Essays on Sexuality

Introduction

The society, even before, has been full with many peculiarities that are increasingly becoming more known and acceptable for many. One’s peculiarities or unconventional traits may likewise be his or her clothing choice, appearance, sexual preference or genetic disposition. Among these peculiarities are individuals with intersex condition. An intersex condition is a range of conditions that give rise to an atypical development of one’s physical sexual characteristics. An intersex condition may likewise involve deformities in the external sex organs, internal reproductive tissues and organs, sex chromosomes, or sex hormones. This condition may be manifested in many ways ...

Despite the fact that most modern societies are moving towards tolerance and inclusiveness, there are still categories of people who experience discrimination in one or several spheres of their lives. Homosexuals is a social group which is discriminated most fiercely. It seems that homosexuality has become a label which, once put on a person, means that this person is inferior to others in all possible respects, as if a mere presence of sexual attraction to people of the same sex somehow influences a person's moral or professional value. Nature gives choices, it is society that limits them. I regret ...

Introduction

All companies must adapt to their specific niche or they are doomed to failure. American Apparel is no exception to this rule. While some companies choose to address the variety of competitive players in the market through designing better products or by offering the same quality at lower prices, other businesses choose to use a single feature that defines the product that they are offering. For American Apparel, there is no evidence of higher quality than analogous brands, and the prices are quite high for the clothing they are offering; as such, the company’s main appeal for the ...

The autobiography of Catalina de Erauso is very attractive for scholars, who investigate such aspects as identity, authorship, sexuality and gender; the most important aspect can be considered masculinity of this character. She had desire to become a man for receiving the status in society, which was dominant by males, and the possibility to show her identity. The transformation of Erauso’s conduct into masculine manners, sometimes in violent form, was necessary for persuasion and becoming powerful, successful and accepted at the times of colonial Spain. Her destination, attitude and deeds have made this person exciting and extraordinary in ...

This phase involves feelings, thoughts and sensations. They make one to become receptive and seek sexual experience, dreams and fantasies (Halter & Varcarolis, 2014). It is mainly a psychological situation that makes an individual want to attain sexual goals. Scholars found that it decreased with increasing age. Sexual desire has some importance as listed by different scholars; for example, in females, it is proven that sexual desire contributes to success in reproduction. Sexual desire fluctuates with the menstrual cycle. During the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, probability in sexual activities increases. Sex desire improves a person’s health and ...

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Family Health Evaluation

This essay presents a family health assessment using a questionnaire based on 11 health patterns. In this case study, a family was chosen with multiple health and behavior related challenges. Sixty years old Hispanic male Andrew once visited the health care provider with the problem of high cholesterol and being overweight. In this case study, the family of Andrew is selected for a family health evaluation. The data gathered from the diagnostic and health reports of Andrew will be used as a guide for his family. This ...

1. Blocked Responses Robert Merton’s strain theory focuses on the stress, anxiety and deviance caused by “discrepancies in cultural goals and the legitimate means to achieve them,” (Murphy & Robinson, 2008, p. 503). This would entail situations where “society doesn’t provide the means to everyone to accomplish the goals it sets out for them,” (Wright, 2008). The most common shared goal in American society is the pursuit of the American Dream. But strain is caused when there are blockages to that goal. When a person is not born in a position of economic comfort or wealth, for example, ...

In the article “Do You Identify As a Gamer? Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Gamer Identity” Adrienne Shaw focuses on the impact of the categories of gender, race and sexuality on how people identify themselves as gamers. The core idea of the article is to dig deeper for the explication of the role of race, gender and sexuality as components of the gamer identity construction. Locating her study within the social context that shapes self-awareness, Shaw attempts to outline the gamer identity in the scope of marginalized social groups. Considering the aspect of popularity of games throughout various social, racial ...

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 ...

