Sexuality Research Papers Samples For Students

How we view ourselves as male or female

Human beings have always viewed themselves as male or female through an individual’s genitalia and their reproductive organs. This is one way that has been used to describe humans for a long period. When the sex of a person is mentioned, the physical features are the main items that are checked to ensure the sexuality of the individual in the case. People therefore; think of their sexuality by linking it to their physical appearance and to their reproductive organs. This is taught from an early age and children can distinguish between males and females at such a young age. An example ...

Sexuality is one of the main factors that motivate people to interpersonal contacts and communications. However, in historical and evolutionary development of human, not sexuality, but rather joint labor, wealth creation and the need to ensure existence were the main factors contributing to the emergence of groups and communities of people. Together with physical and mental characteristics and, above all, with the consciousness, speech and thinking, there have also evolved social relations. Thus, a person is both a product and a builder of living conditions, in which he/she exists; in addition, he/she is also the creator of oneself and of human society, ...

Introduction

Gender is one of the themes that Morrison explores in her novel Sula. Gender roles help to create unevenness in terms of the power balance between women and men. This unequal balance of power that is prevalent in the social environment of her characters in Sula ultimately becomes a part of them. The impact of this is that it becomes nestled in the psychological conflicts they encounter and experience. In this novel, these psychological conflicts play out on the sexuality platform. The sexuality of the characters results in the internalization of the unequal balance of power between women and ...

Introduction

Human sexuality is a vital part of existence, carrying the reproductive function but also the interaction and the need for intimacy and love. The mere existence of human species is due to sexuality, which is one of the basic needs for living. From the most ancient times, or from the biblical beginning of Adam and Eve, sexuality is entrenched in human behavior as a necessary condition for spreading the human species, but also as a capacity for sharing loving feelings towards another human being. Although the effects of sexuality are visible in the public spheres through relationships and/or children ...

Introduction

Thesis Statement
“Deliberately ambiguous”, as Seth MacFarlane the producer of the show “Family Guy” describes him, Stewie Griffin is a confused child, when it comes to his sexuality, although he has all the abilities and features for being a genius. Stewie Griffin is a character born out of the Macfarlane’s ambitions of featuring a personage meant to generate humor because of his sexual confusion and in the same time facing the biological and psychodynamic challenges of his age.

Aims and Purposes of the Paper

The current paper aims to debate Stewie Griffin’s sexuality, as the character develops in the TV series “Family Guy”. In this respect, ...

In the modern world, there has been a trend to redefine the terms and acceptability associated with sexuality. This is perhaps best explicated by the presence of modern-day laws that advertently protect sexuality that is known from the basic laws of nature to be ‘unnatural’. Humanity in the contemporary world has seemingly yet very certainly so, changed the whole concept of sexuality to suit the status quo of modern-day sexuality. Additionally, there is quite a lengthy array of sexual misconduct accorded to humankind by God through the Bible, and that has apparently become a mere ‘conjecture’ to the present ...

Abstract

In the present paper, the issues of female sexuality and abuse in the framework of generational development are analyzed. The studied topic refers to the characters of Tyler Perry’s screening of the famous feminist play of 1970s “Four Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” by Ntozake Shange. In this context, the main aim of the present essay is to make psycho-social analysis of the one of the main characters named Tangie in respect to her relationship with her mother Alice and sister Nyla. In this context, all three characters and their interconnection are ...

Introduction

Matters of sexuality and fertility especially during rehabilitation for the past thirty years have remained controversial because not so many people want to talk about them (Phelps et al., 2001). Persons with spinal cord injuries are in need of answers on how to handle their sexuality. These questions cannot be ignored. Most of them ask questions about their attractiveness, ability to have kids and relationships. To make the matters worse, studies on sexuality among people with spinal cord injuries are scarce (Karellou, 2003).
On a positive note, advances in this sector have provided ways through which such people can ...

This essay is an analysis of both popular media and scholarly article on sexuality. The scholarly article that has been analyzed is by Jiankang, Chao et al. He wrote the article “sexual knowledge, activities and attitudes of men in the military”. His article was about understanding, experience and knowledge plus attitudes regarding the sexuality of military recruits. The key constituent of Chao, et al, 2010 article is values, attitudes, skills and knowledge regarding sexuality. It is clear that the battle with HIV/AIDS involves parties that have enough knowledge to handle it. It is critical to ensure that people have ...

