confused by their sexuality may suffer from depression or anxiety in ways that harm their physical well-being. Moreover, people who suffer from a confused sexual identity may avoid any type of relationship out of a powerful fear of “learning the truth” about themselves. This type of confused sexual identity can further socially isolate them from other people in ways that will also detract from their mental well-being. Likewise, people who do not explore and understand their sexuality in healthy ways…
freedom they had exercised where they made their own decisions whether right or wrong it was up to them and they faced the consequences. They were stripped down from their identities because before the revolution they were used and abused for their sexuality. But women had already been going through a lot before the Sons took over "There were stories in the newspapers... but they were about other women, and the men who did such things were other men. None of them were the men we knew. The newspaper…
next in his string of mistresses and wives. Marie-Therese Walter deeply wished to marry Picasso for the rest of her life, eventually hanging herself several years after his death. The next works we will examine are examples of how Picasso’s sexuality affected his work from the beginning of his career. At the very young age of 13, Picasso’s sexual persona began to be revealed with a drawing of two donkeys fornicating. When Picasso was 16, he visited several brothels in Paris and Barcelona and…
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…
during adolexcence may be missing an important element in their sexual development. Also, sexuality is closey tied in with religion, morality, and culture. These three things are important aspects of a person’s life. So, in that case sexuality is a big deal, because it is hard enough to be a teenager without the worries about sex and fantasies. There are many things that influence a person’s sexuality, ecspecially teenagers. This is correct because teenagers, want so badly to fit in. They…
The following list of values concerning sexuality was developed by the National Guidelines Task Force: Sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living. All persons are sexual. Every person has dignity and self worth. Individuals express their sexuality in varied ways. In a pluralistic society like the United States, people should respect and accept the diversity of values and beliefs about sexuality that exist in a community. Sexual relationships should…
The Projection of Hamlet’s Emotions Through Adult Sexuality In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the question of sexuality and the role of women becomes a substantial component in analyzing Hamlet’s character and behavior. The motif of misogyny occurs intermittently throughout the play shown largely through Hamlet's relationships with both Gertrude and Ophelia. Clearly hurt by Gertrude’s marriage to Claudius so soon after his father’s death Hamlet becomes cynical of women and surmises that they are…
Twilight: Gender Representations and Sexuality in Vampire Tales For a long time, storytellers used the bloodsucking undead to portray a sexual deviant. Wilson acknowledged that the vampire theme is first found as a popular reaction of Polidori's story in 1819 (579). The Twilight Saga, a romantic sci-fi movie adaptation of modern vampires, has grossed over $3.3 billion in worldwide sales, states Wikipedia (Par 1). The primary element that holds the audiences' attention is the sexual tension between…
in Spain than in their origin countries and, if so, which ones?; and finally, what do they perceived about sexual health services and access in Spain? Regular Latin American immigrant's sexuality in Europe has been rarely addressed by researchers. Even the known importance of irregular migration sexuality studies, because of the risks and vulnerability to which migrants are exposed, we should ask ourselves about what is happening with those regular migrants that fit into the emerging adult category…
pleasure in the representation of the maid’s song, but also he supports this notion by having the maid perform with an instrument in which pleasure is implicit. In this “pleasure-dome,” Coleridge pronounces the ties between sensual pleasure and sexuality through brilliantly suggestive images. Moving away from the gardens in the first stanza, Coleridge happens upon “that deep romantic chasm” (12). Mention of the word “chasm” perhaps conjures up notions of female sexual anatomy, but his description…
Gail Dines asked the question to her readers in Pornland; How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality, “what are the consequences of porn of culture, sexuality, gender, identity, and relationship”(xi). With the competition of the pornography industry and the consumer desensitization of porn has driven the porn industry to create more hard core porn to satisfy the consumers and raise profits. In the beginning of the book, Dines’ depicts the history of pornography and the growing number of competition porn…
continuing education on how to address sexuality in a chronically ill older adult. In addition, the nurse completing the comprehensive physical assessment tends to ignore or omit taking a sexual history. A sexual history should include some of the following; the older adults needs for meeting sexual desires, role expectations, the reason for sexual concerns. Doyle, Bisson, Janes, Lynch, and Martin (Doyle D, Bisson D,Janes N,Lynch H,Martin C;, 1999) developed Sexuality Guidelines for their organization…
(Hasinoff, 280, 2009). Few researchers have explored sexuality in advertising across multiple countries or the factors that may contribute to its’ content. Michelle Nelson and Hye-Jin Paek examine the degrees of sexuality in advertising within Cosmopolitan across seven countries (Brazil, China, France, India, South Korea, Thailand and the U.S). Nelson and Paek’s study discloses, “even within a transnational Western magazine, degrees of sexuality differ” (2005, p. 371). More specifically their research…