According to psychoanalytic theory the personality develops through a number of stages that are identified by certain psychological conflict. There are a number of ways that psychologist approach psychoanalytic theory. Freud’s theory argued that behavior in humans is influenced by the id, ego and superego. Freud believed that the personality which develops during childhood is the result of five psychosexual stages. These stages put the child in conflict with their inner drives and expectations and by mastering these conflicts one will develop a mature personality. According to Freud the id is the most primitive and is characterized by ...

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 ...

One of the most well-known icons of masculinity in twentieth-century American culture was Ernest Hemingway, who made a huge show out of his high levels of testosterone, pursuing such interests as big-game hunting, gallivanting to Europe to volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, and other acts of bravado. It’s likely that this came about as a result of what his mother Grace had done when he was quite young. His mother had wanted twins, but she didn’t get them. Instead she got a daughter Marcelline, and then 18 months later, Ernest came along. However, she built a ...

The essay discusses the conceptualizations of distinctiveness between the relations of gender and sexuality so as to acquire a better understanding of how these personalities refer to the connections between sex and their non-normative sexuality. This relationship bases on some components which include queer theory, heterosexuality, homosexuality, gender, and feminist theory. Whereby gender refers to socio-cultural portent or biological sex of a person, such as one's femininity or masculinity while sexuality implies the interest or concern in sexual potency and attraction. This approach, therefore, brings about solutions to the issues associated with the understanding that sexuality is connected to ...

Jane Doe

A major shift has been occurring not only in the legal arena, but also from a sociological stand point. This transition in the rights of those in same sex relationships to be acknowledged legally through marital union has been quite controversial with many groups throughout the Unites States who hold differing views on the subject. Regardless of which side of the spectrum one position’s themselves, the reality of the situation brings with it not only changes in the law, but also a major shift in society, creating a significant sociological event that must be noted and understood. One ...

When I saw Janet first, she seemed like any other woman in her mid-twenties. She was comfortable to talk to, only, she seemed a little quiet and pale. She worked part-time at a local grocery store. It is her story that makes her different from others. She was sexually abused by her step-dad when she was ten. I was part of the youth support service team appointed to help her out and get her life back on her track. After a couple of meetings with her, we were able to get her to communicate, and gradually her story unfolded. ...

Sex and sexuality have been most confused words when it comes to their definitions. The terms are sometimes used in place of another. Although sexuality depends on characteristics of one's sex, they carry different meanings. Sex refers to the biological characteristics while gender is social features that are dependent on one's gender. This paper gives the definition of the term sex and sexuality. It also discusses the difference between sex and sexuality. The paper furthermore discusses how changes in familial, social, religious, historical and evolution have influence sex and sexuality definition. Sex is the distinguishing possessions, quality, and accumulation ...

The types of women diagnosed with nymphomania in the nineteenth century are the following: prostitutes, lesbians, sexually active wives, adulterers, divorced. These women diagnosed with nymphomania are associated with behavioural patterns like constant and unsuppressed masturbation, vile and erotic tearing of clothes, indulgent sexual desire, exposing their genitals in public, vigorously attracting men, and conversing with each other of marriage. Nymphomania directly contradicts with the norms of the traditional and cultural role that society has designated to a woman, which is women were thought to be modest and should be passive in terms of sexual desire compared to men. ...

In 1880-1920s, the working young women lived in the society that subordinated them at work and in the family. In addition, they did not earn much money and worked mainly in the factories, shops, and department stores. The living wage was only enough for paying general expenses such as rent, meals and clothing. At the same time, young women, who were born or studied in the USA, distanced themselves from the immigrant roots and preferred to spend time in public dance halls, cinemas and other amusements where they could express themselves freely and communicate with the strangers. The new ...

Introduction

The marriage is an institution of legal relationship between man and woman through the family system according to the divine religions. Both the society and civilization require the existence of marriage with a standard regulation of sexual expression of the married couple. Correspondingly, marital sex is a vital significance in the life of the individuals as it propagates the human life and the society at its dependent fulfillment of discipline. According to Prophet Mohammed, he recommends to his Ummah (Islamic community) the nikah (sex and marriage or marital contract) in Islam stating that “nikah is my Sunnah (a verbally ...

