Compulsory heterosexuality (https://en.homosaurus.org/v4/homoit0003989)




homoit0003989
Compulsory heterosexuality
English
Comphet
English
Term coined by Adrienne Rich in 1980 to describe the idea that heterosexuality is assumed of and enforced upon people in patriarchal societies to ensure the continued subjugation of women. Thus, heterosexuality and, particularly, women's sexual interest in men, is not always natural but instead is ingrained as a social requirement from an early age.
English
2025-04-23 21:01:31 UTC
2025-04-23 21:01:31 UTC

Hierarchy Display

Social norms
Theories
Compulsory heterosexuality


Other formats (including language identifiers): N-Triples, JSON-LD, Extended JSON, TTL, XML, MARC XML


Legacy formats (without language identifiers) N-Triples, JSON-LD, TTL