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    to the fact that he mentions in his vision that it “would not be a world where anything goes,” it still allows for protection of the people in a society (1994:152). Califia’s vision also touches on the idea of consent leading sexual encounters. Lecture discussed the notion that if consent was considered a norm in society, then rape culture could potentially be transformed (Walden 2016). Moreover, Califia proposes that one way to make his vision a reality is to, “study sex,” which was mentioned…

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    Lack of protest or resistance does not mean consent, nor does silence mean consent. Affirmative consent must be ongoing throughout a sexual activity and can be revoked at any time. The existence of a dating relationship between the persons involved, or the fact of past sexual relations between them, should never by itself be assumed to be an indicator” of consent. It must be understood that even if the accused is under influence of alcohol and not in his…

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    sought to research the attitudes and beliefs regarding sexual consent held by college students and how they differ from lawful definitions. In particular, what norms exist for when students believe consent should be sought and what norms exist for what behaviors are viewed as consent?…

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    against young girls in exchange for money. It may involve forcible sex, rape, sodomy and molestation, and often result in cruel or harmful treatment (starvation and physical abuse) of the child. According to stats found at dosomething.org, the average age a teen enters the sex trade, in the United States, is 12 to 14-year-old (9). Many victims are runaway girls who were sexually abused as children. These connections may begin as online dating and later progressing into a real life sexual…

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    sexual acts that occur in society is based off of whether or not there is consent. The main sexual act that consent matters in is rape cases. In a lot of these cases, women and sometimes men don’t consent to sleep with the individuals who rape them. That is why they win more often the lawsuits that they call into court. Additionally, these are six deeds of the fourteen acts under the main point of perversion: pedophilia (no consent), bestiality, fetishism, masturbation, incest, and necrophilia.…

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    Christian Worldview in the Sexual Addiction Behavior “Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality…” Galatians 5:19 (English Standard Version Holy Bible, 2001) Something you have to understand is that through the ages, the issue related to sex has always been seen as something forbidden, dirty, shameful etc. But if at first but it was not so because since the creation can be seen that this was what God created not only for the reproduction of man, but also…

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    This affection only becomes an illusion when his husband goes away. At first, when the narrator had been raped by the husband with “flaky peeling lips” at such a young age, he felt repulsed. And yet, this husband was his only means of affection because dealing with his homosexuality as a teen in a society that rejected homosexuality “rendered [him] despondent, depressed by way of terrifying nightmares” (Chin 52). This…

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    Brittany Delgado Phil 005 Professor R. Majeed 12/7/14 Is prostitution ever morally justified? Discuss with reference to Lars O. Ericsson’s (1980) paper, ‘Charges Against Prostitution’ in Ethics. A myriad of definitions for prostitution exist, but simply put it’s the act of selling and buying sex. A second description is that it involves an exchange of money for sex between two people who have no legal, moral, or emotional attachment to one another (). There are many different modern day types…

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    Though Federal Law prohibits any form of sexual relations between inmates and correctional officers, several States still allow consent to be a defense in criminal proceedings. Thus, this enables officers to use the law meant to protect inmates to protect themselves. Along with this, according to U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General. (2005), statistics show that…

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    Sexual behaviors are viewed differently in all parts of the world. If you go to a town where people are mainly religious sex is something that goes on behind closed doors only. Sex is only between a man and wife, and public displaces of affection are not acceptable. If you go to a party town just as Las Vegas, NV it’s a way of life. There is a world of difference between a town like the one I live in and Las Vegas. Most people view prostitution as disgusting or as something that shouldn’t…

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