Randall Kenan’s A Visitation of Spirits tells the story of Horace Cross, who is aged sixteen. Cross is plagued by problems that nag his impressionable spirit and sit in his mind in the form of loathsome demons. In one night, this climaxes into a horrible and tragic transformation. Reflecting on the fate of Horace, Reverend James Green (known as ‘Jimmy’) questions the values of the community in which they live and may have caused- even if by mere neglect- Horace’s fate. Jimmy focuses on the vicious cycle of poverty a community that hopes for the better, but ...

Introduction

Women have made significant advancements in the past decades including taking up family roles and leadership responsibilities. Culture has a lot of significance on how a woman looks public, but the images of women portrayed in the media are unethical and unfair. Sexual images of women portrayed in the media have a drastic impact on women and their body images. Additionally, women clothing have changed over centuries with many designers focusing on inventing designs to pleasure men. Images shown in the media each day are a source of identity for modern women who aim at looking attractive and sexy ...

Introduction:

There is little doubt that the LGBT community still faces both discrimination and bigotry and many areas of the globe. Even in the United States, thought to be among the most accepting nations in the world for all minorities, it can be difficult to get Gay Marriage legally recognized, or to receive reproductive health services if you are gay. However, in some areas of the globe, revealing your sexuality is still more than a political and equal rights issue, it is a life-or-death discussion, that centers around- not the freedoms of- but the safety of those that are openly ...

American Beauty

I have chosen the movie American Beauty. The movie displays the story of Lester Burnham who goes through a mid-life crisis which changes the lives of his family in a drastic way. Lester’s family comprised of his materialistic wife, Carolyn and his daughter, Jane who has low self-esteem, is rebellious and hates her own father. Carolyn has a job of a real estate agent who starts getting involved in an affair with Lester’s business rival, Buddy Kane. At the same time, Jane, too, falls in love with the boy who lived next door. His name was Ricky ...

The human body is integral to the understanding of aspects of identity such as gender and race as well as sexuality. Throughout the ages, the human body has acted as an inspiration for artists. The body was traditionally used to explore sexuality, as well as beauty but this changed in the twentieth century. This shift came about with the advent of performance art, where an artist usually makes use of his or her own body as a medium. This brand of art is often viewed as an offshoot of conceptual art. Cindy Sherman, Atsuko Tanaka, and Andrea Fraser are ...

A Rose for Emily embodies the comic cannon of the use of obscenity within the spectrum of culture and time. By recognizing the proper reaction and effect that obscene elements have of the social, cultural understanding of the audience, the foundational consideration should be in making such scenes to be less ambiguous and exhibit less perplexing experiences. This paper establishes the extent to which obscenity should be banned from the existing comic canon. The baseline of this essay is to highlight the need for a regulatory framework for addressing the respect for undisguised and open commentary on social spiritual ...

Edwidge Danticat is a popular Haitian-American writer who has succeeded in gaining acclamations from different sections of the society. Danticat writes extensively on issues that affect women, sexuality and immigrants. Danticat has learnt a lot from her own experiences and is gifted with deep understanding of literature. Danticat has won several awards for her fierce and issues based writing. This paper proposes a discussion on Edwidge Danticat and further analyses her literary works. Danticat was born in Haiti on 19th January, 1969. Her parents migrated into United States without her when she was just nine years old. Danticat and ...

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 ...

Butler, J. (1991) asserts in her article entitled “To Theorize as a Lesbian” that sexuality is self-determined. A person she said who is a lesbian or gay need not to declare to the world by going “out” of the closet and disclose to the world his or her totality as a person. She added that the one who discloses his or her sexuality may be the last to reflect on the real meaning of sexuality. Butler continued by saying that sexuality is not stagnant. She asserts that nobody in this world has the right to set standard indicators of being a lesbian as ...