ideology of a “new women” through the characterization of Catherine Givings— a woman who learns how to reject societies definition of what it means to be a woman in relation to her sexual identity. Henceforth, throughout this essay I will examine sexuality within the context of the Victorian Era as it paralleled with In the Next Room; furthermore, I will analyze how Raul breaks down gender roles and…
line of his book is the chronology of sexuality throughout Western history. Foucault theorizes that the desire to remove a part of the self from the sexual realm grew out of the Victorian aversion against the "dirty", or supposedly unclean parts of the human experience. He says: The seventeenth century, then, was the beginning of an age of repression emblematic of what we call the bourgeois societies, . . . As if in order to gain mastery over it [sexuality] in reality, it had first been necessary…
Not knowing what she wants, Jane must decide whether she wants to rekindle her relationship with her ex or move on to the newer man in her life. There are a few human sexuality themes that I noticed in this film. The first and most obvious theme that I noticed is how the film goes against the stereotypes that media places of sexuality and age. At often times, younger people are seen to have vibrant sexual relationship. The thing that I can admire about this film is that it shows sex between older people…
accents because they might be possibly exposed to more diverse cultures or live abroad where their mother tongue is a secondary language, Roughgarden compares that with sexuality saying that some people can sway into heterosexuality or homosexuality and can be open when it comes to their orientations. (Roughgarden, 2009, 257) If sexuality is developed at an early stage in a person’s life, then how does homosexuality occur? Homosexuality in Darwin’s selection theory doesn’t even exist. (Roughgarden,…
According to Halperin, “the 'sexuality' of the classical Athenians...was constituted by the very principles on which Athenian public life was organized” (Halperin 419). By this he is referring to the fact that sexuality in the Ancient Athens society was socially constructed, but not in the way that it is understood to be socially constructed in modern thought. The so-called sexuality of the Ancient Greek peoples in Athens was directly related to how the society worked, how it was built and how it…
of Carpe Diem, Marvell wants his mistress to give into his seduction by persuading her with images of worms crawling inside of her and Herrick is asking all young women to deference the idea of embracing their sexuality and to enjoy beauty while one still has it. The speaker of Herrick's poem stressed the short-lived character of life and to take advantage of their youth to promptly celebrate life, to be amiable, to take chances…
In doing this Stoker illustrates the consequences of the abandonment of traditional belief, the dangers of female sexuality, homosexuality and fears of the `New Woman'. As discussed by Nina Auerbach and David Skal, in 1897 a new dispensation seemed to many women an exhilarating possibility. Their vision of new lives was incarnated in a personification called the New Woman, about whom Mina makes ambivalent jokes. (Stoker, 1997: ix-xii) When Stoker writes "I believe we would have shocked the `New…
was also said to cure nymphomania, epilepsy, catalepsy, painful periods and numerous other female disorders. (Studd, 2006) Sex is not a dirty word as some may define it, but a pleasurable experience. Women must learn to embrace their sexuality and enjoy it. They should embark on a journey by touching themselves to find out what is pleasurable, and then teach their partners how they want to be touched. A person’s religion or spirituality plays an important part on how they view sex. Abstinence…
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…
society has advanced today so as to add several variations to the list of “human sexualities.” Modern society, however, still tries to restrict sexuality and how individuals engage in alternate lifestyles. Before defining sexuality, one must recognize the close ties it has to one’s gender. In her article, “Sexuality, Heterosexuality, and Gender Hierarchy: Getting our Priorities Straight,” Stevi Jackson defines sexuality as a broad term “referring to all erotically significant aspects of social life…
Stuart is unable to appreciate a sexuality where he is not in the dominant role. After he learns of Ada's adultery and forbids her to continue the relationship, Ada attempts to initiate intimacy with him on her own terms: with her taking an active but gentle role, she does not wish for him to touch her. Stuart cannot handle a situation, especially a sexual one, that requires his passivity, he is disturbed by the idea and it makes him uncomfortable, although he was the one who initially expressed…
the number of people who respond to these advertisements. Even if the groups of people who shop there aren’t necessarily responding to the “sex sells” approach, they are still advocating it by buying Abercrombie as well as other stores that use sexuality in ads. It is rare to find someone that outwardly objects to this form of advertising; people have come to accept that this has become commonplace in the world of advertisement. This was not always the case though; the prevalence of this style…
there was obviously also a part of sexuality … We pretended to be a couple, but there were no kisses … [it was] something like dating … We started to understand better how things worked, how relationships [work], how we should behave.” -Marta, 21 years, heterosexual, Braga (Costa. Nogueira, Lopez 7) “From a very early age, I felt that something was not really good about it…[it was] related to guilt” says a woman speaking about her early feelings of sexuality (Costa, Nogueira, Lopez 5). As we see…
