Essays on Heterosexual

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 ...

Influence race, ethnicity and gender attributes in the exercise of leadership

Gender, race, and ethnicity have a great influence on how a given leader exercises his or her leadership. These social identities of leaders are likely to influence the behaviors and identity of leaders, and how the execute their mandates (Chin, 2013). The minority groups of people are negatively perceived as leaders. In fact, studies have shown that beliefs concerning leadership are perceived as associated with the cultural beliefs and values, and the social context or cultural background of the perceiver (Chin, 2013). Good leadership will, therefore, be defined differently as cultural backgrounds change. The leaders from these minority groups ...

Summary: The Taiwanese government is attempting to regulate society as a uniform existence while the homosexual community is attempting to establish itself as a sub-culture. Taiwanese literature and political movements are both helping, and hindering, the process of creating a homosexual sub-culture. This article reviews how the movement is changing the landscape of the homosexual community for Taiwan culture, however, the article also speaks of blocks to the movement. The movement began in the 90’s, and the repurcussions of the movement have yet to be monitored. There is a growing sense of identity crisis in Taiwan, and the ...

Introduction

Human sexuality refers to the capacity for one to have sexual feelings. It can be expressed in differently including same-sex relationships, heterosexual interactions and even relationships among different partners. The form of sexuality one follows is guided by their life teachings and influences by culture, global interaction, and religion. These factors determine how one would choose to live their life. Over time sexuality has changed especially in the past century. Freedom to express one’s sexuality has increased, and people are more willing to transform due to reduced fear of persecution and reproductive limitations. This paper will explore the ...

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Christianity and Homosexuality In the article, “A Christian Perspective on Homosexuality” strives to answer the question of whether the lifestyle of homosexuality is immoral. The author begins the article by pointing out that the church has been placed into the position that this is such an important matter that regulates millions of Christian lives that they are unable to avoid it. Another reason why this matter has become unavoidable is due to people are being killed over it on a daily basis, such as Matthew Shepard, the student from Wyoming, or a host of Catholic priests being convicted for ...

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Over thirty years after its identification, HIV and AIDS remains a somewhat elusive virus, particularly when it comes to its history as a human infectious agent, and resourcing a complete epidemiology of the disease. Part of the problem is that so many antiretroviral drugs have come out and have either been used or prescribed incorrectly. In addition, the virus, like many other reverse RNA transcriptase viruses, has a very high aptitude in terms of developing resistance to drugs at a very rapid rate. What further complicates matters is how quickly it has spread. It will probably never truly be ...

People have assumptions that gay people do not respect families. They assume that the homosexuals are selfish as they only seek personal pleasure at the sacrifice of the family. They are not willing to extend the generation in which they were born. Most people believe in a family as inclusive of children while ageism and lesbians cannot get a baby from their relationships. Also, the people assume that the lesbians and gays fear the responsibilities that come with families. As such, they do not wish to get into relationships, which would lead to the birth of babies.

That is, do people believe that gay/lesbian "families" are just as common as heterosexual "families"? How so?

People do ...

Marital Satisfaction and Work-Family Conflict

The purpose of this paper is to present a proposal for a study on the topic of marital satisfaction and work-family balance. The paper presents the proposal under the subsections objective, subjects for the study, ethical considerations, measurement, data collection methods, and data analysis. 1. Objective The concept of work-family balance refers to the assessment of the whether or not family and work resources are sufficient to satisfy both work and family demands (Voydanoff, 2005). Family and work are central social institutions in an individual’s life and both absorb considerable amounts of an individual’s time. Balancing the ...

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At this point, it is no secret the American society shows a degree of tolerance lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered individuals never enjoyed in the 20th century. The question emerges of why it is that people have grown more tolerant towards and supportive of LGBT individuals. Media categories, such as television and films considered the carriers of culture, influence people’s perception, as does the culture itself shaping it. Thus, the way such phenomenon as same-sex relationships along with their participants are depicted in television and movies determines how tolerantly the society will perceive such people. The major research ...

Diversity is one of the most evident and fundamental aspects of the human experience. In spite of this, there have been many attempts to erase these divisions, trying to instate a pretended normality by force. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer movement arises from this attempt to erase the differences within people, yet it sometimes encounters a privilege inherent in this group as well: people of color have routinely been left out of the LGBTQ conversations. It is important for this movement to be intersectional, as the experience of non-whites is routinely different than those of the normative ...

Before they were able to obtain their own jobs and make their own money, women relied entirely on men and thus tended to stay with and have children with that one man (Bianchi 21). Now, however, women are contributing just as much if not more than the men which has made the family dynamic that much more complex (Bianchi 22). For example, “there has been a dramatic delay in entering into (legal) marriage and a rise in unmarried (heterosexual and same-sex) cohabitation” (Bianchi 22). In other words, now that women no longer have to rely on men to provide ...

