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<div>I am pleased to announce the Department of Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies Fall speaker's series. Our first event is this Thursday October 6th (details below and see poster at <a href="http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/Temp/SMFEventsposterF11-1.pdf" target="_blank">http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/Temp/SMFEventsposterF11-1.pdf</a> ).
All are welcome at these events - hope to see you!</div>
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<div><b>Thursday October 6, 6:30pm (Siegfried Hall, St. Jerome's)</b></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(186, 23, 15); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; "><b>Dr. Kelly Grindrod (Pharmacy);
Dr. Doris Jakobsh (Religious Studies); Dr. Shannon Dea (Philosophy); Carm De Santis (Couple and Family Therapy).</b><i><b> </b></i></span></span></b></span></div>
<div><b></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(186, 23, 15); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Sex and the Pharmaceutical Industry: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Calisto MT'; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(186, 23, 15); "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Exploring
Gender, Sexuality, </span></font></b><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Relationships and Pills</span></font></b></span></div>
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<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">This event explores the ways that the pharmaceutical industry </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; ">seeks
to capitalize on sexual disorders by developing and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; ">marketing “better sex lives” to consumers. After watching the </span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">film, </span></font><i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Orgasm
Inc., </span></font></i><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">a panel of experts will discuss the pros and cons </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; ">of
using drugs to enhance sexuality and relationships from the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; ">perspectives of pharmacy, philosophy, therapy, and religious </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">studies.</span> </span></p>
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<div>Our other events this fall are:</div>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Dr. Steven Mock (Recreation and Leisure Studies): </span></span></b></span>Tuesday
Oct. 18, 4pm (STJ 2017) </b></div>
<div><b></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(186, 23, 15); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Adult Developmental Processes among Sexual Minorities: An Examination of Common, Unique, and Diverse Experiences</span></b></span></div>
<div><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; color: black; ">Despite stigmatization and a sometimes hostile or ambivalent policy climate, many sexual minority adults (e.g., gay men, lesbians, bisexual men and women) manage to cope and
meet their social and developmental needs. For this presentation, I integrate results from a series of studies in the contexts of family decision-making, management of sexual orientation identity in the workplace, and social contexts with the potential to
enhance well-being for sexual minorities. This research is guided by a framework that acknowledges common developmental processes important for well-being regardless of stigmatized status, the unique experiences of sexual minorities, and diversity between
sexual minority individuals. Use of this framework reveals how sexual minorities meet fundamental needs for affiliation, cope with stigmatization, plan for the future, and vary in how they manage sexual orientation identity.</span> </div>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: small; "><b>Dr. Toni Serafini (Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies): </b></span>Monday Nov. 7, 2:30pm (STJ 2017) </b></div>
<div><b></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(186, 23, 15); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">"My identifier is 'big tits'?!": Considering Cosmetic Enhancements in the Process of Identity Construction for Adolescent
Females</span></b></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span lang="EN-CA">In the recent film, <i>Easy A</i>, the character, Rhiannon, is ecstatic to learn that her teen “identifier” is “big tits.”<span> </span>What does this say about teen culture
and identity formation for adolescents when large, augmented breasts signify being sexy and memorable to peers?<span> </span>The literature on cosmetic enhancements is diverse in terms of its support or condemnation of the practice when considering female
sexual identity.<span> </span>Using a theoretical framework, I explore the dangers surrounding the process of identity formation when it is grounded in the need to pursue significant physical changes in order to fit into cultural constructions of beauty,
gender, and sexuality. What impact does this have on adolescent identity development and relationship formation, particularly when the use of cosmetic enhancements is normalized and featured widely in the media?<span> </span>These themes are explored and
the prevalence of these issues discussed in a group of female late adolescents.<span> </span></span></p>
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<div style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="font-weight:bold">Tracy Penny Light, Ph.D.
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<span style="font-weight:normal">Assistant Professor</span><span style="font-weight:normal">, Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies/History</span></div>
<div style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-weight:normal">Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Studies and Gerontology (UW)</span><br style="font-weight:normal">
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">St. Jerome's University<br>
<span style="font-weight:normal">STJ 1013B</span><br>
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<div style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">290 Westmount Road North</div>
<div style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3G<span style="font-weight:bold">3</span><br>
519-884-8110 x.28291<br>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">tplight@uwaterloo.ca</span><br style="font-weight:bold">
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<div style="color:rgb(128,0,128); font-weight:bold">"Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."</div>
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<div style="color:rgb(128,0,128); font-weight:bold"> ~~Ralph Waldo Emerson</div>
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