. ISSN 1041-794X.
- ^ Schneckenburger, Stella A.; Tam, Michelle W. Y.; Ross, Lori E. (2023-06-06). "Asexual competent practices in healthcare: A narrative review". Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health. 28 (3): 314–334. doi:10.1080/19359705.2023.2214528. ISSN 1935-9705.
- ^ a b Mollet, Amanda L. (2020). ""I Have a Lot of Feelings, Just None in the Genitalia Region": A Grounded Theory of Asexual College Students' Identity Journeys". Journal of College Student Development. 61 (2): 189–206. doi:10.1353/csd.2020.0017. ISSN 1543-3382.
- ^ Brandley, Ben; Dehnert, Marco (2023-03-17). ""I am not a Robot, I am Asexual": A Qualitative Critique of Allonormative Discourses of Ace and Aro Folks as Robots, Aliens, Monsters". Journal of Homosexuality. 71 (6): 1560–1583. doi:10.1080/00918369.2023.2185092. ISSN 0091-8369. PMID 36929881.
- ^ Kelleher, Sinéad; Murphy, Mike (2022-06-22). "Asexual identity development and internalisation: a thematic analysis". Sexual and Relationship Therapy. 39 (3): 865–893. doi:10.1080/14681994.2022.2091127. ISSN 1468-1994.
- ^ Decker, Julia Sondra (January 5, 2015). "Asexuality and the Health Professional". Psychology Today Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ Steelman, Sarah M.; Hertlein, Katherine M. (2016-04-02). "Underexplored Identities: Attending to Asexuality in Therapeutic Contexts". Journal of Family Psychotherapy. 27 (2): 85–98. doi:10.1080/08975353.2016.1169014. ISSN 0897-5353.
Further reading
[edit]- Mollet, Amanda L.; Lackman, Brian. "Chapter 6 Allonormativity and Compulsory Sexuality". Encyclopedia of Queer Studies in Education. pp. 26–30. doi:10.1163/9789004506725_006.
External links
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The dictionary definition of allonormativity at Wiktionary
