In the textbook, “Human Sexuality: Diversity In Contemporary America,” the author Yarber mentions, “next to sleeping, young people spend more time engaging with the media than any other activity- average of 7 ? hours per day, 7 days per week” (p. 5). By watching TV and films, listening to music, browsing the Internet, and playing … Read more
Depending on the cultural and religious beliefs, sex can be seen as either the ultimate form of intimacy and liberation or a repulsive and sinful behavior one should avoid. Dominance of the Catholic Church during the Medieval period made sex taboo and sinful. This negative view of sex strongly contrasts the positive views of sex … Read more
At the age of 12, my sister was diagnosed with Type 1, Juvenile Diabetes. I was only 7 years old, so I didn’t really understand what happened. All I can remember is crying because my sister was in pain and I hated to see her laying in that hospital bed. Every month we had to … Read more
Frequently, people become victims of addictions of all types. An addiction is when people do not have control over what they do, take, or use. They are completely consumed and subject to all the flaws that can come with a specific addiction. Sex addiction is one of them and the focus for my paper. Previous … Read more
Sex is one of human beings primary needs and can be categorized in the same group of other basic needs such as hunger, thirst, and avoiding pain (Langer, 2009). In a sense, we are all influenced by sexual impulses from the time we are born to the time of our death. Our sexuality is integral … Read more
Like Claire’s high school, most schools only teach a short sex education unit with a focus on abstinence in their health class, so students are only being taught very briefly about sex and diseases. However, they need to be in a comprehensive sex education class. This way they can learn about their body’s health and … Read more
As a society, social media impacts our daily lives in ways that we could have never imagined. Nowadays, social media such as music videos has a big influence in the way modern values are being formed in the family, especially when dating. For the purpose of the analysis, there will be three different sociological resources. … Read more
When I am choosing a mate, I try to be as realistic as possible. I want a mate who is funny, family oriented, good at communicating, has some college education, driven and older than me. I don’t think that my expectations are overly complicated, I believe they are simple. I do meet most of my … Read more
Imagine trying to perform surgery, or trying to color in the lines of a coloring book while blindfolded. What would be the end result? Would you miraculously perform the surgery flawlessly? Would you be able to color each and every segment of the book to look like the next Mona Lisa? In truth the patient … Read more
The traditional perspective is helpful in analyzing the YouTube video, Wanna Have Sex? (Consent 101), by Laci Green. Explanation and evaluation are key concepts when approaching artifacts using the traditional perspective. The five components within this method are: recreating the context, identifying the audience, describing the source, analyzing the message, and evaluating the discourse. These … Read more
