1.1 Define the terms: sexuality, sexual health, sexual orientation, and sexual expression “Sexuality is a central aspect of being human throughout life encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. Sexuality is experienced and expressed in thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviours, practices, roles and relationships. While sexuality can include all of these dimensions, not all of them are always experienced or expressed. Sexuality is influenced by the interaction of biological, psychological, social, economic, political, cultural, legal, historical, religious and spiritual factors.” (WHO, 2006a) “Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence.
Whereas, second and third world countries, are bound to their cultural ‘rules’ when choosing a mate to having the freedom to act promiscuously. Modern-day analyses of sexuality emphasizes that sex is not merely a biological occurrence, it is also a cultural construct (DeLamater and Hyde 1998). Who engages in sexual behaviour with whom and under what circumstances reflect cultural norms and values; even the
The Necessity of Sex in Ethics In this paper I will examine John Russons’s Bearing Witness to Epiphany and prove that his argument in the fourth chapter is that sexuality is essential in order for people to live ethically. Sexuality allows oneself to experience freedom by creating bonds with others that opens doors to new set of human values and ethics that would not be discovered otherwise. Erotic experiences allow one to truly experience the other person as an individual, which also allows one to discover oneself as person. This openness to the other individual in the erotic bond is the epiphany of the other, which is the foundation of ethics. Russon argues that sexuality is foundation of meaningfulness and a developed human life.
Joseph Fletcher in ‘situation ethics’ when approaches to sex and relationships became freer because of contraceptive pill. Situation ethics seeks equal treatment of everyone and acts out of love. Sex is a genuine expression of love. Situation ethics rejects free love like natural law and Kantian ethics. Rejecting one-night stands, having many partners etc.
Case assignment expectations: • Your work is to demonstrate graduate-level writing abilities; • Be sure to cite and list all references (and refer to the modular background readings in your paper). Sexual Harassment Introduction The United Nation has defined sexual harassment as requests for sexual favors, unwanted sexual advances, and other physical or verbal conducts that are sexual in nature. Unwelcomed behavior is the critical word that defines sexual harassment. Unwelcomed behavior in regard to sexual harassment does not imply “voluntary” as victims of sexual harassment may agree to certain actions and actively take part in them even when they are offensive and objected by the victim (United Nations, 2002). Sexual harassment is term that encompasses many things, which include unwanted sexual looks or gesture; actual or attempted rape or sexual assault; unwanted pressure for sexual favors; unwanted deliberate pinching, cornering, leaning over or unsolicited telephone calls, letters, and material of sexual nature (United Nations, 2002).
(Flood 2012a). The term sexuality refers to the expression of one’s bodily desires, be it through actions or through ones imagination (Abbott, Pamela & Wallace 2005). Society classifies acts of sexuality or certain sexual behavior as appropriate or inappropriate. This leads to social norms regarding sexuality being formed. They shape sexual behavior in society (Flood 2012b).
Laura Hedrick Instructor Adair Rounthwaite Social and Political Analysis of Porn Response Paper #1 The History of Sexuality–Volume 1: An Introduction, By Michel Foucault This is an introduction to the repressive nature on the topic of sex and how it came to be. Foucault also digs deeper into the relations of power and repressive conducts. In this essay I will discuss his observations in the discourses when addressing sex in discussion, how this relates to the maturing of a young adult, and why this discussion is so essential to the development of a child. Foucault starts in Volume One by introducing us to the “repressive hypothesis”. Here we can relate the general, average child’s upbringing in the beginning of the nineteenth century, “sexuality was carefully confined: it moved into the home” (3), to that of the seventeenth century, where “codes regulating the coarse, the obscene, and the indecent were quite lax” (3).
In addition, she maintains that a spiritual life involves the acceptance of sexual nature and mortality of human beings. In consideration of what entails spiritual fulfillment, sex and death has been linked together. Human sexuality and the inevitability of death have been explicitly associated with the life processes rather than viewing them as very different. Although sex result in bringing life, it is potentially destructive ion equal measure. The reflection of sexual love experience suggests that during such acts there is a prediction that flesh would be destroyed after death.
Sexuality is a largely debated topic in recent society; this engages the audience as they are intrigued to see the implications and general representation of sexuality in the novel. Identity, a theme which is probably the most important in the novel engages the audience as they wish to follow the continual progression of the story of Gemma while the main protagonist Becca is able to discover herself. Audiences are engaged by this theme as in recent times it is considered a pivotal thing to know yourself and is often searched for by many people. The audience may take comfort in the reading of another’s journey to find their true identity. Yolen has used themes effectively to engage the, these themes include love, sexuality and
Sexuality is a component of who we are as human beings and our understanding of sexuality has changes and we have discovered that sexuality is a multidimensional process that it is largely influenced by social ideas with society that we live (Esmail, Darry, Walter, & Knupp, 2010). Thee effects of a physical disability on Sexuality impacts how people with disability see and feel about themselves. It is important for rehabilitation counselors to understand the effects in order to help those individuals succeed in life. The significance of sexuality has an influence on psychological well-being that can be affect personal and interpersonal relationships (Taleporos & McCabe, 2002;McCabe, Taleporos, & Dip, 2003;Burns, Hough, Boyd, & Hill, 2009; Moin, Duvdevany, & Mazor, 2009;Lease, Cohen, & Dahlbeck, 2007) as well as there is little knowledge regarding sexual educational (Higgins, Sharek, Nolan, Sheerin, Flanagan, Slaicuinaite, McDonnell, & Walsh, 2012) therefore creating an uneasiness and feeling of uncomfortable in willingness of Rehabilitation Counselors to discuss sexuality with their clients (Juergens, Smedema, & Berven, 2009). Due to the lack of pubic education and acknowledgement of sexual lives for people with disabilities that sexuality and disability has been stigmatized.