Sexuality

Nola Darling, the female protagonist of Spike Lee’s 1986 film She’s Gotta Have It defies the social mores of her community by proclaiming and living a lifestyle in which she is economically independent and sexually liberate. Nola unapologetically enjoys sex with her multiple partners: the rich and egotistical Greer Childs, the playful and immature Mars Blackman, and the secure, yet overbearing Jamie Overstreet. She is very open with her lovers, honest to a fault, where all of her lovers are…

Race, class, and sexuality, as we have all been taught are heavily intertwined, especially when it comes to the Americas and Europe. Delving deeper into the history of interactions between individuals of different races and social classes during the era of colonization the origins of these ideals surrounding sexuality are made apparent. The degradation of culture as well as the manipulation of sex for the benefit of European colonizers in Hawaii and the rest of the Americas was discovered by the…

disintegrate in the hot tropical climate” (Krishnaswamy 55). Thus fears regarding the weak female in a climate thought to aggravate her nature were escalated due to the importance of her body to the empire. In Anna Lombard, the dynamic of problematic sexuality and desire are enacted in the relationship between Anna and Gerald, and Victoria Cross questions the stringent British views towards gender roles by embedding the female character of Anna with the sexual appetite that is approved of in a…

Perspective on Promiscuity and the Societal Repercussions Throughout western history, there has been one main belief that has prevailed regarding men and women’s sexuality: that sexual motivation is influenced by the physiological differences between the sexes and accounts for their variances in behavior. This essentialism approach to sexuality, developed with the advancement of evolutionary psychology, which states that all living things maintain a fixed biological, physiological and…

About somatic narcissistic personality disorder There are different types of narcissistic personality disorder present in the medical battle. However, the two most common narcissistic personality disorder types would be cerebral narcissistic personality disorder and somatic personality disorder narcissistic. Cerebral narcissistic personality disorder refers to narcissists who really make use of their thinking process to show off to others in order to gain impression and positive feedback from…

If you have sex you are shamed. If you’re gay, lesbian, transgender, etc. you are shunned. Are we allowed to express who we are? Will the labels ever go away? Well, the simple answer to these questions is no. According to Jessica Valenti’s article “The Cult of Virginity” (2009) there is no medical definition of virginity, but society’s definition of virginity is a view of sex that is restricted between a man and a women. “ The desirable virgin is sexy, but not sexual. She’s young, White, and…

reproduction. “From its earliest days, sexuality education was narrowly focused on the physical and moral aspects of sexuality. It concerned itself with reproductive anatomy and physiology, emphasized prevention of venereal diseases (VD, currently referred to as sexually transmitted infections (STIs)), and focused on hygiene” (Elia & Tokunaga 2015). Sex education itself started to become taught and talked about in the 1800’s when campaigns promoted the “regulation of sexuality”. In 1892, The…

thrive as it forced the subject of female sexuality into the open. However, now you hear more about lesbians having babies and what they need to know about sex. Lesbianism is the utmost “bulwark” against male domination and compulsory heterosexuality. Media, however, fosters “lesbian invisibility” and silence. It is the…

2.1 A Place Gives Supports and Helps Teens Who Are Aborted Teens who have an abortion would be shame and afraid to talk about their feelings and thoughts to other people. Most importantly, they often pretend normal in front of others, while inside they feel perplexed and helpless. Therefore, they would hide their feelings and thoughts inside their mind, which cause many mental and psychological issues to slowly developed. Teens who have an abortion need more cares and supports from either…

situations force new or changed beliefs/ways of living. More specifically, ones sexuality is often spoke about when talking about spiritual beliefs. Sexuality is also more often called into play during the transition from being in high school and heavily influenced by the presence of your parents and then going to college being influenced by new friends and your own personal beliefs. When speaking about sexuality, more specifically about sexual activity, it is ones own decision when and if…