The homosexual community in China faces discrimination and is treated with less respect as compared to the heterosexuals. The older people in China are rigid and refuse to change their negative perceptions towards the homosexuals. The older people perceive homosexuals as being sick and think homosexuals need to seek treatment. The homosexuals experience social stigma and pressure from their families, friends, colleagues, and the community as a whole (Preston 219). The homosexuals, thus, experience problems such as the fear to seek health services due to fear of stigmatization (Feng et al.). The marriage law bill, for the homosexuals, which ...

Introduction

Sexuality and Christianity - often these two topics are opposed. This is not surprising because the negative attitude towards sexual relations and sex-phobia, fear in relation to sexuality, negative attitudes towards sexuality accompany the entire history of the Christian churches. One theory of the fall of humanity says that the sin of Adam and Eve was that they have entered into a sexual relationship. (Kamitsuka, M.D., 2010, p.26) In turn, the Christian asceticism tried to instill in Christians a feeling of contempt for their own corporeality (by the way, another theory Fall states that "leather garments" that God gave ...

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Males may suffer from eating disorders and body image issues. Estimates show that more than 20% of patients with anorexia nervosa – a psychological disorder in which a patient thinks that he or she is too fat despite being emaciated – and bulimia nervosa – a disorder in which a person has alternative feelings of strong craving for food and aversion to food – are men. In men, patients with bulimia nervosa are more than the patients with anorexia nervosa. However, males have less inclination to bulimic compensatory behaviors such as laxative abuse or vomiting as compared to females, and ...

The magazine covers of women usually show them as delicate, softly touching their faces or the objects that they may be holding. They are also sometimes depicted in sexual contexts, such as touching or covering their breasts. Furthermore, they may be seen as closer to the floor or bending a knee, as if about to flee instead of face any harm that may come their way. This also shows instability to an extent, which may be also seen when they stand on one leg. The head may also be held up, while men would lower it, in a sign ...

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Introduction The given case study of Cracker Barrel Restaurant demonstrates an instance of prejudice and discrimination based on sexual orientation that has become a common occurrence within the workplaces all around the globe. Discriminatory practices such as prejudiced hiring/firing, promotions, and unfair work practices have often been observed in organizations. People are being discriminated every day on the basis of their religion, ethnicities, sexual orientation, races, and gender; however, it is rarely found explicitly written into an organizational policy. Nonetheless, Cracker Barrel Restaurant became the first American employer that clearly prohibited the employment of the ...

Early Child Sexual Abuse and its Connection to Homosexual Behaviors

When one hears about the term ‘homosexuality’, people often have various sentiments when it comes to how it occurs and how to treat those from this gender class. Some people tend to ignore homosexuals as they believe they are deviating from the social classes. Others would blatantly show their hatred towards these homosexuals because of what they stand for in society. With rules now in place protecting the rights and liberties of homosexuals and their continuous growth in numbers, experts have tried to determine factors as to why homosexual tendencies tend to develop in men. Some argued that homosexuality ...

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Gay marriages have been a controversial issue in the recent past. Quite interestingly, it has received mixed reactions from different people of different nations, religions, and cultures. It is essentially a marriage between individuals of the same sex (ProCon.org, 2016). This is a contradiction of many religious and cultural beliefs since traditionally, marriage is meant to be between people of different genders. On the contrary, times have changed, and people have been brought up under different circumstances. Some people have an attraction towards people of the same sex, and this has led to same-sex marriages. The differences in opinions ...

1) It Will Decrease the Rate of Divorce According to research, more than half of the US population brings their marriages to an end. The US is the leading country in the number of divorce rates in the world. Infertility and incompatibility are the leading causes of divorce in families (Heaphy, Smart, & Einarsdottir, 2013). Therefore, if same gender marriages are legalized, such cases would not be experienced. Same-sex marriages will reduce the divorce rate and increase the marriage rate. 2) Fostering Acceptance of Homosexual Individuals to the Society Legalization of same gender marriage will help in the establishment of ...

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With the various changes witnessed in the society’s demographic structure and delivery of the healthcare services, the nursing profession is largely recognizing the importance of the family in regard to the wellbeing as well as the health of individuals and families. Essentially, nursing practice involves caring for individuals as well as families whereby this requires nurses to have the relevant skills and knowledge to enable them work with families and foster healthy choices among individuals and families (Carlson & Carlson, 2014). As such, in order to establish healthy and collaborative relationships and foster the involvement of families in their ...

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 ...