Sexual education: annotated bibliography

Brewer, G., Brown, M.B., Migdal, M.J. The importance of appropriate sexual education. Washington, D.C.: the Center for Inquiry Office of public Policy, 2007. Web
The paper investigates the role of school programs about human sexuality, providing the overview of existing programs and criticizing abstinence-only sexual education. After having observed differences between abstinence-based sexual education in the U.S. and programs, functioning in other industrialized countries, authors have provided their views on comprehensive sexual education program to be developed in the U.S. This source is crucial for the research as it provides multifaceted view on importance of sexual education and ...

Introduction

Human sexuality is how human beings express themselves sexually. Usually driven by desires of sexual pleasure, human sexuality has physical, biological, and emotional aspects. Biologically, human sexuality refers to the reproductive system as well as fundamental biological drive which exists in all the species and can include sexual contact and sexual intercourse in all forms (Birnbaum et al, 2001). Emotional aspects deal with deep emotions relating to social bonds and associated sexual acts. Physical aspects around sexuality range from medical considerations to physiological or psychological and even sociological aspects of sexual behaviors. In this paper, I will strive to ...

Sigmund Freud, commonly known as the father of psychoanalysis, was one of the most famous thinkers of the Twentieth Century. The importance he gave to those maladies that modern medicine could not cure embarked him on a path that allowed him to propose a new way of dealing with human suffering. While many people have criticized his theories, almost to the point where nobody actually practices psychoanalysis the way Freud intended, his thought remains a milestone in psychological studies and Western civilization in general. Due to these deformations, only texts by Freud will be used, with the purpose of studying what the ...

- Introduction
It was Sigmund Freud who first suggested that human psychosexual development is heavily influenced by one’s relationship with one’s father or mother (Katz-Wise 2). However, in reality, the development of sexuality is quite different and significantly more complex. Gender identity has become different from sexual identity, and one’s sexual orientation is different still (Katz-Wise 2). Before detailing the prevailing arguments regarding sexual identity and all the issues that go along with it, it is first important to understand the nature of the discussion.
Sexual identity, for the purposes of discussion here, will ...

In order to understand pornography we must first understand the effects that it has on the human mind. This will enable us to understand why the pornography industry is ever expanding at an alarming rate. It is a proven fact that pornography can be addictive. Just like a person can get addicted to alcohol and drugs they can in a similar way get addicted to pornography. When a person starts viewing pornography a certain part of the brain gets stimulated. This stimulation is translated as pleasure. Thus as a person continues viewing more and more porn they get more and more pleasure out of it. ...

Abstract

Over time, vital relationships in one’s life, like the familial, become significantly soured. And, as relationships wither, so does people’s well-being. Marital sex life experiences changes with marital duration, and especially after having children, which affects their relationship and inner balance, one way or another. If marital sex is defined as a means of expressing one’s emotions and need to be loved, then it is clear why marital sex changes are considered an important factor to a couple’s and a family’s well-being. This paper will focus on exploring the reasons why and how marital sex changes and ...

(Sexual Relationships)

Talking about sexual relationships is opening the most important chapter, though the least assumed one, of the life’s themes: the drive to fulfill one’s deepest need to be complete as a person. Sex is, ultimately, a quest for personal fulfillment disguised in another strong feeling: pleasure. It is pleasure, the intense, magical, addicting pleasure of sex that is the reason why religions – with all its strict moral values – , societies and ethic have always been so violently concerned to restrict, shape, twist and control its expression. The erotic world is a world apart, with a mystical language that has no parallel ...

Social and cultural views of healthy and unhealthy human sexuality

Healthy human sexuality involves the manner individuals behave in relationships and how they react to desires and sexual preferences. It also involves the overall sexual health, opinions, and expressions (Margarita, 2008). Ones sexuality builds personality because it defines thoughts, body image, values and attitudes, sexual behaviors and relationships. Margarita (2008) argues that human sexuality is influenced by cultures, upbringing, religion, human biology, and sexual health.

