Sexual arousal

and positive about one’s body was frequently mentioned as a factor that would facilitate sexual arousal” in Turning On and Turning Off: A Focus Group Study of the Factors That Affect Women’s Sexual Arousal (2003). Depression and anger also had a negative affect on sexuality. In My Body - Sex: Female Episode #9, a woman indicates her lack of self-confidence due to weight gain led to a year and a half of no sexual contact between her husband and her. Initially she was furious with her husband for…

that particular time in their lives. One common myth is the idea that older people are not interested in sex or intimacy. In Kalra, Subramanyam, & Pinto (2011) they analyze the aging process and its effect on individuals over 50 years old focusing on sexual drive. Sexuality is describing as passion, affection, admiration,loyaltyl and romance thus enlightening self-confidence (Kalra, Subramanyam, & Pint, ,2011). The results after outpatient department interviews of 60 individuals discovered that…

way for two Gems to become one and gain strength, but they do so in a sacred, intimate, and physical way. Thinking about fusion in this way allows for the comparison of fusion to sex, and more importantly, allows for lessons on and discussions about sexual consent. Fusions appear quite often over the course of the show’s two seasons, but one of the most important instances of fusion is the discovery of forced fusions in one episode. All Gems shatter into shards when killed or “cracked”, and…

Homophobia Associated With Homosexual Arousal? Kayla McCoy University of North Texas Is Homophobia Associated with Homosexual Arousal? Summary The authors of the article “Is Homophobia Associated with Homosexual Arousal?” Henry E. Adams, Lester W. Wright, Jr., and Bethany A. Lohr all collaborated efforts to test a theory involving homophobia. The article was published in 1996 to investigate how certain anxieties among heterosexuals who felt homosexual arousal lead to an overall…

Sexual dysfunction is a topic that is very rarely talked about in the public eye. Our society is exceptionally sexualized through advertisements, and even general social gatherings are fueled with sexual intentions. It is almost taboo for our society to think that people have troubles with sexuality or intimacy, but in fact it is not that uncommon. The articles below all have a unique perspective that informs the public of sexual dysfunction in one way or another. This paper will primarily be…

Homophobia is when a person has dislikes and has a fear homosexual people. Homosexual is thought to be when one has sexual attraction towards the same gender. No one really understands how sexuality and gender work, and one just makes assumptions based on the words, and opinions passed around. One does not choose their sexual orientation; while its is objected by conservatives, sexual orientation is based on several factors such as availability of partners, moral sense, the desire to have…

In Ward’s article, she first makes the argument that homophobia is less about self-hatred and subjectification and more about heternormativity or fitting into the heterosexual culture of hating gay people (Ward, pg. 415). This why many of the ads posted by “str8 dudes” reference disliking gay men and/or rejecting gay culture. It is a way for them to remain straight, while inquiring about same-sex sex. Next, she argues that whiteness is one of the main reasons why these “str8 dudes” are able to…

two people, Virginia Johnson Masters and William H. Masters did a major scientific study on the human sexual response. Masters and Johnson started their study during the 1957 and 1965. Around this time, talking about the scientific reasoning behind having sex was not well known. People only knew that sex was a reason for creating life and for pleasure. In 1966, they published their book, “Human Sexual Response,” and it became popular in an instant. Around this time people’s views on sex were…

displayed many sexual scenes and provides a context for sexuality that expresses various aspects of a variety of cultures. Firmly, I believe that erotic art has a purpose beyond being just being beautiful, captivating pieces. Erotic art helps humans understand the origins of sexuality. They aid in our understanding of evolution by demonstrating that sex is a normative act through many various cultures. Also, sexual acts between animals, children and other deviating nonnormative sexual behaviors…

he didn’t mention that they don’t tell them (203). He also talks about a study that shows that family rejection of coming out as a sexual minority was linked to higher rates of depression, substance use and unprotected sex among adolescents (qtd. In Santrock. 204). By doing those two…