Sexual acts

abuse and neglect has now become a focus of public attention. According to the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (1994), “child abuse and neglect or child maltreatment is defined as any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm” (n.p.). Neglect is when someone can’t meet their child’s basic…

country are victims of attempted or completed rape. That’s 17.7 million nationwide and about 44% of the victims are under the age of 18. Rape and other forms of sexual violence and harassment are horrifying and degrading to the victims, and sadly women make up the largest percentage of victims. However, oftentimes the female victims of rape and sexual abuse are often blamed for the attacks because their outward behavior or appearance (i.e. tight and short clothing, exposing skin, flirting)…

United States (US) sexual violence (SV), an preventative injury, affect approximately 1 in 5 women each year, which is about 19.3% of reported cases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2016). The prevalent of SV against men shown approximately 1 in 15 men are victim to SV, which includes 5.8% experience sexual coercion, 10.8% unwanted sexual contacts, and 13.3% non-contacted for unwanted sex (CDC, 2016). In women, SV is an act that has reported to show sexual involvment of rape…

concerning the sexual assault and treatment of women in the Holocaust have become more of a topic of discussion. Sexual assault is defined, by the United States Department of Justice, as “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient”. According to the United States Department of Justice, the definition of sexual assault also includes forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, incest, fondling, and attempted rape. Records of sexual assault or…

condemn any type of sexual relations outside of marriage. In fact, in the very first book of the Bible, God’s intentions are made clear that sex has the sole purpose of binding a married couple. “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24. Alluding to how Eve is from the flesh of Adam, this verse states that once a husband and wife engage coitus they become one “flesh” or person. Thus, prostitution breaks the sacred act of a…

being happily married to an unhappy transition of a person’s life. One significant factor is the occurrence of extramarital affairs, or having sexual relationships with other people outside of the marriage. I am interested in conducting exploratory research about this topic. I want to find the reasons why married American men decide to engage in sexual acts outside of their marriage. I believe my research proposal will benefit families. This will educate them more about the negative outcomes…

women. She labelled societies as ‘rape prone’ and ‘rape free’. She found that in ‘rape prone’ societies ‘included cases in which men rape enemy women, rape is a ceremonial act, and rape may be more a threat used by men to control women in certain ways than an actuality’ (Sanday 7). ‘Rape free’ societies are ones that ‘the act of rape is either infrequent or does not occur’ (Sanday 15). ‘Rape prone’ cultures were characterized as extremely patriarchal…

LGBT community is also targeted for sexual assault. A study completed by the Office for Victims of Crime has shown that 50 percent of transgender people have experienced sexual violence. It has also been shown that nearly 50 percent of lesbian and heterosexual women and nearly 75 percent of bisexual women have experienced sexual violence within their lifetime. 50 percent of bisexual men, 4 out of 10 gay men, and 1 in 6 heterosexual men have experienced sexual violence within their lifetime…

intimidation, gang affiliations, and, what I am arguing, sexual assault. Sexual assault, in this case, is being defined as rape and unwanted touching between two inmates. Rape is seen as sexual intercourse that is not consensual thus, making someone the victim. I am looking to see what factors contribute to the occurrence of sexual assault in prison; specifically, does a man’s sexual orientation increase the likelihood of him being a target for sexual assault in prison. Also, I am looking at…

reached a point where the alpha male idea of women being sexual objects and nothing more that is forced upon both beta male and females has reached a point that is inordinately baleful to those populations. In a comedy skit…