Sexually healthy individuals have certain characteristics. These characteristics include being comfortable with their body, view sex positively, have access to sex information, have healthy relationships, and relate with all genders. Such individuals also embrace ...

Introduction

Gender is a word mostly used according to the sphere of study. It generally describes femininity or masculinity of a person and what each is associated to or roles attached to each. It is also extended to cover the state of being either a male or a female. Several gender roles are attached to ethnicity of a person.
Ethnicity on the other hand is the grouping of people according to their ethics and traditions. This can be well elaborated by use tribal names and features that show the ethnic origin of a person.

Thesis statement

In most African countries, ethnicity has taken root in the society ...

Introduction

Sexuality refers to sensation and linked closeness between two human beings. In psychological terms, sexuality is the way through which people make an expression of the completeness of love between a woman and a man. In biological terms, this is the means through which the conception of a child occurs and the ancestry is passed over to the next generation. The purpose of this paper is to look at the issue of public expressions of sexuality concerning the law in the United States. In this paper, is going to be established that public expressions of sexuality in the United ...

Sexual education refers to the instructions about sexual anatomy, reproduction, intercourse, abstinence, and birth control. It is essential to give teenagers accurate information to help them develop proper insights and values regarding sexuality. Parents, teachers, and counseling agencies are the sources of sexual education in the society (Daniel, 2008, p.21). Contraception is a birth control method that prevents one from unwanted pregnancies, and in some instances from the risk of diseases such as HIV. There are various types of contraceptives for both men and women, and a common contraceptive is the condom. Knowledge on sexual matters enables the young generation to ...

Introduction

Issues concerning ethnicity, sexuality and identity are controversial worth exploration. The novel Shortcomings does not accommodate the effect of materiality and also the graphical representation of the other novels in reference to this novel. The characters representation is shallow and characterless for instance for Ben is represented as a male who has an urge for other women apart from his girlfriend as a way of self-identity. His friend is portrayed as lesbian changing girlfriends every time. Another one is the Ben’s girlfriend considered a dual character who locally gets off the relationship by merely leaving her boyfriend.
Sexual positioning shelters ...

Psychology of Human Sexuality

Psychology of Human Sexuality
The sexuality of a human being is an uncertain thing. Physically, it is determined at the conception of the child, as the X and Y chromosomes will reach a configuration that will allow the newly formed organism to be classified as male or female. The genitalia however that are so vital to many in determining whether one is a boy or a girl will not be visible until upwards of 17 to 20 weeks during a pregnancy. The physical sexuality of a person is determined early on in life, but the overall gender they allude ...

Educating students or youngsters does not only mean making them gain knowledge in the various discourses of study. But, proper education has to take the holistic form by making every youngster well-equipped with the knowledge and information that are needed for having better lives and mingling in the society in a better way. As such, the burning question of the hour is the primacy of need to better our sex education that might play a major role in the betterment of the lives of the youngsters of the society.
One has to comprehend the fact that the young people need ...

Introduction

Lesbian porn has been debated by feminists in a political sense to be a way for women to give affection to one another in a way that only women can understand. In a sense, sex between two women is argued by feminists in support of lesbianism to be a way of expressing sexuality in a more equal way (Segal, 1993, p. 94). Much closer to the topic at hand the portrayal of sexuality in lesbian pornography is increasingly receiving attention in sex studies where lesbian porn has been criticized for misrepresenting lesbian sexual interaction. In fact, sex in lesbian porn is misconstrued and misrepresentative of ...

ABSTRACT.

The topic on homosexuality remains amongst the most debated across the globe. Whilst the act is prohibited in some states in a legal and morality perspective, it is legally acceptable in other states. The topic gains popularity and increased concern from regulations of human conduct that include religion, law, sociological needs, biological and scientific explanations, psychological needs, and other theoretical frameworks. This paper discusses the various provisions on homosexuality using human behavior disciplines.
In explaining homosexuality and developing concepts that form theories of homosexuality a contradiction on what homosexuality is constantly arises. There lacks an agreement among scientists, communities, religious ...

