Age of consent

Author Bram Stoker, explores the thematic implications of vampirism as a cultural symbol in eighteenth century society in relation to the moral ethics of desire pertaining specifically to sexuality. In his novel, Dracula, Stoker continually uses the image of the vampire threatening the lives and moralistic nature of the other characters as a representation of deviant sexuality, particularly homosexual desire, as a predatory force. This pattern of images suggests the rapacious nature of…

Sex and Adolescents It is apparent that sexual intercourse and sexual behavior has become increasing popular among adolescents and teenagers. Adolescents are beginning to partake in risky sexual behavior at early ages. Teenagers are becoming more and more open to the idea of sexual intercourse and sexual behavior. Perhaps the influence of some outside force could change how early adolescents take an interest in sex. The ultimate question is how sexual behavior between adolescents is related to…

“Sex solely for pleasure, sexual promiscuity, prostitution, and homosexuality have all been the object not merely of stigma, but often of outright repression aimed at minimizing the threat they pose to normal sexuality,” says Parker (2009) in his work, Bodies, Pleasures, and Passions (Parker, 2009:96). Hegemonically, prostitution is seen as a monetary activity that seeks to exploit and transgress normative values. For this and other reasons, prostitution is considered to be one of the most…

Types of Sexuality Based on the social dynamics of correctional facilities, some inmates have rationalized their sexual behaviors when incarcerated (Marcum 2014). In an attempt to acclimate and survive in a turbulent, violent environment, some inmates have adopted a new (social) role (Blackburn, Fowler, and Mullings 2014). Sexual orientation is one aspect that has been documented to be rather fluid among inmates once they have adjusted to the prison lifestyle (Hensley, Tewksbury, and Wright…

Prostitution Should Be Made Legal in the United States of America The argument I would like to present is: Prostitution should be legal in the United States of America. Prostitution is the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment. Though it is illegal, this scandalous occupation is also a growing problem in many countries around the world. There is a lot of current debate going on to determine whether this profession that has been frowned upon for…

The article “The Real Sexual Assault Problem— And How To Fix It”, by B. Richardson and J. Shields, expresses its concerns for students involving sexual assault on campuses. The study says that students are victims of flawed campus policies rather than victims of “rape culture”. In other words, the colleges who have permissive policies, are those that endanger more students to sexual assault than colleges that have restrictive policies. B. Richardson and J. Shield’s article effectively states…

Question# 1 A. Describe how the idea of sexual identity developed in social sciences. (15 points) The term sexual identity is rather a new term. Although sex has always been around the identity within sex is a new idea that has recently been introduced as a set of sexual practices and attitudes that lead to the formation in a person’s mind of an identity mas heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual. Our sexual identity typically becomes an important part of our sense of who we are. We assume…

Within this blog, I will present five arguments that claim why homosexuality is wrong. The arguments that will be found within this blog are as follows. Homosexuality is wrong because it is unnatural, harmful, and it serves as a threat to the traditional family. Additionally, the last two arguments that will be found are, homosexuality is condemned by religion and various religious text and homosexuals males act like females and homosexuals women act like males. Also, within this paper, you…

Prostitution may be one of the oldest professions, but many people do not truly understand what prostitution is. Many media outlets have depicted prostitution in various ways. In many films like Pretty Woman and Medea Goes to Jail, prostitution is characterized by women who gains control over their lives by selling themselves to whomever they please. Once the prostitutes fall in love, the women have the freedom to quit their occupation and start a new life. In other bodies of work, a…

paying to have sex with children who were under legal age. In 2000, Jared Fogle became widely…