Thinking about sex and sexuality evokes certain feelings and emotions among most westerners. The first and overwhelming thought is in the context of a healthy and loving relationship. That may closely be followed by mutual lust or maybe even a kind of sport for some perhaps, yet it is a widely accepted belief that western women hold the keys to that kingdom. The notions of necessity or domination certainly would not be the first things one might consider. However, the majority of the material covered…
The annihilation of sexuality by aggression in Hamlet thus ends all life. Janet Adelman champions the collapse of boundaries in her psychoanalytic essay. Throughout the criticism she reiterates the collapse of the father figures into one another and the subsequent trials of differentiation Hamlet must undergo to secure his position as a son. She sums up the play as a gradual breakdown of necessary boundaries between characters. The male characters do experience a collapse of boundaries…
normality Professionals need to be able to discuss sexual functioning, sexual normality and dysfunction with the client. It is important to know about the sexual response cycle, sexual dysfunction problems, gender and cultural issues concerning sexuality. The sexual response cycle helps highlight where sexual dysfunction may occur. In contrast, sexual normality is also represented on this cycle as a positive validation of one’s anticipation which therefore crystallizes one’s experience leading to…
she will keep the entire conversation private. That is where I learned to keep my activity in a private setting. Society Conversation According to Dr. Brenda L. McCaa-Buckley 2011 lecture, Haroian (2000) explained that society will view human sexuality either positive or negative. Some may feel that in speaking out in the open is a good thing, while others believe things should be kept to themselves. In speaking with my same sex peers, I use different working when it comes to the private parts…
forced to imitate a person who they are not. Viola/Cesario not only alienates Olivia and Orsino, but she also isolates herself from feelings that are undefeatable. This causes the characters to be in a confused state and each begins to question their sexuality. Olivia considers herself an attractive woman, and many men have always pursued her. Olivia,…
consciousness or non-conscious being. However, this Cartesianism is qualified by a dialectic derived from Hegel and by Hegelian concepts and explicated through a phenomenological method influenced by Husserl. Yet the net effect of Sartre's picture of sexuality is surprisingly platonic; it is what Plato might be expected to say if he had published his position after World War II. Sartre's philosophy is presented in his major work, Being and Nothingness, subtitled, An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology…
Similarly, in Mansfield's Bliss', the reader is introduced to another fixed character, Bertha Young. Bertha is a 30-year old wife and mother who is a housewife embodying "the status of non-work" (248). Bertha Young is seen as planning a dinner party and, significantly, as becoming vulnerable to a series of erotic feelings which are first narcissistic, secondly, oriented toward another woman, and finally, erotically pointed at her male spouse. Thomas Dilworth states that in this story, Mansfield…
Similarly, the glorifying of natural things is consistently grounded in the glorifying of the entity that made them that way, God. In stanza seven she writes, “Art thou so full of glory that no eye / Hath strength thy shining rays once to behold? ... How full of glory then must thy Creator be / Who gave this bright light luster unto thee?” (“Contemplations,” 7.43-49). Through this passage, Bradstreet attributes any attraction she feels for nature to the fact that God, who created it all, is so…
40% of the female referrals at a London sexual problems clinic were for low or absent sexual desire, compared with 6% male referrals. Our cultural backgrounds and genes may play a role in how we prepare ourselves mentally to awaken our senses of sexuality and passion. Page 3 Faith also plays an importance in sexual activities. A poll of 502 teens, conducted by the Christian News Service, determined that more than 80% of those surveyed disciplined their sexual activity and…
Such an argument is obviously a contradiction- he argues at the same time the flea’s capacity and incapacity to represent the woman and husband. Similarly, he insists on the essential privacy of sexuality, repeating and emphasising “marriage” in line 13, by which he figures the domestic space and its objects as defined in primarily erotic terms. But lines 5 and 6 demand the addressee to consider sexual relations in primarily public terms- “sin”, “shame” or “maidenhead” (that latter word hints…
For example, the customer service would have client’s name, age, address, year of birth and birthday, nationality. Accounting would have client’s name, account number, transaction history as well as balance amount. As for the sales/marketing department would have client’s name, age, profession, and interest for their marketing purposes. These three silos are likely to cause data duplication and inconsistencies, and as well as lack of integrated information. All of these problems will lead to an…
It is only because this mainstream, patriarchal culture views the two sexes as “original and thus natural" and all other variations as monsters, that all minor sexualities are meshed together under the homosexual umbrella (Koenig 193). Simply because of who and what they are, trans- individuals defy these boundaries. To mock the gender war, some individuals "perform[ing] gender with the specific intention to fail...[which] is a practice of resistance" (Koenig 193). These individuals…
