Human sexuality

INTRODUCTION Love and sexuality have always been thought as a heteronormative point of view. Because of the natural way of reproduction, because of gender roles, because of social norms, the vision of love have been spread as a man and a woman falling in love, marrying each other and having children. Despite the existence of various shapes of sexuality throughout history, every sexuality that goes beyond the conventional morality is considered as deviant, witchcraft or mental illness. For…

Treating someone purely for their body and what services they can provide fails to respect their worth as a human. Kantianism rejects prostitution being morally right because to be morally right, the action must universalizable. To classify as being universalizable, all truths must be universal, without exceptions. There is no room for ‘generally’ or ‘for the…

The matter of adolescents being in romantic relationships with older individuals spurs many questions, concerns, and thoughts, and in some cases more on the adolescent female than the adolescent male. One of the biggest concerns would be the risk or the presence of sexual activity. In an article that examines the relationship between personal discount rates and sexual behaviors in a sample of teenagers and young adults. Research found was that higher discount rates (an indication of less…

and general guidelines for how humans should go about their daily lives. The subject of sex is one of the many guidelines that is continuously debated and talked about. Some of the better-known religions, such as Christianity or Buddhism, relate sexual activity as being an “impure” act or is considered “desirable”, and therefore should be held only for reproductive purposes. With modern times, however, comes modern thinking, which leads some to express their sexuality in other ways and encourage…

become topic of debate. Many believe that allowing Asian women to act out their sexuality in ways that are reflective of racialized sexuality is harmful because it allows said stereotypes to continue. Others believe that that point of view is limiting and harmful to Asian female sexuality. In this paper, I will be arguing that I am in favour of race-positive sexuality as a way for Asian women to embody their sexuality. First, I will explain…

Sexuality and Aging Jamalih Phillips Human Sexuality July 19, 2015 There is a culture-bias in today’s society, with culture telling society that sex isn’t something that older adults should be thinking of. Instead sexuality has become associated with youthful looks and vitality. More and more people tend to think that as a person ages they look and become less desirable as a sexual being. There are some older adults that may buy into this stereotype and think that they are not supposed…

Kinsey researched human sexuality which also discovered the field of sexology. Kinsey was born in 1894 in Hoboken, New Jersey. His mother didn't have much education but his father was a professor. Kinsey also came from poor family and was never treated for his illnesses when he was a child. Kinsey did attend college and gained a lot from his experiences. When Kinsey was a young man he would insert objects into his urethra, this was to punish himself for having homophobic thoughts as this was…

The concept of sexuality is quite tangible as there are varying layers to an individual which can lead to distinct and new perspectives upon sexual orientations and behaviors. The delicate topics of prostitution, pornography, and sexuality can cause a controversial barrier between society, which can furthermore lead to the destruction of ideal social constructs. In this day and age, societal norms are pushed down the throats of society so when something quite new and out of the ordinary is…

Alternatively, sexuality is taken as a simultaneous site of pleasure and danger for women. The double entendre found in Sringar Lavani or kalbelia performed by women allows lyrics to be read as depicting both the pleasures of sex for women. Importantly, such cultural studies create possibilities for more complicated analyses of women’s sexuality. The studies reviewed indicate that South Asian sexual praxis is produced by and through a variety of factors, although it is clear that not all…

2.3 Sexual and Rep productive Health Knowledge among Adolescents in Nigeria Knowledge they say empowers, transforms and reforms. It has been observed from the literature that there has been a dearth of accurate information as regard issues of sexuality and reproductive health among adolescents generally. This is particularly the case inmost economically poor countries where the educational system is defective. Information regarding sexual and reproductive health is poorly disseminated most…