Child sexuality

Parents are an important source of information about sex for children and adolescents (CDC Parents matter page…). Parents not only contribute to their children’s knowledge base, but also have other responsibilities for the health of their child. Giving children accurate information about sex may allow more reality over fantasy as children develop sexual scripts (DeLamater, 1981). Choosing when to talk about sex, and what to talk about, can be a daunting task for many parents. Despite the…

Cultural construction of sexuality can be defined as the view that perceptions and attitudes towards sexuality varies due to the diversification in values and practices amongst various cultures. In this essay, I will argue that sexuality is culturally constructed and explore the different ways in which it is perceived and understood, as well as analysing the reasons for these differences. Firstly, I will look at sexually restrictive cultures and discuss how religion and ethos cause some cultures…

increasingly pervasive presence of sexuality in one form or another prevalent all over popular culture and particularly advertising today. This practice, and the central importance sexuality has been given in everyday expressions of popular culture, has become quite embedded in the public life, and is having some important effects on the social development of people, especially young people. This paper will explore the current state of the depictions of sexuality and eroticism in the modern-day…

In The History of Sexuality, Foucault approaches two perspectives of sexuality as seen throughout different societies; the ‘science of sexuality’ and ‘erotic art’. Both of these representations of sexuality can be seen as a significant contribution to societies’ harsh judgment towards weight loss. A main focus of Foucault’s claim can be related to the suppression of urges in both the sexual sense and the nourishment sense. Additionally, Foucault discusses the role of ‘preserving health’ to…

but accurate statement. There is a great deal of sexuality in the media today that cannot be avoided. There are many times when I am casually scrolling though twitter or flipping through channels and an ad pops up that is extremely sexual. Businesses have found a way to make their product more desirable through this type of portrayal, and they are not going to change that anytime soon. One of the articles that I came across is about Sexuality Explicit Internet Material which is referred to…

Both Greek and Roman societies have interesting conceptualizations of sexuality. Greek society predates Roman society and definitely had an impact on Romans views on sexuality. It is evident that a system like Pederasty, to some extent, impacted Roman society, regardless of the fact that Roman society passed moral laws which further separated them from the Greeks. During the Archaic Age, dated around 6th century BC, there were big changes in Greek society. This time period saw the rise of…

lifestyles rub off on each other. Kate and Beck’s initial differences are continuously pitted against each other throughout the film. Sexuality and desire are focused on and attributed to both Kate and Beck, but in a contrasting manner. The scene that caught my attention compared Beck’s free sexuality to Kate’s longing desire. This sequence’s focus on differing sexualities…

The social view on adolescent sexuality varies across cultures, societies, communities, and families. It is a controversial topic because some individuals perceive sexuality as an important development of a teenager’s gender and identity, while others are opposed to the sexual interaction of adolescence. In the book Not Under My Roof, Amy Schalet demonstrates that in the Netherlands, society provides information and support about sexuality to teenagers. The normalization of sexual behavior in…

Female sexuality has often been a topic of immorality in hardboiled novels. However, in James M. Cain’s Mildred Pierce, female sexuality is a means to get to the top. In order to please her intransigent daughter, the protagonist of the novel decided to put her aptitude for cooking to good use and open up a restaurant. One restaurant turns to three, and it seems that Mildred’s success knows no bounds. All of this occurs, of course, due to Mildred’s tenacity and perseverance, but also because she…

approach women as if they are people, not babes, honeys, dime pieces, or boos. Levy witnesses and shows that it has led us to a place of limited choices The only alternative to enjoying porn is being ‘uncomfortable’ with and ‘embarrassed’ about your sexuality. Raunch culture, then, is no longer an entertainment option, it is a test of female uptightness (Levy). Women are told not to be ashamed of being promiscuous, that the number of sexual partners they 've had does not define their worth,…