Article Review on Albert Hurtado’s “Sexuality in California's Franciscan Missions: Cultural Perceptions and Sad Realities”

In his article, “Sexuality in California's Franciscan Missions: Cultural Perceptions and Sad Realities”, Albert Hurtado gives an account of the Franciscan Missionaries’ perception of sexuality, particularly in regards to the Native Americans in California. The author’s purpose is that of demystifying the missionaries’ legacy and showing the negative side of their work with the natives (1). The author shows that many aspects of the Franciscans’ impact upon the Natives remain unknown and while they are known for the good things they accomplished, their influence was in fact devastating for the natives’ lifestyles and ideology, and particularly, their sexuality, ...

Alma is a 30 year old Caucasian female. She is the daughter of a minister and takes care of her mentally ill mother and took over the duties of a minister’s wife due to her mother’s absence. She loves to sing. She is very shy, well-spoken and behaves like a gentle woman of the highest class. She dresses from neck to toe with all of her body covered except her face and hands. Since she was a girl she has had a liking for a man named John. She has few close friends and relies heavily on her father for opinions and advice. The ...

We find a lot of evidence that since the birth of a new born, the girls and boys are treated differently, and this tradition is followed in every culture. Sex is the biological characteristic on which the gender is built. As notified by Eagly and Crowley, gender roles refer to the culturally derived behavior and activities associated with masculinity and femininity that individuals choose to adopt (qtd in Otnes, Zayer, 2012). Though there are traditional differences in the roles, it is difficult to define various roles for each gender. The men and women are socialized differently and this gender socialization is ...

The study of God is Theology and God is the Supreme Being. For a rich and extensive field, theology contains certain in its fundamental principles. Theology fills most of the humanities and stays as applicable as always since five centuries ago. Its devotion assists guarantee to a solid journey through a vital and extraordinary field of study. The fact that theology is the study of God, His words holds an authority and does make sense to Christianity. The doctrine in Christian theology is the biblical inspiration with all the concerns of the Bible’s divine origin; where in different groups have different ...

Context of Gender in Corporate World

For a long time, gender equality has always engrossed and troubled the corporate world. Gender equality efforts aims at eradicating the barriers of stereotypes and prejudices to enable both sexes equally contribute and benefit from social, economic, political, and cultural developments in the society. In the past, the society had a misconception on the ability of women to balance work and domestic roles (Benshoff and Sean 32). However, this has changed in the wake 21 century many women have dedicated themselves to the growth and success of various corporations. The corporate has felt the presence of women and their contribution as ...

This paper attempts to answer the question “should queer theory be considered a theory for psychotherapy?” This paper takes the stand that queer theory must be considered a theory for psychotherapy.

Queer theory stemmed from the fields of women’s and queer studies in the early 1990s. This theory concentrates on mismatches between desire, gender and sex (Pinar, 1998). To a larger extent, this theory is associated with gay, lesbian and bisexual subjects. In the recent past, this theory has incorporated other areas such as gender corrective surgery, gender ambiguity, intersexuality and cross dressing (Pinar, 1998). As such, queer theory evaluates ...

In the article, Desire and Disgust, Meditations on the Impure Body in Medieval Japanese Narrative, by RAJYASHREE PANDEY, the aspects of Buddhist religion with respect to desire and hope re well elaborated. The author claims that the actions of the past has a direct impact on our lives. It is also stated all bodies are subject to destruction. The rebirths are as a result of the past activities performed by individuals while the good births are associated with blessings. Buddhism provides that desire plays an important role in causing suffering in the lives of individuals. Desire leads to the aspects of ...

Since time immemorial the world has been grappling with the question regarding the different behaviors exhibited by men and women respectively. This has been a much-debated issue in both the print and digital media. The Telegraph for instance carried an article on 14th September 2013 regarding this issue. The article titled Are Men Really From Mars? tried to address this age old question in the most captivating way. The author, Debbie Magids, offered a different dimension regarding the battle of sexes debate by asserting that men are not from Mars as many have been made to believe. The author further argues ...

