Human Sexuality Essays

The children’s novel ‘45 and 47 Stella Street and everything that happened’ (Honey, 1995) written by Elizabeth Honey is a novel aimed at pre-adolescent girls. However in saying that boys around the same age would also find this book enjoyable. The story is told from the perspective of Hinni who is an 11 year old […]

Hello fellow classmates and Ms Argus today I will be talking about the topic of gay marriage in Australia. First of all let me say it seems that the reason why there are so many arguments with this problem is because there are two different opinions on what marriage is. One opinion is from a […]

A husband and wife come together to make their offspring. This statement was one of the core teachings the Jesus taught, and still stands as moral teaching for many today. However, there is not always a man and a woman. There are single females, homosexual couples, and infertile couples that still want the joys of […]

The word “hustler” carries a variety of positive and negative connotations, mostly related to how one defines its root verb, “to hustle. ” In the former sense, it means doing thing quickly and implies drive, ambition, and speed. In the latter sense, however, it implies dishonest, disreputable, or even criminal activity, such as shady business […]

“The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without color, pain or past” (Lois Lowry). Pleasantville is a 1998 American fantasy comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Gary Ross. A brother and sister, David and Jennifer, are sucked into their television set and suddenly find themselves stuck in a […]

Anthropologist Margaret Mead addressed the differences in temperament found between men and women in her book Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies (1935). In this study she concluded that sex has no bearing on social traits and the temperament of an individual. Her research looked at whether masculine or feminine traits are innate or […]

Introduction Cohabitation, in the basic meaning, is a physical and emotional relationship between two opposite-sex inmates involves living together without any legal sanction. Many people believe that cohabitation is definitely popular to the youngsters only; however, this can happen in the older ones as well. Cohabitation appeared a long time ago and quickly became common […]

Social and economic factors turned prostitution into a major industry in Victorian England. But prostitution only resulted in the further marginalization of many Victorian women – Victorian-era prostitutes were beset with problems such as poverty, insecurity and venereal disease. Women, Work and Prostitution in Victorian England Victorian England is one of the most discussed periods […]

Paraphilia’s are conditions in which sexual arousal occurs in response to stimuli that are not associated with normal sexual behavior patterns. Sadism and Masochism (Sadomasochism), which are mental disorders, are a type of paraphilia. Sadism is a condition in which sexual pleasure or gratification occurs on infliction of pain or suffering upon another person. In […]

For years psychologist looked for what specifically goes into the mating process between a male and female. Studies by Freud and Jung proposed that people seek mates with the characteristics of those that belong to their parents of the opposite sex. The physiologist Winch proposed a theory that stated people look for mates who have […]

Recently, I have read a very intriguing poem. It is called “Centerfold” and is written by Ada Limón.While reading it,I could not stop thinking thatthis poem can be about every teenager. They look at pretty ladies in the magazines imagining that one day they would meet or become gorgeous ladies with velvet skin and perfect […]

In terms of sociology, Prostitution is a way for an individual to maximize their monetary intake or in other words “benefits” by selling the thing that they have readily, their bodies. In other words, it is the act or practice of participating in promiscuous sexual activity especially for money. Prostitution has been in existence for […]

In “Women”, the speaker discusses a women’s purpose: objects in place for support and satisfaction of men. May Swenson conveys the traditional passivity of women through physical placement of words, concrete imagery, and submissive tone. The first notable characteristic of “Women” is the physical form of the poem itself. The shape of the poem strengthens […]

Gayle Rubin’s article “Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality” describes the idea of the “charmed circle”. Referring to sexuality Rubin begins to illustrate her idea of the “charmed circle” by challenging sexual essentialism (the idea that sex is a natural force) by saying that it is or can be […]

According to Merriam-Webster, a double standard refers to the application of different and more stringent principles to one group or situation in comparison to another. This is especially evident in a moral code that imposes stricter standards on women’s sexual conduct than on men’s. It is ironic that the definition itself employs sexual behavior as […]

It is without a doubt that advertisement surrounds one’s life on a daily basis. According to Consumer Reports Website, the average American is exposed to 247 commercial messages each day. In the article “Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt” the author Jean Kilbourne strongly believes that advertising is one of the culprits behind the […]

Honorio Bartolome de Dios’ Geyluv tells the odd love story between Mike, an attractive Manila-based journalist, and Benjie, a gay project director of a non government organization. Geyluv, or Gay Love, in English touches sensitive socio-political issues that are far beyond literature. In some way, Geyluv challenges the Philippines’ conservativeness and the society’s untold discrimination […]

Zach Wahls goes before the House of Representatives in support of marriage equality. The nineteen year old University of Iowa student stands before a full room of people to discuss his personal experience of being raised by two women. Zach, a well-spoken young man, explains that he has a full blooded sibling that was conceived […]

The 2007 APA dictionary defines sexuality as the capacity to derive pleasure from various sexual actions and behaviors, specifically sexual intercourse. This includes elements such as gender identity, orientation, perspectives, and activities. However, significant differences exist in societal and cultural views regarding men and women. Modern society continues to uphold unequal norms for both sexes […]

Bisexuality is the romantic sexual attraction to males and females or sexually attracted by both men and women. It is a behavior towards sexual attraction involving physical and or romantic to both of his same sex orientation. There is no definite explanation why individuals developed bisexual orientation. Some reasons say that it includes both environmental […]

The “Ballad of Wordly Wealth” is a depiction of how money can bring pride and corruption into our society. This explication will review the many rhetoric forms and patterns of this such poem. The form of this poem is a ballad. A ballad’s contents include 3 stanzas, at least 8 lines in each stanza, and […]

We cannot stop today’s youth from exploring and experimenting on their abilities, boundaries, and sexuality. Thus, we cannot stop them from engaging in sexual activities. What we can do is educate them so that they will be aware, informed, and responsible. Sexual education in school curriculum can help us pursue this end. Michelle Fine, in […]