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- 231: Homosexuality
- ... twice as large by volume on autopsy as in "heterosexual" men. ("Homosexual" and "heterosexual" are in quotations because in this study the definitions of each were extremely imprecise, nor was there any way of verifying sexual orientation as the subjects were dead.) But this was not the first such discovery. One year before a group reported in Brain Research that they had found a similar difference—in both volume and number ... the editor of Nature commented on the LeVay research: "Plainly, the neural correlates of genetically determined gender are plastic at a sufficiently early stage . . .. Plastic structures in the hypothalamus [might] allow . . . the consequences of early sexual arousal to be made permanent." And of course, all this presumes that the research itself was of high quality. But two prominent geneticists, Paul Billings and Jonathan Beckwith, writing in Technology Review (published at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) write: LeVay "could not really be certain about his subject's sexual preferences, since they were dead." His "research design and subject sample did not allow others to determine whether it was sexual behavior, drug use, or disease history that was correlated with the observed differences ...
- 232: Psychoanalyzing Hamlet:frued A
- ... different. The core of the Freudian perspective is centered around Hamlet s relationship with his mother, and the aforementioned example concerning Hamlet and King Claudius. According to the Freudian view, Hamlet is driven by unconscious sexual desire and aggravation. This sexual aggression is directed towards his mother and Claudius. The overall analysis of Hamlet s behavior is represented in Jones statement, "So far as I can see, there is no escape from the conclusion that the ... with his mother and wants to kill his father is called the Oedipus Complex. Hamlet exhibits signs of a lingering Oedipus Complex. Oedipus complex disappears when the young boy realizes "the impossibility of fulfilling the sexual wish for the mother"(Hall) The main factor in making the young boys wish impossible is the father. When Hamlet s father dies, his main opposition disappears. This poses an opportunity for Hamlet to ...
- 233: The Handmaids Tale
- ... 80s a debate raged (and continues to rage, on a lower level) about feminist attitudes toward sexuality and pornography in particular. Outspoken feminists have taken all kinds of positions: that all erotica depicting women as sexual objects is demeaning, that pornography was bad though erotica can be good, that although most pornography is demeaning the protection of civil liberties is a greater good which requires the toleration of freedom for pornographers ... century, including confining them to the home, barring them from participating in the arts, and voting. Contemporary Islamic women sometimes argue that assuming the veil and traditional all-enveloping clothing is aimed at dealing with sexual harassment and sexual objectification. The language is feminist, but the result can be deeply patriarchal, as in this novel. Without some sense of the varying agendas of mid-20th-century feminists and the debates among ...
- 234: Anomalies Are Not Always Wrong
- ... Christine Jorgensen. By using these accounts, it can be understood that these are not "new" fads, but true dilemmas that have their own history. Transsexualism and transvestism are variations from society's views of "normal" sexual behavior. These variations of the norm are explained as being disorders and are almost exclusively found in men. Transvestism is the activity of cross-dressing for sexual arousal from that specific object, whether it be clothing, shoes, or what. This can simply be called a fetish. The reasoning behind the few cases reported of female transvestism is explained in the following statement ... for the majority of adult transsexuals and transvestites" (qtd. in Docter 55). Transsexuals wear clothes of the opposite sex just like transvestites but for different reasons. "A transvestite man enjoys having a penis and derives sexual gratification from it. A transsexual man wants to become--indeed, feels that he really is--a woman" (Carlson 382). They hate their penis and want to get rid of it. "The transsexual male or ...
- 235: Sadomasochism
- ... of. The most striking peculiarity of sadomasochism is in the fact that its active and passive forms are regularly encountered together in the same person. He who experiences pleasure by causing pain to others in sexual relations is also able to experience pain as pleasure. A sadist is simultaneously a masochist, though either the active or the passive side of the perversion may be more strongly developed and thus represent his domimating sexual activity." The tendency to cause pain to the sexual object - and its opposite, the tendency to seek out and suffer pain from the sexual object, is designated sadism in its active form, and masochism in its passive. In terms more understood in the ...