Summary of the Essay Not Yet Queer Enough The Lessons of Queer Theory for the Sociology of Gender and Sexuality by Stephen Valocchi The queer theory seeks to demystify existing perspectives on sex, and gender issues in society. It presents a reaction to previous thoughts held by society especially in the era of diversified gender roles. The article Not Yet Queer Enough The Lessons of Queer Theory for the Sociology of Gender and Sexuality, written by Stephen Valocchi, seeks to illustrate how sociologists use queer theory to rethink gender and sexuality issues in order to solve conflicting perspectives. This ...

Introduction

Hip-hop culture has proliferated to the extent that today, one may speak of it as a modern-day cultural phenomenon. Hip-hop emerged from the Bronx ghetto and found its way up to white suburbia in the United States as well as Europe over a period of the last thirty years. Hip-hop has had a socio-cultural impact that is so intense that it has affected youth culture all over the world, especially in the manner of speaking, values, dress codes, etc. Since it was birthed in 1974, it has evolved tremendously. Sociologically, the expressive ways of African Americans, Latinos and Caribbean-Americans has spread to ...

Abstract

The goal of this study is to create an effective presentation in regards a sexual education course to parents with school-age children. In particular, the main focus will be on parents with children in early adolescence, meaning between ages 13 and 16. In order to approach the topic of school counseling on human sexuality, researches and numerous studies considering this matter are taken into account and the outline of the sex education course will be based on existing educational courses and lecture types that are already implemented all across the United States.

The two main styles that will be used ...

The cotemporary discourse continues to resonate around the adoption of gays and conferring on them the rights inalienable for the simple reason that they too are human. In that context, this paper shall discuss the benefits of gay adoption to the society from a religious, moral and ethical point of view.

It must be appreciated that human beings are entitled to their rights and that everyone should enjoy his or her rights in as long as it does not affect the rights of others. In that breadth it should equally to be appreciated that society generally needs to be ...

Throughout the course of this essay I will attempt to construct a picture of modern techno cultures in respect of the laws and norms of the world they inhabit but don’t necessarily fit into. I will try to display to the reader that these techno cultures live within our world but outside our laws, they themselves construct their own laws as they live in their own worlds, they live in our world but in another world of their choosing. I will in a sense try to find reality in these virtual worlds and try to discover what is real and ...

The rate of teenage pregnancy cases have increased rapidly in the past few years not only in this locality but also throughout the whole country. According to the Martin, Hamilton, and Sutton (2009) report, about one million girls at teenage become pregnant at the end of each year. The report continues to indicate that about 40% of the young women become pregnant before they attain 20 years. The situation is not different in the Riley locality where the rate is even higher compared to the national teen pregnancy rate. This can be attributed to many factors such peer pressure, ...

Introduction

The word “advertise” comes from the Latin word “adverto” which means to “to turn one’s attention to something” (Espejo, 2010). In an effort to turn consumers’ attention to their products, advertisers have used men’s and women’s bodies in part or whole to market and advertise everything from car tires to brassieres. The major effect of such advertisements is to give women and men some unrealistic notions of what is sexually appealing and how they ought to look like (Gill, 2008). According to Espejo (2010) an effective advertisement is one that strikes a chord between ...

In gender theory the concept of women as a unified, homogeneous group is challenged through the theory of intersectionality. This theory states that the status of being female is not the only defining characteristic in oppression. As opposed to there being a unified experience of “female oppression” which defines all oppression experienced by women, oppression is defined by the interaction of gender with factors such as class, sexuality and culture (Carbado, 2013).

The movie Pariah displays a number of intersectional facets that interact to create identity. Gender and sexuality are the most obvious intersectional factors explored in the movie. However, Alike’ ...

Annotated Bibliography for Sexualization of Girls

Annotated Bibliography for Sexualization of Girls

Sexualization of culture or pornification as stated by popular culture is the practice that has dominated today’s media society. Ranging from advertisement to entertainment, young girls and women have been used as objects of sexiness and sexual appeal. This has been the popular culture portraying women and girls to be not more than their physical appearance. This is despite the fact that most of the women are highly educated or celebrities in different ways. The aim of this paper is to point out the fact that sexualization of girls and women has ...

