Age disparity in sexual relationships

must be kind, to live by example, and to do your best. In closing Martha’s advice is to “observe people for serenity, show that you are loving, listen, we are not all perfect, that we are all learning. Be patient, we don’t know it all and to live by example.” Martha’s barriers included a large age difference, though there was not hearing or visual barrier. I was impressed by Martha’s vitality. She was alert when I entered the room having been reading a magazine and watching the TV. To be honest I didn’t have an idea of what Martha’s looks, physical status, and cognitive status would be like because in my personal life I have had relatives that were very independent and functional that lived into their nineties. On the other hand, I have known people that depended heavily on others by their sixties. You cannot stereotype people and you must see everyone for their individual traits rather than overgeneralize them. Martha is an independent, family-loving, religious woman that had grown up in hard times and lived a hard farmer’s life. You can see the spark of life in her eyes and hear the resilience in her voice even now. The areas of diversity between her and I are obviously age. Martha is also a female and a mother. Growing up the expectations of what her titles meant have changed. She did work outside the house once her children grew up. In today’s society children are growing up with both parents working or in households where the parents may not even be living…

For my older adult interview, I chose to interview my aunt Barbara Gudsnuk, or better known as Bobbi. I chose to interview my aunt as I haven’t been able to know her well so I felt this would be a great opportunity. Bobbi was born July 20th, 1936 in Aruba, Dutch West Indies. While Bobbi’s family is from Beatrice, Nebraska they were in Aruba for her father’s job, which was working for Standard Oil of New Jersey. Her family lived in Aruba until the war ended in 1945, Bobbie was 9 when returning to…

Society expects sexual empowerment to be an individual responsibility; therefore, sexual education in schools does not aim to empower students about sexuality but rather to educate them on the basics and expect them to learn other information on their own. The way in which sexual empowerment is portrayed today makes it appear “as an individualistic notion of self-improvement and personal responsibility” (Grose, Grabe, & Kohfeldt, 2014), making it about the individual rather than an institutional…

Tanti Merle at the Oval is a story which encompasses features of Caribbean life with the use of Caribbean dialect, humor and cricket. The tale is based upon the mannerism of the writer’s aunt before and during a visit to a cricket match at the oval. The events that take place draw attention to issues within the Caribbean based on identity, gender and sexual relations. Identity is what defines an individual; their qualities, beliefs, experiences and overall way of life. Caribbean people are…

engage in opposite sex relationships (Pew Research Center, 2013). The mechanisms underlying these dating decisions are unclear. The present research focuses on exploring three possibilities as to why this disparity exists: (1) natural reproduction, (2) conformity to social norms, and (3) the available dating pool. In examining which of the three possibilities best explains disparities in bisexual dating decisions, 104 bisexuals between the ages of 18-49 completed an online survey assessing their…

Feminist theory as it relates to domestic violence highlights femininity vs masculinity and authority disparity in heterosexual relationships. It concentrations on the public messages that punishes a male’s use of viciousness and violence throughout life, and the forbidden gender roles that determines how men and women should behave in their intimate relationships. “Violence against women includes all verbal, physical, and sexual assaults which violate a woman’s physical body, sense of self and…

CRITICAL RACE THEORY AS A LENS FOR EXPLORING HEALT 2 CRITICAL RACE THEORY AS A LENS FOR EXPLORING HEALT 4 Critical Race Theory as a Lens for Exploring Health Disparities in the Deaf Population Christie Emerson Kennesaw State University Running head: CRITICAL RACE THEORY AS A LENS FOR EXPLORING HEALT 1 Critical Race Theory as a Lens for Exploring Health Disparities in the Deaf Population Among persons who are deaf and hard of hearing there is much variation regarding their lack…

Current LGBTQ+ Sexual Environment According to the Human Rights Campaigns’ most recent LGBT youth survey, over 1.3 million high school students in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ+ (Human Rights Campaign, 2018). Yet, the number of sexual education programs providing relevant information for LGBTQ+ youth is significantly fewer than the programs that are suited for solely heterosexual students (Greene et. al, 2014). Effective programs cover topics from sexual safety, preparedness, and consent, to…

The modern day American school system is believed to provide equal learning opportunities to adolescents under the age of sixteen; however, as sociologists we know this not to be true based upon studies that have shown disparities between the resources afforded to the children of different socioeconomic class and the resultant relationship with success rates (graduation, retention, scores on standardized tests, matriculation). According to research, sexism becomes another system of oppression…

America has proven to be sexually repressive of African American men and women, yet they are displayed through mass media as being inherently wild and sexually deviant. Collins identifies this concept as controlling images of gender ideologies within mass media. African American women are either the “mammy” figure, or a woman who plays a role within the white household who is kind and subservient or they are a wild, sexual, or erotic woman which can be used to justify sexual violence against…