The article discussing masturbation among young girls was conducted with a research study. There were questions regarding if masturbation had any effect on the girls’ sexual comfort. The research had conducted an interview with girls between the ages of 16-18 years of age. Questions were asked regarding masturbation, sexual experience, and how comfortable they felt with their bodies. There were approximately 20 girls who agreed to participate in the study. “The study had concluded that one-fourth of the girls felt comfortable talking about masturbation” . These girls have a positive fulfillment when masturbating. The other girls had not masturbated and ...

The question of legalizing gay marriage is actual and affects almost all world countries. It is the part of discrimination against sexual minorities, which has been taking place in our world for a very long time. The issue is controversial, and it is argued on civil as well as political levels. There are many supporters and opponents among stars, political leaders, public figures and citizens of world’s countries. While some states have already legalized same-sex marriages and support gay people’s rights actively, there still are plenty of countries, where the conditions for them are unfavorable. Although the ...

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Body Image/Appearance in Interpersonal Relationships Introduction Our perceptions of self are shaped by the interactions we have with other people. The quality of an individual’s interpersonal relationships is a major contributor to that individual’s perception of body image . Attractiveness and communication play a large part in the success or failure of romantic relationships. It has been noted that women who have a positive body image, tend to be more confident in their sexual desirability and promote behavior that fosters the relationship. However body image and the importance of appearance is not just female realm. Men also have ...

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Members of the LGBT or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in 2016 probably are accepted more in society than even a decade ago. A research report published by the Pew Research Center in 2013 showed that over 55% Americans viewed LGBT members favorably which was a rise by almost 20% when compared to 2003. Lesbians were viewed slightly more favorably than gay men – 58% people had a favorable opinion about lesbians while only 55% had a favorable opinion about gay men. In contrast 92% of LGBT community felt that they had been accepted by society. In sharper contrast, ...

Introduction: Gay Subculture in America

Subcultures can be defined as the individual domains which fall within the canopy of a giant culture. The American society has been marked with various subcultures defined by their ethnicity, habits, rituals, age-groups, etc. However, each of the subculture is truly American in spite of their individual preferences and choices of living life. Among these various cultures, the most controversial one has been the presence of the LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, and Transgender) community members. However, the term ‘Gay’ stands as the community identity for this entire subculture because a lot of upheavals have occurred in the American Socio-political ...

The article “How Homophobia Hurts Everyone” by Warren J. Blumenfeld throws light on the fact that homophobia exists in this society and that each individual, irrespective of their sexual identity, is adversely affected by it. To explain this, the author cites his own childhood experience when he was harassed by his ‘normal’ peers for being ‘different’. Years of humiliation that continued right until his college days, inadvertently drew him apart from his younger sister, Susan. While the author was affected by the teasing, his attractive, smart, ‘normal’ sister, as he came to understand much later when the two spent ...

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Sexual behavior and homosexuality are the sensitive issues among other issues in the world of religion. Every society has moral rules that regulate sexual behavior. However, the rules differ from society to society. At times, to its intents and purposes, the rules necessarily and sufficiently need some specific study and comparing for rational precision. At this event, the comparison of the sexual behavior of different societies with the religious beliefs displays some distinctive connection between the social structures and morals. Power argues that the monastic rules served to ensure the proper public performance of monks because it is the ...

American nationalism is the kind that is concerned with asserting America on the international scene as a nation as well as promoting its culture and unity of purpose. This would imply the direct actions of the American government aimed at advancing the position and role of America on the international scene. It also entails the actions of multinationals whose mother country is America, movements, and non-profit organizations advancing their ideals, and the elements of American culture that inform their charters and terms of services on the international scene. Orientalism is an outlook that emphasizes, projects, imagines, misrepresents and exaggerates ...

An important point in the concept of religion for Marx becomes a thought that as the people can overcome religious under the conditions of man's mastery of the forces of nature and overcoming the contradictions between the people in the socio-economic and political spheres of society. So, religion reflects the time of man's dependence on the conditions of the life and definite social relations. The real forces facing people in their lives, and who rule over a man, recognized by the religious consciousness in distorted form and appear as ethereal, supernatural forces. From the standpoint of Marx religion is ...

ANALYZE THE TROPE OF VIOLENCE IN ‘ANOTHER COUNTRY’

The story of an unsuccessful musician and his death is a knowingly violent one. The features of violence shape the general image of “Another Country”, revealing the deepest secrets of its characters and leading the plot to unexpected fields. The trope of violence, present in “Another Country” starts before Rufus’s death and is directly connected to him. As the story develops, violence starts to come out in other characters’ relationships. The violence, which takes place in Rufus’s life, is mainly focused around his affair with Leona and Eric. In fact, the origins of heterosexual relations are rooted ...

