Adolescent sexuality

Decriminalization of Prostitution In the United States, 49 states declare prostitution illegal, Nevada being the exception (“Sex Offender Attorney”). Prostitution is a subject that questions society’s morality. Prostitution, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary, is defined as: “The practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment”. Should those who choose to sell their body for money have the right? Prostitution, for those who willingly choose to do so, should be…

Quotation: “Despite the hegemonic discourse that sexuality is irrelevant to children, schooling cultures and official educational documents consistently construct children as heteronormative subjects with heterosexual futures, even when sexual knowledge is absent in the curricula”. (Robinson & Davies, 208, p. 222) One of the main key points which Robinson and Davies express are issues relating around sexuality as not being an essential part of a child’s identity. This is shown through the fact…

difficult. In researching the topic of sexuality, it requires a much more complex process of receiving an understanding. Michael Foucault is one of the many researchers to dive into research for an understanding of sexuality. Foucault got critical when he discovered different layers of sexuality, specifically of the scientific and psychiatric understanding aspect of the topic. Foucault’s quotation in “The End of the Monarchy of Sex” is a driving force that sexuality is in the power of oneself,…

Post World War II, the Homophile movement was consciously disavowing openly homosexual acts in attempt to shift the attitudes of social majority by shaping an image aligned with –philia (fondness and love) in opposed to sex (Suâarez 127). Meanwhile, filmmakers under the scrutiny from Motion Picture Production Code were made to abide by the rules of “don’ts and be carefuls”, unable to employ passionate, sexual, and “pervasive” scenes in the plot (Mondello). During this time, Kenneth Anger made…

It is becoming more common for teens to become involved in sexting "the peak age of sexting is around 16 and 17 years of age sexting seems to decline in individuals 18 and older" (Lohmann). Sexting is when one teen sends a vary sexually explicit pitcher of themselves to other teens. Teenagers don’t understand the danger of sexing; they think it is private, but with technology nothing stays private. Teens think it is safe because in some websites the picture will disappear or they can take it…

However, due to a male dominated society and the ‘active’ role of the men dependent on cultural context, during this process, men tend to indirectly impose their desires on the women. There is a lot of pressure on women to attain and maintain their sexuality and please men. Women have to obey and adhere due to the societal pressures and the…

Mr. Martinez reports, “pornography was really not my thing, I would look at it when it was available, when I was in the Army with the other guys, but I didn’t go out of my way to seek it out. Taking videos of having sex was something I liked when I got married”. Mr. Martinez states that he began videotaping his sexual activity with women when he was thirty-seven years old with his second wife Julie. Mr. Martinez reports that he suggested it to Julie and “it stuck”. He reports that the two…

In the book, "Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality," by Sigmund Freud, there are three distinct theories regarding the development of sexuality. The first is the sexual aberrations. These are ideas that relate to a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected. Freud further expands on these ideas by discussing deviations on the sexual object and respect the sexual aim. In Freud 's second theory called, "Infantile Sexuality." The popular idea is that sexual instincts are absent in…

every comment, action or even a look can occur. Intense emotions arise leaving teens to feel like they really hate something or really love it. There may be times when a teen feels sad and then all of a sudden they may fell completely depressed. Mood swings cause emotions to swing back and forth quicker than they ever have before. Happy for one minute and complete meltdown with screaming and tears the next. Unfamiliar emotions begin to flood teen’s brains and they are starting to think…

of Sex As a women, gender and sexuality major, I have always pondered the sociological and cultural implications of having labels regarding sexual orientation and gender dynamics. The existence of a sexual orientation dichotomy, which places the heterosexual label in a domain of power, marginalize those who do not associate or identify with heteronormative ideals and markers. Being able to take this course on the psychological perspective on gender and sexuality has allowed me to critique as…