Child sexuality

etc. We also learned what sex can be influenced by: psychology, culture, and biology. Psychology mainly refers to our mood and personality. With culture, this refers to our own standards of sexuality, religion, and what media is like in our culture. Lastly, biology refers to our genetics and how as humans sexuality is compared to animals. Most of us are more influenced by one of these than…

Misconceptions of human sexuality The first reason as to why it is important for schools to give its students sexual education is to get rid of all the misconceptions about human bodies and how it works. I'm sure we've all heard weird misconceptions. If you haven't, however, here is/are(???) to name a few: 1. Babies are born through the anus. Wrong, because the anus is a part of the digestive system, not the reproductive system. 2. Women cannot pee during their period. Wrong, because urine…

The Fence to Adulthood: Sexuality in The Sound and The Fury Throughout William Faulkner’s The Sound and The Fury, the patriarchal construct of virginity controls women through the creation of fences -- both physical and metaphorical barriers. Traditionally, when a Southern girl reaches adulthood, she is expected to settle down and raise her children, obeying her husband as the family patriarch. These Southern power structures are like fences in that they have traditionally restricted women’s…

As a Premarital counselor there are many things one must discuss with their clients. For example the aspects of sexuality are a major topic. These include but are not limited to arousal and response, intimacy, and contraception. I will also be discussing one theoretical perspective of sexuality. One example would be Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love, and I will be covering this theory. I will also be explaining how to be culturally competent during these sessions. I will also be covering the…

sexualization of children and what schools can do about it. There are several components to sexualization, and these set it apart from healthy sexuality. Healthy sexuality is an important component of both physical and mental health, fosters intimacy, bonding, and shared pleasure, and involves mutual respect between consenting partners (Satcher, 2001; Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States [SIECUS], 2004). There are many examples of the sexualization of girls…

An obsession with innocence leaves one predestined to be wedged between a world of childhood and that of adulthood. In JD Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye we are introduced to one of the most complex protagonists of literature, Holden Caulfield the antihero. Holden’s fixation with innocence leads him into a desperate search for connections to people who portray childlike and pure characteristics to which he feels he can identify with. Throughout the novel, Holden struggles to avoid conforming…

sexual behavior of the male and female human being. Subsequently, in 1972 the Joy of Sex a Gourmet Guide which was a popular sexual manual unlike any other of its time, written by Alex Comfort, M.B., Ph.D. At the same time, a resurgence in 1972 of the child rearing…

relationships especially for those who do not fall within the traditional heterosexual gender binary. A young American female receives mixed messages about her sexuality every day. In her article The Cult of Virginity author Jessica Valenti says that, “present-day American society- whether through pop culture, religion, or institutions –conflates sexuality and morality constantly” (pg. 336). This association is dangerous because it teaches women there only value is there virginity and that it…

option I am thinking about doing, this would have been at the very bottom of my list. I briefly read the description and moved onto the next option. “Sex is interiorized-private and shameful.” (Lecture 9/14) In lecture, we learned that studying sexuality could be difficult for this reason. Coming back to actually pick the paper option, I thought about why this would be shameful for me. Am I embarrassed to do this, or is it just uncomfortable to do? Still feeling awkward about picking this prompt…

Anastasia’s Sexuality Plan For this sexuality plan, I decided to use Anastasia Steele from the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy as my fictional character. I used my knowledge of the books and our lecture notes to map out her sexuality plan. Ethics Anastasia is not particularly religious. She was raised by loving parents, but her mother had divorced and remarried several times. Anastasia is very kind-hearted and often puts friends and family before her own needs. She does not partake in any…