Culture of gender: socialization, spirituality and sexuality

In this presentation, I hope to take you on a journey through the social landscape which teaches us about spirituality and sexuality. Like any journey, this one will have its ups and downs and in this case both ups and downs come from the same source. That source is the recognition that what we can be as spiritual and sexual beings is both enhanced and thwarted by social pressures and expectations. Some aspects of this recognition we may wish we could overlook but, ultimately, if we are to guide others on similar journeys, we must face them squarely and realize that understanding the shifting aspects of our social world gives us ultimate power over ourselves and enables us to reach out to others.