Overview of Victoria’s Secret

Founded in 1977 in San Francisco, USA, Victoria’s secret is undoubtedly the largest lingerie retailer in the United States. With pioneering designs and a wide variety, Victoria’s secret, an organization established by Roy Raymond, has emerged as the pace setter in as far as lingerie and women wear is concerned (Valdivia, 2000). The organization had an annual turnover of USD 6.12 billion in the year 2012, with a net profit of one billion dollars. The organization is prominently associated with fashion shows, powerful promotions and catalog marketing. The organization has 1000 outlets across the United States.

Overview of Frederick’s of Hollywood

Frederick Mellinger, the ...

Introduction

The relationship between human sexuality and perception on homosexuality is one of the most interesting topics in psychology. An understanding of the relationship between sexuality and perception towards homosexuals could greatly aid psychologists in making psychological interventions. At present, it has been proven by diverse studies that homosexuals are under different kinds of pressure, especially from the society. Divers studies have also shown that helping this group of people would require not just experts in psychology but also by the majority of the members if the society (Feng et al., 2012). Hence, it is important to understand how the ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

The media is a powerful thing in today’s modern world. No matter where we go, it seems there is always a screen in our face. We have the ability to watch television shows, movies, and advertisements from any device imaginable. Whether it is from the comfort of our living room sofa, watching on our big screen television, or from a chair in a quiet coffee shop, watching from our small cellphone screen, we carry the media with us wherever we go. While this may seem like a luxury and a comfort, at times it can be negative. This is more apparent when dealing with ...

Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a novella, published in 1958 on the brink of the sexual revolution and it perches on the edge of this to present its central protagonist, Holly Golightly, in an overtly sexual light, despite being set in the 1940s. It is set in New York – a place full of beautiful men and women, late night social scenes, culture and sex: it is the perfect backdrop to a story focused on the dynamics between men and women. In this case, the story follows the developing relationship between Golightly and the unnamed male narrator, a writer. As with ...

CULTURAL POLITICS

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The Contestation of Power within Modern Day Belly Dance: A Cultural Politics Approach
Introduction
The origins and purpose of belly dance have no clear historical background. However, it has a very strong root from the Middle East and has spread into the Western world today. More and more women are getting involved in this dance as they try to embrace their feminine essence. Unfortunately, due to its historical background, belly dance has a negative connotation to it because of the erotic attachment behind its dance movement. Despite the said fact, men and even women would still spend money ...

Introduction

While sexuality is a fact, LGBT community members constantly struggle with coming to reality with their sexuality. Many of LGBT community members face discrimination and societal admonition that hinders open declaration of sexuality (Ncadi, 2012). Gay people often ponder at the thought of coming out. Some gay people struggle with sexuality on their head saying, “perhaps it is a decent if I stay in the closet and act like heterosexual and not gay”. In addition to getting worried about proclaiming or not proclaiming, gay people are also worried about the people to trust. They often wonder when to confide on family, ...

Abstract

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the article “The Gimmicks of Sex & Gender”. The article examines the effect of sex-priming in the society and its implication as regards to self-perceptions. The paper provides a detailed description of the six different experiments used to verify the hypothesis of the study. From the experiments a conclusion is drawn on the implications of sex-priming. Moreover, the results from the six experiments justify the hypothesis.

Introduction

This article was authored by Tanja Hundhammer and Thomas Mussweiler. The article comprehensively covers the sexual behavior in the society. According to the article women are expected to be submissive, ...

Human sexuality is a concept that has been widely studied despite the fact that it has drawn an equal amount of criticism. This study concentrates on the sexual interests of human beings, their functions and behaviors. The sexologists who carry out these studies are drawn from a wide range of fields including criminology, psychology, sociology, epidemiology, medicine, and biology. There are a wide range of issues that can be addressed concerning human sexuality. These include sexual activities, sexual relationships, gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexual development. The study may also be extended to cover some other issues like sexuality ...

ABSTRACT

Susan Sontag’s short story “The Way We Live Now,” first released in The New Yorker in 1986, told a harrowing but heartfelt story at the center of the AIDS crisis, charting the trajectories of the friends of a man who may or may not be dying from AIDS himself. In the process, Sontag’s treatment of time, space and narrative is extraordinarily fluid, utilizing point of view and dialogue in incredibly poignant ways to inject a sense of understanding and empathy towards alternative sexuality at a time in American history when homosexuality and AIDS was being treated as ...

