The author, Christina Hoff Sommers, 2003 article entitle “Men-It’s in Their Nature” vividly discusses cultural rearing and social assumptions regarding semi-outdated preconceived notions of stereotypical male masculinity and its impact on an ever evolving modern society. She uses several types of rhetorical elements which are hyperbole, comparison/contrast, and paradox in this article.…
The article I chose to do my research paper on is Metrosexuals Come Out by Warren St. John. I chose this article because I have heard of the term metrosexual, but I never had a full understanding of what it means or who it was referring to. What is a metrosexual? According to Metrosexuals Come Out, it’s a feminized man. Most men who take care of themselves fall way short of being a metrosexual. The term metrosexual only applies to a small group of men. According to the article more products that were usually reserved for female consumers are now being marketed towards men. It’s true that more products are being geared towards this “New Age” man. However, sales of the products aren’t where they could be because marketers haven’t figured out how to market to the Middle Man. (The man between being a “manly man”, and being a “metrosexual”).…
Setting boundaries is also most important when it comes to the health of the physician and client, without them you run the risk of being taking advantage of and burnout.…
I was born in Iraq in a domestic violent environment. In my second grade in elementary, I and my sister moved to 7 different foster child housing. I had to move to 7 different elementary schools in one year. I was being sexually molested several times by these foster families and emotionally and physically as well. My parents finally were able to get back together and keep us somehow stable till the middle school. My father was kidnapped after 2003 war in Iraq and we had to sell all we have to pay for his ransom and release him free. We run away to Syria after we got my father back and we lived there as refugees till we came to the U.S. in 2011. Growing up in Syria as a gay man was as hard as growing up in the jungle with predators. I was being beat up and raped several times by Syrian regime militias.…
Heterosexism is a term used to describe people who discriminate against gays and lesbians. Throughout history, an intimate relationship between members of the opposite sex was considered the norm, and breaking this norm would make a person deviant. From birth, children are taught certain characteristics on how boys and girls are suppose to behave. Children learn these things from their parents, the schools they attend, and society that they live in. The characteristics that they learn shapes them into what they become when they’re adults. According to Barrie Thorne, “the sociological significance of children’s play is that boys and girls are helping to socialize one another into primary adult gender roles, girls being more concerned with intimacy, emotions, and romance, and boys with independence and sexuality (pg. 180)”. As children we are taught that sex and sexuality are about becoming mommies or daddies, we then bring that knowledge into our teenage lives and eventually into adulthood. We are taught that being heterosexual is normal and homosexuality and bisexual as wrong and out of the norm. Although heterosexuality dates all the way back to the days of Adam and Eve, the term didn’t come into effect until the late nineteenth century. The purpose of this paper is to give examples of how heterosexism has become institutionalized in the American social system.…
What is sexuality? Sexuality relates to a person’s capacity for sexual feelings, their sexual activity, and/or their sexual preference or orientation. This description sounds simple, but sexuality is complex and difficult to study. There are many different opinions on what causes sexuality and how to handle it. Some believe that homosexuality is a natural variation, while others believe that it is a psychological disease. One thing that most can agree on is that sexuality is a foggy subject.…
The definition of sexuality is different for everybody. The sexuality definition of people is formed by the some factors such as culture, religion, sexual orientation etc... Sexual orientation is important factors for the form of sexuality. People have very different sexual orientation. But homosexuality, heterosexuality and bisexuality are best-known and prevail among people. We start to explain the meaning of key words. Homosexuality involves a variety of behaviour related to a same-sex sexual orientation. Although definitions of term often focus mainly on sexual acts and attractions between persons of the same biological sex ( Herek, 2000, p.1). Heterosexuality is attraction to member of the other sex. And finally accoding to LGBTQI (Lesbian,…
Amongst the celebrations for legal gay marriage all across the United States and many celebrities/non-celebrities coming out, there is now a new spin to the saying: “I’m coming out”. Former North East Hampshire MP in Britain has now revealed to the public that he is coming out as an atheist in the article written by Matt Chorley in the Newspaper Daily Mail. The title is “Conservative MP comes out... as an ATHEIST: James Arbuthnot says Tory need to believe in God is the same as pretending not to be gay”, The Daily Mail, 16 January 2015 (http://dailym.ai/1IJ2oka).…
In our day and age, being of a sexual orientation other than heterosexual is somewhat common. Though it is definitely not considered a norm, it is more accepted in most parts of the world. A few years ago, people who were not heterosexual had to hide who they really were in order to be accepted by society. Because of this norm, one automatically assumes they are straight whether it comes to themselves or others. So how do homosexual/asexual people become conscious of their sexual orientation?…
Being a gay male, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered in the LGBT community isn’t always easy in today’s society. For those who don’t know what LGBT stands for it stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered. In today’s society some people say gay people choose to be gay, personally I find that highly false and very stereotypical. I myself have always been gay since birth I certainly didn’t choose this for myself, which I wouldn’t change for the world. The day I came out was the first time I finally felt whole, and true to myself.…
Homosexuals are individuals who prefer having affairs with someone of the same sex as them. In America homosexuality is frowned upon by many people especially people in the Church and individuals who believe in only heterosexual relationships. Back in the day homosexuality was frowned upon to the highest extent people viewed it as a disease. In other countries if anyone was found in any homosexual activities the punishment would be death. I know in Jamaica they have a cliff where they hang individuals who are gay or accused in homosexual activities. Other countries individuals are stoned to death. But now as times have changed many people are becoming open to the homosexual culture especially in the united states. Many people still frown upon though. In the united states the only states to legalize gay marriage are Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont. The rest either banned it or haven’t taken it into consideration.…
Do you believe that it is ethical for agencies, institutions, or organizations to try to change people’s sexual orientation, such as homosexuality or bisexuality, through means of punishment or suppression? Why or why not?…
It was about the middle of the summer of 1998, when I was at grade nine, that I realized that being two different people was the worst thing that I could done to myself and that I did have other options. Around that time, a major influence on my life was my cousin, Thilani. She taught me that I would only live once and that I should be the person that I was and not some one that just tries to fit in. We were sitting a in a coffee shop, one evening, when she asked me the one question than changed my life. “Who are you?” When I first heard this question I hesitated to answer. This question opened a new door in my mind that had never been opened before. This was the first question that had actually made me think about myself and who I was. The more I thought about her question the more I realized that I had a decision to make; to be the person who tried to fit in and cared what other people thought or to be myself. For the past 15 years I had tried to fit in, and I had cared what other people thought and this…
3. What are the hindrances that prevent the implementation of special laws to protect the rights of the homosexuals?…
There is no doubt that there are many different points of views when it comes to same-sex relationships, and today we will discuss this controversial topic. But first, what is a same sex relationship? A same-sex relationship is defined by Wikipedia as “A same-sex relationship can take on many forms, from romantic and sexual, to non-romantic close relationships between two persons of the same gender.” (same-sex relationship) Same-sex relationships have been frowned upon by the church since the beginning of time but have recently come a long way to becoming socially accepted. Ignorance is bliss; or is it? Undoubtedly when speaking about same-sex relationships, it is the gateway to many misconceptions, stereotypes, violence, and many times leads to self destruction.…