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    A fundamental step for understanding the links between human nature and intimate relationships is by understanding human sexuality. Alfred Kinsey, in his pioneering study on human sexual behaviour, illustrated the degree to which individuals differ in their sexual attitudes, beliefs and preferences (Kinsey, Pomeroy & Martin, 1948). In particular, a marked difference was highlighted in individuals’ sociosexual attitudes and behaviours. Following this, many of the sociosexual features individuals differ

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    given Kinsey 's predilection for recruiting college students, prostitutes, and prison inmates to participate in the study. He rigorously interviewed thousands of Americans about their sexual histories and practices. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was published in 1948 (Kinsey, Pomeroy, & Martin, 1948). Sexual Behavior in the

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    HUMAN SEXUALITY ReNata Shaw APUS: Human Sexuality Assignment 2 Resubmit Dr. Foster November 29, 2015 Human Sexuality Introduction Sexuality encompasses aspects in a person’s life that involves sex and gender identity, sexual orientation and sexual behavior. It encompasses the physical, social and psychological aspects of a person’s sexual behavior. It underpins what an individual is, affects the individual’s life wholesomely and is unique to each and every individual

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    SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONING & HUMAN BEHAVIOUR : A THEORETICAL REVIEW ARUN KUMAR* , Dr. PUNAM MIDDHA** * Ex. Lecturer ( Cont.), Department of Psychology , Govt. College Faridabad , Haryana , India ** Associate Professor, Depatrment of Psychology , M.D.U Rohtak , Haryana , India --------------------------------Abstract--------------------------------------- Reproductive health is a state of physical, emotional, behavioral and social fitness for leading responsible

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    to deciding on a mate. Additionally, people are very picky in relation to choosing mate. Human behavior is determined in large part by culture each human way of life has a unique set of norms, rituals, and taboos associated with selecting a mate. People also have a uniquely good sized potential to have interaction in sexual relationships for cultural motives with no intentions of reproduction. For a few human beings this may expand to participants of the identical sex. In this lab we examined the

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    Therapy Sexual therapy and approaches to sexual deviancies or dysfunction has been addressed differently across many cultures and hundreds of generations. There were many pioneers into the study of sexology during the previous century, but I will begin with modern American sex research. The modern day American study of human sexuality is generally accredited to biologist Alfred Kinsey. His research was published in 1948 with “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male” and in 1953 with “Sexual Behavior in the

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    the theory and therapy of treating people who suffer from nervous disorders by researching the unconscious mind that makes us repress or push our urges and desires. From Psychoanalysis, stems Psychosexual development, which believe that from birth humans experience sxual energy going through five stages in their life. This theory could have inspired the two researchers between the late 1950s and early 1960s, William H. Masters and his partner, Virginia E. Johnson. Masters and Johnson deeply investigated

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    a way of representing and expressing ideas on human sexuality. Politically InQueerect #2 by Dylan Edwards and Liliane and Muesli in Beyond Shades of Queer by Leanne Franson both tell a story with non-heterosexual characters to portray different views on sexuality. Franson’s comic contains many humorous panels that involve a cat or a dog interacting with a human being. She is concerned with the categorization of human sexuality based on sexual behavior and orientation. On the other hand, Edward’s comic

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    An individual’s sexual curiosity in and enticement to other individuals; having stimulating feelings and experiences, speak to human sexuality. Different from sexuality, biological sex is classified through genetics, anatomy, hormones and physiology; female or male. An individual 's intelligence of their own gender refers to gender identity or sociocultural classification, which is also set apart from sexuality; however, it is constructed on biological sex and shapes sexual orientation. Sexuality

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    Sexual Research Funding

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    Funding For Sexual Research Resistance to sex research has caused large misunderstanding about our human sexuality. This resistance has been shaped by our society’s moral views. Our society’s perceptions have greatly influence the type of sexual research conducted and the funding that has gone towards sexual research. This has overall influenced the outcome of sexual research has had. Society’s perception on what men and women are supposed to do sexually has largely effected sexual research funding

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