Introduction

Brief Summary of the Time Period and Painter
Pablo Picasso is a Spanish painter from 1881-1973, who is widely accredited as the most deep-seated artist in the 20th century. Arguably, Picasso is a long-standing and greatly prolific artist who has experimented with a expansive assortment of themes and styles all through his career. Some of the contributions by Picasso to the history of art and his most imperative include pioneering the modern art movement referred to as Cubism, developing assemblage in sculpture and inventing collage as one of the artistic techniques. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has arguably been the most contentious ...

The human sexuality will always be a topic to be debated on in almost every society (Ochs 19). This includes homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality. Different persons hold different views on the sexuality orientations and styles and that is why the debate will never come to an end. Actually, there is a time when one could be graded to have a mental disorder when they mentioned that they are attracted to persons of their sex (Rust 30). However, the American Psychological Department managed to dismiss this because a psychological disorder is characterized with distress to an individual or others which is not the case ...

Introduction

This is my topic of preference due to its repugnant aftermaths to the society. It also affects all and sundry members of the society either directly or remotely. I also consider one of the fast spreading evil in the co temporal times and largely grown and evolved into one of the greatest social ills that, plagues the moral fabric of mankind’s social tendencies. Bellow is an all inclusive common sense assumptions that dictate the societal perception on prostitution.

Causes of prostitution

Among the assumptions’ that dictate conventional perception on prostitution are that, prostitution is caused by a number of factors such as ...

A Doll’s house is a novel by Henrik Ibsen that centers on the life of women and how they manage the affairs around them. The theme of sexuality has been prominently presented as the characters display themselves in the best way they know how. The story shows different kind of men and women who are exposed to unique circumstances. Each of them has to survive and behave, as the situation requires them. Depending on how a person looks at it, it is both beneficial and detrimental to their life. Even though they are living in a similar environment, their situations are ...

Arguably, in the 21st century many societal changes in attitudes towards sex are in the increase. The attitude change has tremendous effects in family lifestyle. In the past, parents were the main agents of socialization; in the contemporary society, education on sex has been taken over by media and peer pressure. Therefore, the change in attitude has both negative and positive impacts on premarital sex as well as sex education. Giving children the best education on adult life, particularly on educating them to understand the meaning of sexuality is the most difficult encounter among parents.

In the past, the ...

Introduction to Shakespeare’s Sonnets

According to Senna (10), the sonnets are among the best and most popular works by William Shakespeare. In addition, some have been adapted as plays in English literature. Written between 1592 and 1598, the sonnets total up to 154 in number. Senna (10) notes that Shakespeare’s sonnets were not officially published until 1609. This form of play-write common during Shakespeare’s era lost its appeal even before his demise (Senna 11).
The sonnets try to show Shakespeare’s adulation of a young man and his admiration of a married woman (Senna 12). Some authors mixed Shakespeare’s sonnets with ...

Homosexuality is the sexual attraction or behavior between individuals of the same sex. Religion and sexual identity are cultural aspects that have continued to clash in the society for a long time. The issue of homosexuality, to be precise, has brought mixed feelings in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Each faith has strong perceptions on sexuality which shapes how people perceive homosexuality in their society. Religion reacts to homosexuality in three ways that include rejection, acceptance and the 'love the sinner hate the sinner' approach. The views of the three religions on homosexuality have continued to change over the years, ...

The paper’s focus will be on the book ‘The House on Mango Street’, particularly, the experiences of the Esperanza family. An investigation of the experiences of Esperanza and her family is critically presented. The way Esperanza and her family relate with her family, community and the existing tensions is also established. As a coming of age novel, Sandra Cisneros’s book is critically analyzed from the social angle. The life of Esperanza Codero illuminates the struggles and experiences of growing up in Chicago. As a young girl, she serves an ideal subject from where we can study the ...