1. Introduction Homosexuals are humans and that is a fact although many peopel argue that it is not a natural state because people are supposed to be heterosexuals. Most people are attracted to the opposite sex, but some there is also a significant percentage of homosexual people who also have human rights. Conservatives argue that homosexuality is not natural and hence homosexuality must not be condoned. But yet, progressives believe that homosexuality is indeed a human behavior and so they face the same challenges that heterosexual couples face. 2. Review of Evidence Homosexual people have trouble with their marriages ...

The Idea of Commons and Communing

Introduction Ideally, communization is the core pillar of both societal and national coherence. It promotes common interests and sense of mutual ownership of property among members of society. People’s culture is an essential ingredient of communization as it represents people’s ways of life and their attitudes toward life. Culture is crucial in comparing behavioral relationships and characters that constitute a society. Also, belonging to a particular cultural group is a warrant of systematic protection to individual’s existence in a community. Communization entails the cultural transformation in the sense that it brings everything in a community under ...

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Abstract An article published in Human Fertility, a medical journal, titled “Assisted Reproductive Technology: Islamic Sunni Perspective,” is the article that is summarized, analyzed, and reflected on in the following paper. Artificial Reproductive Technology (ART) has brought the advent of allowing pregnancy in situations that were once impossible. Couples with fertility issues could turn to ART as an option to conceive. Islam’s position on allowing any ART is set with a particular guideline. As far as the relevance of the article to the class content, there is clearly a strong correlation in ART and the rules and regulation ...

The HIV/AIDS global epidemic has ravaged millions of lives across the world. In the past, prior to the discovery of effective control measures through medication such as antiRetroViral medication, the disease had infected millions of lives. At the present time, although the discovery of a vaccine has not yet been made, scientific research has made some leeway with regards to this issue. One would expect very low prevalence rate of the disease in the most powerful country in the world owing to the high level of medical technology and innovation systems available. However, this situation is further from the ...

Take Home Exam 2016

Question #1: All about love In discussing the consequences of emotional underdevelopment in males with respect to society’s demands that they must show strength in being tough demonstrating no outward expression of physical or emotional pain, it is an unrealistic demand. Essentially, there is no significant biological differences between males and females to create this distorted demand. Males and females are humans with equal emotional needs. Why should a man due to gender suppress his needs and a woman allowed to cry and express hers being considered the weaker sex? More importantly, how do these emotional imbalances affect ...

It is important to understand the development of the two sexual categories of heterosexuality and homosexuality as pertains to history. Interestingly, the emphasis on sexual identity as hetero or homo was not always distinguished until a label was actually created that emphasized a sexual preference. It was only near 1860 that a distinction and focus of sexuality was emerging as the Victorian sex-love paradigm was created (Katz, 1990). Prior to this period there was no clear distinction made of heterosexuals as the normal or natural way to be. Although, male female unification was typically what was practiced, there was ...

Gender Roles in the Same Sex-Marriage

Introduction The issue of same-sex parenting is has been hotly debated and subjected to different views. Some people argue that partners in same-sex marriages should be allowed to raise children while others are of the contrary opinion. Nevertheless, it is now clear that the issue of same-sex parenting tends to move from the obscured fringes to what seems like the rolling center of the family-policy debate (Meezan & Rauch, 2005). The issues surrounding parent-child relationships in same-sex marriages are many. Ranging from the identity of the children to the division of gender roles, the same-sex parents tend to face challenges ...

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HIV is one of the most deadly viruses affecting the human immune system. Scientists across the globe work day and night to search for the cure of the HIV bit to date no solution has ever worked. Despite there no cure for HIV, scientists have developed various treatments to assist the victim live longer and fight opportunistic infections. The paper discusses the case of a young female who had other symptoms diagnosed with HIV.

Common modes of HIV transmission in the developed countries and the populations at a greater risk of acquiring HIV

The HIV infection is transmitted through open cuts and breaks in the skin. It is also transmitted through mucous membranes, such as the ones inside ...

According to article, “Early sexual experience and prostitution” by James and Meyerding (1977), Prostitution is defined as the process of providing sexual services with an overall aim of obtaining a compensation for these services provided. The forms of compensations usually take a monetary form but may be modified to suit the prostitute’s needs. For example in modern societies people have been engaging in prostitution in order to acquire a certain favor such as job promotion, employment, protection in term of security and academic issues to mention but a few. The act of prostitution can be adopted by either gender in the society. ...

Though LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) prisoners face challenges which other prisoners face, sexual orientation, prejudice and gender identity makes the challenges to be more difficult for them. Other human rights violations faced by LGBT persons include: physical and mental integrity rights, freedom of association and that of expression, laws that are discriminating and application of laws in a discriminatory manner (Forsyth et al, 2002). Though most of the unique challenges that LGBT prisoners face have not received extensive litigation, those that have already been litigated might receive a significant change, if the Supreme Court makes a decision that is relatively ...