Sexual Nature And Sexual Differences

Sexuality is defined as one’s sexual character which possesses the structural and functional traits of sex. In the Renaissance, this definition was accompanied with ideologies of gender. This incorporated knowledge led to their notions of the female being inferior to the male based on what was

“I still insist, that not only the virtue, but the knowledge of the two sexes should be the same in nature…and that women, considered not only as moral, but rational creatures, ought to endeavor to acquire human virtues by the same means as men, instead of being educated like a fanciful kind of half being, one of Rousseau's wild chimeras” (38).

The topic of sexual orientation is both sensitive and controversial. This is evident in events, such as the Pride Parade, and also in media, where authoritative figures preach against it and speak of its “sinful nature” (Emmanuele, Blanchard, Camperio-Ciani, & Bancroft, 2010). Sexual orientation exists in various forms, it differs in the way it is viewed by different cultures, and researchers propose different perspectives to explain the emergence of an individual 's sexual orientation. In the discourse of sexual orientation,

The book Sexuality in Medieval Europe: Doing Unto Others written by Ruth Mazo Karras introduces the reader to a fresh new way of analyzing sex and gender related topics in the Middle Ages. The book takes on an argumentative approach as it explains the differences in sexual identity as defined by society today versus the way it was defined in a traditional medieval society. The book covers a range of topics in the study of sexual identity in the years between the fifth century and the fifteenth century. It is important to explore sex and gender issues in the Middle Ages because it is where many opinions held today originated from. The book delves into the differences in the way we experience gender and sexuality today and in the way it

Society is known to treat men and women differently despite the equality that is supposed to exist between the sexes. While sexism and gender sensitivity was at its worst during the early eras, it still exists nowadays because of what is known as the double standard mentality. In the poem ‘Double Standard’ Harper presents various examples of this double standard mentality that exists in the late 1800’s. The poem focuses on sexual double standard which is more appropriately considered the battle between the sexes nowadays and it presents this sexual double standard in three main lights, these being sexual double standard in social, cultural, personal, and public perception which represent the gravity of the

Jean Jacques Rousseau is an obnoxious writer during the Enlightenment period that published Emile in 1762 discussing the nature of man and women. Throughout Emile, Rousseau stresses that “except for sex, woman is like a man: she has the same organs, the same needs, the same faculties”. Although there are many similarities, the difference of sex makes the nature between the two so

There have been some studies conducted and evidence has been gathered that likely supports both parts of the sexual preference theory, however, many studies have also concluded that there were no differences between rapists and nonrapists during testing. (Looman, 2005) According to Barbaree and Marshall (1991), the level of sexual arousal a rapist experiences is determined by what type of rapist he is. A sexual sadist, as predicted, would likely show sexual arousal when presented with stimuli indicating sexual coercion. However, an opportunistic rapist would likely show no evidence of arousal when subjected to rape stimuli. On the other hand, a revenge-seeking or anger-driven rapist would show more sexual arousal from the violence displayed during the stimuli. Based on this evidence, it is this author’s conclusion that sexual desire plays little to no role in the motives of the nonsadistic rapists. (Barbaree & Marshall, 1991)

Another flaw with Rousseau’s argument has to do with his idea of love and sexuality. He believes that there different types of love

In The Introduction to the History of Sexuality, Foucault explains how during the 19th century with the raise of new societies, the discourse or knowledge about sex was not confronted with repulsion but it “put into operation an entire machinery for producing true discourses concerning sex” (Foucault 69). In fact, this spreading of discourse on sexuality itself gives a clear account of how sexuality has been controlled and confined because it was determined in a certain kind of knowledge that carries power within it. Foucault reflects on the general working hypothesis or “repressive hypothesis,” and how this has exercised power to suppress people’s sexuality. It has power on deciding what is normal or abnormal and ethical or unethical

Known as the Two Sex theory, devised by historian Thomas Laqueur, female sexuality would be characterized purely by a woman’s reproductive potential, where the concept of an innate maternal instinct would become the new prioritized ideal. The female orgasm was renounced by a new essence of masculine superiority. This notion can be asserted with the Phallocentric inclination of the late 18th century, examined by historian Tim Hitchcock, as period characterized by penetration and precedence of the phallus. This “both encouraged and made possible the denigration of female sexuality and perceived passivity.” Consequently this caused the de-emphasis of female sexual pleasure and desire. However, female sexual identity would reemerge with potency, attributed to social flux, the emerging field of sexology and disposition of the interwar years.

This article, as the title suggests, discusses the history of sexuality. In the early 1700s, in the Victorian Era, sexuality was not to be discussed, and if so, very discretely and not in front of children. As sexuality progressed, it became a political cause as the demand for sexual freedom, and the knowledge to be gained. Sexuality became a sort of power. For this reason, Foucault suggests that we find it difficult to speak on the subject as we feel we are defying established power. In addition, the second reading was Michel Foucault, French Historian by Peter Kerr. This article describes a brief history of Michel Foucault. The article discussed some of philosophies, including structuralism, writings such as; “The Order of Things”, “The Birth of the Clinic”, and “The Archeology of Knowledge”, and the various social causes he was active in. One idea that stood out was his idea of insanity, stating, that it was less a medical problem than a way in which society categorized

Many people will asked themselves what is sexual orientation? I remember the first time someone asked me on a questionnaire what was my sexual orientation, I did not know what it meant, and I thought it had to do with my sexuality. The book gay, straight and reason why by neuroanatomist Simon leVay claimed that INAH3 nucleus size which is found in the brains of the homosexuals who died from AIDS in the 1980’s comparing it with straight men who died from other causes. Also there are reasons for being born gay. According to the author leVay, sexual orientation, refers to the sex a person prefers to be, feeling attraction for

The question is how to begin writing this autobiography. This feat in itself is quite an undertaking in which I will have to utilize full sexual efficiency. During this essay I will discuss the sexual prefaces of the entity in which is known as the Luke Aulbert. I will try to make this reflection as explicit and transparent as possible, however since this spectrum of writing is new to me, the writing style and transparency of which is typically me will must certainly lack in grace. Anyways, let’s begin with my sexual orientation.

said he was making unwanted advances at them. I do not believe that environmental surroundings or social settings play any role in determining sexual orientation. While there may be an influencing atmosphere, I believe that it would have more of an impact on your personality and expression rather than your actual sexual preference. I think that if you are gay, then you are born that way. There is no time in your life in which you sit down, weigh the pros and cons, and then make the conscious decision of whether you want to be homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual, that is just not plausible. Sexual orientation is an aspect of life that is determined before birth.

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher, historian, social theorist, philologist and literary critic whose work had a tremendous impact on several disciplines. He was not a sociologist by training, but he worked diligently on sociological issues and otherwise had significant influence on the work of other sociologists. One of his most famous works is the The History of Sexuality, in which he examines the emergence of "sexuality" as a discursive object and separate sphere of life. According to Foucault, the idea that everyone has a sexuality is relatively a recent development in the West. In Volume 1, Foucault discusses the relationship between sex and power in a historical context. He states that the ways in which humans think about sexuality is primarily shaped by the "repressive hypothesis," which claims that Western society had suppressed sexuality from the 17th to the mid-20th century, and this was due to the rise of capitalism and the bourgeois society. There are several key concepts in this book that will be discussed in this paper include repressive hypothesis, sexuality, power, and discourse. This paper will seek to show the ways in which sexuality is a discursive object, and how sexuality was linked to power throughout history.