Overview of the Problem

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are two eating disorders with adverse effects on health and wellbeing. Persons with these disorders are preoccupied with their weight, in fact basing their self-esteem mainly on their body image (Suisman et al., 2012). They have an intense fear of weight gain because of a distorted belief that they are fat. For this reason, they refuse to eat and exercise excessively. Alternatively, they engage in binge eating but purge themselves after through self-induced vomiting and laxative abuse increasing the risk of malnutrition that, in severe cases, causes death (Bulik et al., 2005). There is historical ...

Introduction

Popular culture is defined as the wide-ranging perspectives, attitudes, ideas, images and several other phenomena within the mainstream or rather scope of a given culture particularly the western culture (Storey 4). Subsequent to the industrial revolution, people had a lot of free time and this prompted the emergence of entertainment customs that include the mass media, additionally, this impelled advertisements ensuing the high supply and demand of goods, this in essence is perceived to have fuelled the emergence of pop culture (Fedorak 50). In history, pop culture and particularly pop music has been influential in a number of ways, additionally, pop culture ...

The world today has become one of the complex places to be. As a matter of fact, there are many changes that have taken place. One of the debatable and controversial issues in the education sector is to do worth lesbian and gay teachers. The lesbian and gay teachers are treated in various ways. In most countries, the issue of gay and lesbian has not been made public, and it is assumed to be illegal. In some states, especially the developed country everyone has a right robe gay or a lesbian making a legal behavior. The treatment of gay and lesbian teachers is ...

There are biological factors that are affecting the sexual sensitivity and circumcision, so the idea that circumcision would reduce the sexual sensation is biologically correct and makes sense (Kim, D. and Pang, M. G. 2006).Striping the glans of the protective foreskin will effectively turn it from an external and internal organ, over time the initially moist, soft mucosa will become pale while the skin is building up thicker layers to protect its delicate surface from the initial abrasion against clothing(Hock, R.2009). While circumcision will result into initial hypersensitivity of the glans, with time the keratinisation of the ...

Introduction

While sexuality is a fact, LGBT community members are constantly bombarded with a struggle of coming to reality with their sexuality. Many of LGBT community members face discrimination and societal rebuke that hinders open declaration of sexuality. Gay people often ponder at the thought of coming out. Gay people ask questions such as Am I or am I not, should I come out or not ? Perhaps it is a decent if I stay in the closet and act like heterosexual and not gay. In addition to getting worried about proclaiming or not proclaiming, gay people are also worried about the people ...

Introduction

Perhaps the biggest victory for members of the gay community occurred in February 7th 2008 when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the Californian referendum that banned same sex marriage. The judgment argued that the referendum violated the constitutional requirement of equal protection under the law. California being one of the most liberal states in the United States opened the way for a surge of gay marriage legalizations with states such as Iowa, New Hampshire, Washington, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, Vermont and others following suit. Today, the surge on legalization of gay marriages is gaining ground and the ...

Sex education in schools may be an uncomfortable subject to talk about, but it is very good and will helpful in the quest to educate young people and tell them what they need to be told. There are several options that are available through which this should be done and for this reason (Weill 63). All of them need to be brought on board because in one way or another they complement each other. Safe sex, abstinence and use of contraceptives should be taught hand in hand s that the youth are given options from which they can choose ...

1984 - The Women, the Party, and Identity

In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, one of literature's most potent and well-known dystopian futures is realized. The Party, a dictatorship that controls every aspect of the world called Oceania, keeps its people in line through the use of surveillance, strict rules about society and behavior, and huge gaps in class and income. Big Brother, the so-called leader of the Party, is always watching - as a result, people are less inclined to rebel or step out of line. Sexuality is repressed, as is religion and free thought. In the midst of all this, ...

Ministry of justice

Access to Justice: evidence of the experiences of minority groups based on ethnicity, identity and sexuality

Abstract

This review is basically focused on the research paper done on justice and its unequal partiality in accessibility as it relates to minority groups based on ethnicity, identity and sexuality. The paper of interest is ‘Access to Justice: evidence of the experiences of minority groups based on ethnicity, identity and sexuality, done by Paul Mason and Nathan Hughes, with Rachel Hek, Basia Spalek and Nicola Ward, Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham and Allan Norman, Celtic Knot, Birmingham. The paper is ...

