Essays on Sexual Attraction

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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 ...

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All people watch media and nowadays people with nonconventional sexual orientation are shown more and more. In various communities of the world the attitude towards homosexuality is differently. Society can accept or not accept it, condemn or endorse. This research was done to obtain the information about the influence of gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the media on society and their thoughts and attitude towards sexual orientation. Research was done by direct observation and comparison. Homosexuality, bisexuality and heterosexuality are words that denote sexual orientation, that is, indicate to which sex a person experiences a sexual attraction. The ...

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In the novel one hundred years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells the history of the Buendia family, which is the founding family of Macondo town. For many years, the town had remained secluded from the rest of the world with the only visitors it received being the gypsies who were peddlers. Moreover, José Arcadio Buendía, who was the head of this family, had impulsive personality, inquisitive, and always alienated himself from most men. In correspondence, most of his descendants inherited his character traits. After some years, the previously innocent village began creating numerous ties with other towns. ...

- What did you learn about Pedophilia?

Pedophilia can be described as an abnormal sexual behavior of a human being. While the sexual attraction of an individual toward someone from the opposite or same sex is accepted and understandable, pedophilia is taken to be an abnormal form of sexual desire. People who are pedophilic have a sexual attraction toward minors who are not sexually developed. The minors are subjected to the sexual acts as the pedophilic person acts as an active partner or participant in the sexual act.

Pedophilia is an abnormal state of the human sexual desire, and there are ...

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Sexual harassment is a term that has evolved over the ages to refer to different situations. Some different translations that have occurred allow philosophers and nonprofessionals to have knowledge of the action. It is required that before any prosecution can take place, the effects of the action and its consequences are well understood by those handling the matter. In this context, the term has been interpreted differently over the years. Although the term has been repeatedly given different meanings, the actual definition if this term is still unclear (Hajdin, 2002). The paper analyses the adequacy of Anita Superson’s definition ...

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Marriage is often considered as an important milestone in people’s lives and in ancient Greece; this was no different. The vast amount of ancient Greek literature that is currently in circulation features many themes with marriage being one of the most prevalent. Just like its definition of in the modern context, a marriage in ancient Greece was seen as a sacred bond between a man and woman. However, the Greek marriage had a lot of differences to the current type of marriage. The modern type of marriage dictates that the man are woman are equal partners, but this was not the case ...

“Hamlet” is one of the most admired and influential plays of William Shakespeare. Hamlet is a tragic play that was written in the beginning of seventeenth century. The play starts with a series of revengeful acts that was a common trend in that period. The play, “Hamlet” is known as one of the most influential plays of English literary world and at the same time it has the privilege of being the longest play of William Shakespeare. It is often alleged that Shakespeare’s Hamlet is influenced by Oedipus that was written by Sophocles centuries ago. Hamlet is also alleged to be ...

The main point of the primary reading (Sex and Character) is to answer the woman related questions by means of demonstrating the intellectual and moral inferiority of both the Jews and woman and determining the metaphysical connection in between. The Viennese-Jew author incorporates both the philosophical and scientific concepts in the literature. The first Chapter of the book is about the subject of sexual complexity. This area is comprised of discussions about male and female, the law of sexual attraction, homosexuality, the science of character, and the freedom of women. The second chapter focuses on sexuality, consciousness, ...

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This paper is devoted to the issue of homosexuality, the way it is perceived in the society and the current ethical issues that exist in the sphere. In order to better understand the theme, the origin of homosexuality is presented and its history. Besides, the known reasons of this reality are given along with the general description of peculiarities of homosexuals. As a result, it was found out that homosexuality has existed for thousands of years and there exist many factors that influence it, although at the same time there is no possibility to change it purposefully. I believe that ...

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Despite of the existing federal laws that prohibit discrimination among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, they still suffer extensive forms of prejudice in many points of their lives especially in their struggle for basic civil rights to marry and raise a family. Throughout the world, there are still many cases of execution, imprisonment, torture and violence associated with sexual orientation or gender identity. In many countries, violence and abuse committed without legal sanction were not properly addressed by the government. This massive abuse and violence constitutes violations on human rights. The Amnesty International supports the human rights of ...

Pedophilia is a wrongful abnormal sexual behavior that is performed by an adult to gain sexual pleasures from a child. Research studies show that a third of female respondents and one out of ten males have once experience some kind of sexual abuse in their pre-pub stages (Carroll, 2010). Remarkably, children between the ages of 7 and 13 that belong to different economical and social background are highly susceptible to sexual abuse by older people (Carroll, 2010). For the past decade, a lot of literature about children being sexually ill-treated by adults has exploded. This literature provides many new approaches to the scope ...

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The jungle fever movie by spike lee concentrated on sexual attraction and relationships between members of two different races. An interracial affair that was between two different communities had a lot of repercussions as this is well examined by Spike Lee. One interpretation of Spike Lee's film is that Jungle Fever is simply the result of people from different races succumbing to curiosity, but that the end result will always be problematic. This is clearly seen in the movie from the way Wesley snipes behaved. Wesley snipes (flipper purify) was a very successful architect and he was happily married to ...

There has been much research done based on the actual meaning of sexual orientation. One aspect that we look more closely at in sexual orientation is sexual attraction. One point that everyone should remember is that, sexual attraction is not a choice, but it is a natural feeling, a desire for someone. Since sexual orientation is not by choice, most people wonder what makes someone homosexual. Did they “choose” to be homosexual? This paper purposes to determine whether one’s sexual orientation needs to fit in a certain category. Also, why does one person’s sexual orientation and attraction become a critical discussion for ...

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The family, as an important social institution, has formed the foundations of life for many centuries are exposed to all sorts of change based on dramatic events in the society. Undeniably, changes within the environment have played a major role in altering the normal functioning of the family. Simply put, change is a ubiquitous aspect in society and hence, it should be expected in any facet or level. Transformations and changes within the family are evident in areas such as occupation, fertility, childbearing, divorce, separation, family relationships among others. This paper supports the idea that change within the family institution is ...