Feminism is a complex concept that is not easy to define. It is an ideology that brings together several different subcategories that uniquely differ from one another. The stylish and radical author of the twentieth century, Angela Carter, exposes her feminist view through her various writings including Fairy Tales, The Sadeian Woman and The Bloody Chamber. As observed by Anna Katsavos in her interview, Carter believes that the view of the female gender is negative with their role being less than ideal to an extent that does not please nor give them glory (Carter and Katsavos 12). In her earliest ...

Introduction

A theme as related to visual art is an idea passed on by a certain art work. The work may vary from a play to a picture and many others. So basically a theme is in a certain piece of work is identified as like the common idea being expressed in a certain piece of art. The choice of the theme of an artist would basically depict as a certain kind of life at some point. Caution needs to be taken into great care as we may want to associate a theme as the main matter of an art piece. Various ways to address a piece of would ...

There have been many studies on the relationship between feminist and conformity to masculinity. Being born a male or female in a society is more beyond a mere biological fact. The Social setup usually redefines, revalue and represent the biological sexes. There are various normal associated with being born a woman or a man. According to an American Anthropologist, Gender is defined as a set of arrangements by which the society has transformed biological sexuality into a reflection of human activity. The society expects that individuals meet the transformed sexual needs. According to Nancy Fraser in her theory on status, stated that there is a need for ...

Abstract

The following questions will be answered in accordance with the perspective of Hutchison (2013):

1. Define each of the dimensions and give examples of Manisha’s journey for each dimension. 2. How does knowledge of these terms contribute to culturally sensitive social work practice? 3. Cite examples of how you think these theories would help with assessment and intervention in your practice with client. Provide a rational for your answer. 4. Which theoretical perspective would you evaluate as meeting the most criteria for judging social theory? Provide a rationale. 5. In a short answer list and explain the three factors associated ...

Sexual identity is said to be an individual's identity that mirrors their sexual perception. Everyone has a biological inclination that leads them to act a certain way, this is exact prior to being born. After which social and cultural factors causes changes in the way sexuality is oriented, in terms of heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual tendencies. The combination of the components such as moral, religious, ethnic, occupational into a greater overall influence of developing the multi-dimensional construct of sexual identity. An individual's life, may or may not align with sexual orientation, biological sex or sexual behavior because sexual identity can ...

Basch, C. E. (2011). Teen Pregnancy and the Achievement Gap Among Urban Minority Youth.Journal Of School Health, 81(10), 614-618. doi:10.1111/j.1746- 1561.2011.00635.x

Teens who become pregnant are at risk in terms of educational achievement (many are high school drop outs) and poverty. Moreover, daughters of teen mothers are more likely to become unwed teen mothers themselves. (Basch, 2011) Basch agrees with Kearney and Levine that teen pregnancy is mostly due to low socio-economic status. There is also an indication that teen mothers score lower on cognitive exams. He also agrees with Pazol and McKay that decreases in teen births are due to increased sexual education and use of contraceptives. However, he also indicates that among African-American females, the increase may also ...

Gender norms can be defined as the sets of rules stating what the appropriate masculine and feminine behavior is in a given culture (Ryle, 2012). Additionally, Gender norms are the standards of behaviors and manifestations that nourish the traits we expect from each gender. There are certain supposed standards of traits that define the line between the two genders.

Some of the norms that have persisted since a long time are:

- Men are supposed to be masculine and powerful, taking in charge of activities while women are supposed to be feminine and passive, supportive of men and yet sexy. - Men are considered free to be explorative in terms ...

In the lens of Jean Baker Miller, the author of rational cultural theory (RCT), contextual and social cultural factors dictate individual’s sexuality (Comstock, et al. 2008). Issues surrounding an individual’s life including environmental factors tend to shape the future of one’s sexual life. Arguing from this sense, one would settle that healthy sexuality look different for men than it does for women. In any given social setting, cultural aspects tend to differ from one community to the other.