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Introduction
Sex has been considered to be a taboo topic in the human society. For many years, many people buried their heads in the sand and chose not to have public discussions about the topic (Aggleton and Iyer, 2014). This is because it was considered to be a private affair, only between those individuals involved in it. However, times have changed and the realization of increasing sexual activity amongst the youth facilitated the need for action. In this case, sex education was introduced in public schools in a bid to provide necessary information required in the conduct of sexual ...

“I’m just walking trying to see through the rain coming down”, these are lyrics from Taylor Swift’s song A Place in This World which she wrote when she was only thirteen. This struck me, not only as to how the America’s sweetheart must have felt when she was just starting out, but of how she chooses to project a different image from other contemporary pop singers of her time. Among all the other famous young music icon these days, I think Taylor Swift just got it all on her, and her choice of music went positive ...

Sociological Analysis:

Most of the written works on gender roles and sexuality during the Greco-Roman period largely categorizes gender in two-- female or male. Likewise, society was segregated into two major sections-- the private domain and the public domain. Men usually dominate the public domain, whereas women largely dominate the private domain. During the ancient period, in the Greco-Roman world, women were banned from important public positions and activities. Even though women progressively acquired social entitlement and a greater degree of autonomy under private law, their position in public law is still seriously limited (Holmes 2012). However, in some ways, women ...

Music videos have always been criticized for having huge amount of sexual content, especially to those of the rock videos by the start of the 21st century. It started to go enormous on the sexual side sometime in the 1970s, until it burst in the 1980s and went wild. By the 1990s, almost every music video had sexual content. In these videos, women were being portrayed as sexual objects, with stereotypical attitudes between genders, and the erotic content that, they say, captured the heart of the adolescents. This was seen in the music videos of two rock groups of ...

In her work entitled “Race/Gender/Media Considering Diversity across Audiences, Content, and Producers” Rebecca Lind guides a discussion regarding how influential media communications can be, fostering both positive images and powerfully damaging ones as well. While it is true that music videos may represent a harmless form of entertainment for people, an analysis examining the ways in which gender and sexuality issues impact upon perceptions is forthcoming in this paper. How are gender and sexuality representations depicted in various types of television programming, particularly in music videos? The research herein places the exploration to range from expressing how body images are covered ...

Being contemporaries and rivaling each other in their researches, Fromm and Freud cannot but have common observations that imply years of studying and working together. Even though Freud and Fromm’s professional relationship are disrupted by ideological disagreements, they still remain focused on similar subjects and ideas. In the books we compare, both Freud and Fromm stress on boundaries the Western civilization sets on individual development. Freud’s dissection of social mechanisms is specific to his work in general. He sets the trend to see civilization as the main cause for the inability of individuals to reach their potential. ...

Teaching Plan

Regarding the preparation of the teachers, teachers should look up local resources for credible and confidential clinics that students could access easily or create a Local STD Testing Resource List like assembled cards, brochures, or flyers from local clinics in the community. It is appropriate to let the students preview some online films and check if the films are accessible from the classroom computer. If the availability or accessibility is not possible, teachers should inform the school IT staff on how to show them the film. In fact, the IT staff blocked films as such purposely to avoid the students ...

Introduction

Though teenage pregnancy seems to be on the decline statistics wise with 11% drop in teen pregnancy for women aged between 15-17 years and 7% for women aged between 18-19 years, the US nevertheless continues to be highest in the rate of underage pregnancy in the developed world (CDC). Teen pregnancy affects everyone in the immediate family of the teenage mothers, but its effect does not remain limited only within the family. It also puts a financial burden on the entire nation. Since teen pregnancy hampers the education of teen mothers with about one third of them dropping out of ...

The prostitution legality in Europe differs from one country to another. A number of nations criminalize the act of getting involved in sexual practice for money as others permit prostitution itself although not the majority types of procuring, for instance, facilitating another person’s prostitution, running brothels, acquiring financial benefit from another person’s prostitution or even accosting. Prostitution is legitimate and regulated in eight nations in Europe including Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Switzerland, Turkey as well as Latvia. The extent of social control of the laws of anti-prostitution also differs from one nation to another, one region ...