Greece referred to this type of ritual sex as the Hieros Gamos; and as evidence has shown, it was also practiced by the Egyptians in the cult of Isis up until the Roman era. Hints from various ancient sources indicate that a Hieros Gamos may have been part of the Eleusinian mysteries. "Because the mysteries were secret, little is known of them. Presumably fasting and ritual purification in the sea took place before the large procession from Athens to Eleusis. The rites, which fundamentally celebrated…
conscious of their own actions (Lancaster, 41). Critics believe, however, that when it comes to defining a person, gender alone does not describe the individual, for example, sexuality should be considered as well (Gottleib, 176). Since gender is learned through cultural socialization, and it’s ability to be a continuum, sexuality of individuals is created by the expectations of gender and is, in ideally, built on a sliding scale, but in reality is just as restricting as the…
The children's sexuality was more important to the governess than the supernatural occurrences going on that could have affected the wellbeing of the house, and put the children in physical danger. The governess was stuck between two different social classes. However, that was not the only area where she was stuck. She was frustrated and searching for her sexual identity. The only other main female roles in the story did not give the governess much to aspire to. Miss Jessel was allegedly a whore…
have the same chance. Men also sometimes are the ones staying home taking care of the family. It is much more equal know. Relating to human sexuality it is much more accepted in the society it is not looked down upon to be affection. Sexual arousal varies, it can be from all senses vision, smell, touch, taste, and hearing Vision because with human sexuality is when none sees some one and they are attracted to something goes off. This feeling comes upon them when they are around them see them or…
Louis. As she labors to help Richard through another day, he wonders if his life is worth the unending struggle. In the end, it is the individual who must determine their own destiny. One of the prominent issues presented in this movie is sexuality; more specifically homosexuality between women. In the past homosexuality was not accepted. Virginia and Laura lived during a time where it was not acknowledged. This is most evident during the scene where Laura is making a birthday cake and Kitty…
The physical and social aspects of my world have definitely played a part in my sexual orientation. In my adolescent years I felt a strong physical attraction to males. Even if I did not understand why I had such feelings, they were strong and undeniable. I witnessed the affection between my mother and father and identified that type of affection to be normal. All of my friends also identified with these same types of feelings. Even the G rated Disney movies we watched illustrated love to be between…
Another article published by the same journal reported that characteristics at which males and females use to judge potential partners depend on how long the relationship is intended to last. Criteria used for a short-term relationship may differ from that of a long-term relationship. Based on prior research, the research conducted in this study hopes to prove the hypothesis that males place greater weight in physical characteristics while females place more weight in personality. It is believed…
In 1899, a critic for the Chicago Times-Herald claimed that "it was not necessary for a writer of so great refinement and poetic grace to enter the ... field of sex fiction." Edna and Chopin's exploration of sexuality raised issues on which everyone had strong opinions. At the time, sexuality was regarded as disgraceful and a truly virtuous woman was believed to have no desires. If a woman did posses certain desires, they were dignified, fulfilled by the husband and never…
100), both of which allow man to perceive "the eternal measures of right and wrong" (p. 102). The sermon's epistemology is firmly grounded in the existence of both God and a set of eternal verities, and the dictates of both can be determined by examining the revealed word of the Bible or the internal voice of reason; the two are compatible. Such an epistemology assumes the stability of language. Even if word and thing are not identical, they are intrinsically linked, revealing a unity of signifier…
But on her side, she sure will not be happy to have him do that without her consent (Zide, Perry, and Weitz, 1999). In what way do the attitudes towards these mirrors the attitudes of our society in general? For many years society tried to control sexual behavior in youth by citing the traditional negative consequences of sexual experiences and community disapproval. Television, being the highly influential, has been both part of the solution and part of the problem in the area of…
Women have a special aptitude for track because they have greater flexibility and their smaller bodies make them able to run for long distances at a faster rate. Black women track athletes were also confined to popular notions of female sexuality. Cleveland Abbot, the formidable Athletic Director of the Tuskegee women's track program said in the documentary "Dare to Compete," a documentary film on the history of women sports, that he wanted "foxes not oxes." Black women athletes had to look attractive…
types of relationships are a part of human sexuality and satisfying what the body feels comes natural. Human Sexuality Sexual expression is to measure sexual expression, three components were examined: sexual thoughts, wanted sexual behaviors, and occurrence of sexual behaviors (Ridley, Ogolsky, Payne, Totenhagen, Cate, 2008). According to Ridley et al. (2008) sexual expression often occurs in the context of close relationships. An understanding of sexuality is facilitated by the illusion of relationship…