As noted by Miller (2012), in his book Toward a new psychology of women, individual inclination to the cultural ...

Question 1: In Plato’s Symposium, he mentions about love being specifically related to form. I particularly am interested in the concept of relating love [or human emotion for affection] in consideration the realization of physical beauty in a person for whom such affection is being felt.

Love in itself is a form of emotion. However, Plato showed in his symposium, that love, among all affections, is powerful. The type of love noted as ‘eros’ tries to show an understanding of how humans develop a sense of love for another. The confusing matter in this case is how eros was used ...

What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture?

Most youths consider Christianity as judgmental, enslaving and unnecessarily strict. The most common reason cited is the anti-gay aspect. In the present world, where there are more rights, privileges and freedom given to people than any other previous times, homo-sexuality is, among other previously considered unnatural deeds, legalized by the government. The legalization of homo-sexuality is spreading rapidly across countries globally. In a study conducted by the UnChristian revealed than out of a sample of 867 young people (404 non-Christians 305 active church goers), the vast majority of non-Christians (91%) asserted that Christianity painted an anti-gay picture. 83% of them said ...

Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources

Brooke, Stephanie L. Art Therapy with Sexual Abuse Survivors. Springfield, Ill: Charles C Thomas, 1997. Print. This book by Stephanie Brooke discusses the art therapy as the technique of treatment for individuals suffering from trauma resulting from sexual abuse or exploitation. It includes graphic indicators of abuse, art therapy assessment, legal issues and traumatic memories.

Prentky, R A, and Stacey B. Edmunds. Assessing Sexual Abuse: A Resource Guide for Practitioners. Brandon, VT: Safer Society Press, 1997. Print. This book is a compilation of psychometric tools that practitioners could use for those who have been abused and ...

Question 1

The globalization debate is based on the pro and against arguments, having strong arguments on the both sides. However, the strongest argument is inclined on the argument that the globalization is overlooking the fact that it is enhancing inequality and poverty among different countries across the globe. It is evident that the dramatic inequality especially between the advanced and developing countries is due to the processes of technology. While some social analysts argue that the globalization has brought about the economic growth and hence reduced poverty and facilitated economic equality, some argue that it has global division of labor that ...

This essay critically explores the claim that school is a significant site in which sex/gender is produced. The claim derives from a broadly social constructionist position, namely one that views sex/gender as being the product of social meanings and practices rather than something biologically given. The essay begins by outlining the social constructionist critique of the biological account of sex/gender. It then reviews recent research on gender and schooling to explore the extent to which the social meanings and practices that make up life in school may be seen as producing relational forms of masculinity and femininity. In exploring these issues, ...

Below is a link to a news article regarding Lesbians Gay Bisexuals and Transgender.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/transgender-woman-chases-dream-crowned-beauty-queen-article-1.1377776

Summary of Contents

The article features the story of one Dani St. James, formerly Daniel, who now aspires to become Miss Diamond Queen 2013. The article offers testament of how far she has come since her sex reassignment three years ago. The article also features pictures of a as a boy and a young man and those after a sex reassignment.

Analysis

More often than not, people do not understand the dynamics that surround transgender people. Some people do not identify themselves with the sex they were assigned at birth based on their genitalia. While some adopt mannerisms consistent with the assumed gender, others go as ...

Chapter One: Understanding Life-Span Human Development

This chapter defines development and explains how people should think about development. It conceptualizes what life-span means and how issues of nature should be framed in order to attach the requisite meaning. To achieve this, the chapter consists of a developmental research, which includes data from behavioral observations, verbal reports, and psychological measurements. Indeed, the chapter sets the pace ready as it provides a comprehensive background about human development to enable one have a sufficient foundation on the subject. The chapter begins with an inspiring story of Ella Miller aged 116 years old. The author uses her to address cardinal questions that ...