- 236: A Look At Cheap Amusements
- An extremely interesting, but ever-contradictory sociological study of sexual relationsis presented in the Kathy Peiss book Cheap Amusements . The reason I say that it is ever-contradictory is that the arguments are presented for both the benefit of cheap amusements for a woman s ... 19th and early 20th centuries. What does Peiss have to say about women s roles at the turn of the century? Peiss argues initially that young women experimented with new cultural forms in terms of sexual expressiveness and social interaction with men, linking heterosocial culture to a sense of modern individuality and personal style. Creating this style was an assertion of self. Peiss quickly discounts these assertions by saying that without ... sometimes challenged the social norms of the day. The majority of the clubs were heterosexual, but there were some that gathered only male or only female members. The clubs with only female members sometimes generated harassment from male counterparts who were aware of such meetings. In one instance, co-workers of female members of The Bachelor Girls Social Club taunted the women, calling them manhaters and accusing them of celebrating ...
- 237: Marijuana: Opponent's Factual Brief
- ... A study taken in 1990, clearly states “Marijuana use does not increase the risk of HIV infection.(10) Coates, R.A. et al , “Cofactors of Progression to Acquired Immunodefifiency Syndrome in a Cohort of Male Sexual Contacts of men with Immunodeficiency Virus Disease,” American Journal of Epidemiology 132:pp717 (1990) Contention III: Marijuana does not harm ones sexual maturation and reproduction. Claim A: Marijuana does not impair in anyway male reproductive functioning . 1. Grounds: The Jamaican field studies proved “There are no differences in hormone levels or reproductive functioning between marijuana users and ... females reproduction is nothing but a myth. 3. Backing: There have been no epidemiological studies showing any information that female users of marijuana are effected reproductively. Claim C: Use of Marijuana does not retard adolescents sexual development. 1. Grounds: Besides of one individual case where a adolescent didn't attain puberty,(13) Copeland, K.C. et al ,” Marijuana Smoking and Pubertal Arrest,” Journal of Pediatrics 96:1079-80 (1980). There ...
- 238: Sex In Advertising
- ... some type of an ad which uses sexuality to sell it's product. Most of the time sexuality and the use of the product in a real world setting is irrelevant, but for centuries if sexual connotation is put upon the use of a certain product then the product has been a success in the market place. In the following pages we will be analyzing an ad for Robert Lee Morris ... to call them and tell them what they think about the ad and to inquire about additional information. Creative Strategy & Creative Appeals The "big idea" for a creative strategy in regards to the concept of sexual appeal in advertisement is virtually to attract the attention and maintain the visual process of the incoming information. Sex in advertisement grabs the attention of a sexual attitude of behavior for the targeted audience. The "love/sex" creative appeal directly impacts the emotions leading to a change in attitude or behavior of the targeted audience. Sexual appeal may be displayed by ...
- 239: The Argument Against Female Circumcision
- ... clitoris." (Nawal El Saadawi 170) Although El Saadawi claims there are no advantages to this operation, many people tend to disagree. One claim made by people in favor of female circumcision is that by minimizing sexual desire, a girl is more likely to stay a virgin. Studies show that by removing the clitoris, sexual desire is drastically decreased. "A married woman admitted that during intercourse with her husband she had never experienced the slightest sexual enjoyment…" El Saadawi recounts about a women who was circumcised at six years old. (172) In most customs, circumcision is a religious procedure. Many Religions practice both male and female circumcision. El Saadawi disagrees ...
- 240: Pornography
- ... man or woman insane, just imagine the effects that the content could have on minors. Imagine all of the images created in a minor's mind from viewing such vulgar publications. Pornography can lead to sexual harrassment, violent sex crimes, sexual violence, the urge to rape, an increase in sexual desire, and many other harmful effects. For these reasons, the sale and distribution of pornographic material should be more strictly regulated. The sale of pornographic material, including sexually-explicit book, magazines, and videos, is ...
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