Rathus, S. A., Nevid, J.S., and Fichner-Rathus, L. (2005). Human sexuality in a world of diversity. (6th ed.) Boston: Allyn and Bacon…
Dr. Kinsey interest in human sexuality began when students petitioned the university to offer a noncredit course on marriage.Dr. Kinsey coordinated the course and presented lectures on the biological dimensions of sex and marriage. In preparing for his lectures in what quickly became a very popular course, he discovered that little survey research was available on human sexuality.Dr. Kinsey gathered data from students in his classes, then from other students and faculty, and later from people whom he could persuade to be interviewed. He interviewed people in other cities, thereby adding people from other social classes to his resreach.…
A victorian era sex researcher with a tolerant attitude about sexuality SIGMUND FREUD emphasized the sexuality of all people including children and HENRY HAVELOCK ELLIS published seven volumes about the psychology of sex were two researchers who attempted to counter anti-sexual attitudes Saint Paul- The first major influence on Christian sexual values, he regarded bodily pleasures as evil and thought it “well for a man not to touch a woman” Ancient Greeks- They believed in an ascetic philosophy: wisdom and virtue come from denying physical pleasures…
In the article “Comic Book Masculinity,” Jeffrey Brown highlights the prominent differences regarding the masculinity of black vs. white superheroes, and he reflects on why Milestone comics are different from other black superhero comics. Comic book superheroes and the black male body are each viewed as models of hypermasculinity, so when combining the two, to make black male superheroes, there is a significant risk of being far too hypermasculine. Outside of Milestone’s comics, black male superheroes were often viewed in more of a comical sense because of the Blaxploitation era. Milestone is different because it counteracts the possibility of overly hypermasculnity by emphasizing its characters’ intellect. However, Milestone does not abandon all ideas of masculinity.…
The election of 1860 was among four candidates: John Breckenridge, a Democrat, John Bell, Constitutional Union Party, Stephen Douglas, a Democrat, and Abraham Lincoln, a Republican from the North. When election day came and all votes were in Douglas had twelve electoral votes, Bell had thirty-nine, Breckenridge with seventy-two, and in the lead, Lincoln had 180 electoral votes (Peters and Woolley). Lincoln had won the election, but he had not won everything yet. The South would succeed into a new country called the Confederates and start a war over slavery. Lincoln would need some help to win the war, but what could give him the advantage? The solution were three new inventions. While many innovations were…
Most sociological theories presume that once a deviant or criminal act has been committed then the response will be uniform, however this is not the case as people respond differently to deviance or rule breaking. In the early 1960’s gay men were more likely to be stigmatised than now. John Kitsuse interviewed 75 heterosexual students to obtain their responses to (presumed) sexual advances from gay men. The point of this was to show that there was no agreed definition of what constituted a homosexual advance it was open to negotiation.…
Alfred Kinsey was an important figure during the sexual revolution, this is because he was often called the “father of the sexual revolution” because of his studies about American sexual behaviour. Kinsey and some of this colleagues did a serious study on the sexuality of people in America, and in 1948 published their results which left the states in awe (Macionis, J., & Gerber, L. 2012). However, years later another scientist named Edward Laumann also studied the sexual behaviour of Americans, he and his colleagues’ research turned out to be more reliable than that of Kinsey because as Laumann said in Thermidor in the Sexual Revolution “Professor Kinsey and the horde of popularizers and soi-disant researchers who followed in his wake were not neutral observers but cheerleaders, exhorting us to emigrate to a…
Between the years of 1965 to 1968 Laud Humphreys, an ordained Episcopalian minister, conducted a dissertation research on men who have impersonal sex with men (Humphreys, 1970). Humphreys stated that, “ In the summer of 1965, I wrote a research paper on the subject of homosexuality. After reading the paper, my graduate advisor raised a question. The answer to which was not available from my data or from the literature on sexual deviance. ‘But where does the average guy go just to get a blowjob? That’s where you should do your research’” (Humphreys, 1970, P.16). Hence, Humphreys decided to do his research on the ‘Tearoom Trade: Impersonal sex in public places’ from a voyeur’s perspective, which was acting as a participant.…
Furthermore, as he chooses to present a White-centered narrative that pays little attention to both the ideas and the methods of the civil rights activist, he diminishes the historical importance of African American activists in transforming the United States by making it both politically and socially more inclusive. The “Great Men” narrative that Lawson utilizes fails to present the complexity of the civil rights movement and the resilience of the activist, who, despite the numerous setbacks they suffered, continued to fight for their rights. By not paying any attention to the grassroots, Lawson creates a false picture of racial and social progress. He implicitly suggests that having a more or less amicable administration in place would be sufficient to maintain or advance the interests of historically marginalized groups. That is unfortunate, particularly because the article was published at the turn of the century, long after conservative forces had begun to dismantle some of the hard-won reforms. Consequently, a more inclusive approach that depicts the essential groundwork before and after the national leaders of the movement negotiated legislative reforms with the national government, would have been warranted.…
George and Lennie are symbolized by Candy and his dog. Candy’s dog is old, useless, and nobody wants him there. Lennie is too big, annoying, and he hurts others without even thinking about it. However, George takes responsibility for Lennie, unlike Candy and his dog. John Steinbeck’s book, Of Mice and Men, is about two travelers, George and Lennie, who have to make hard decisions concerning their futures and their friendship. George was right to kill Lennie in the end because, like Candy’s dog, Lennie was more harm than good and George had to take responsibility for him.…
This assignment will help you explore the way a topic in human sexuality is covered in two very different sources: 1) a scholarly journal; and 2) a popular media source.For more information to help you understand the difference between those sources, please use this link to the APU library http://apus.libanswers.com/a.php?qid=5312. You will summarize a scholarly article (peer-reviewed, evidence-based, original research) and one popular media article on your topic. Once you see how the topic is covered in each source, you will write a paper:…
It was only several weeks ago that a daring incident happened to me that could have impacted me for the rest of my life. Hanging with the wrong crowd and making with the wrong decision could have changed my life forever. That decision was the choice I made to hang with the gangs. In this essay you will find out how getting arrested for hanging out with the wrong people affected me and how gangs’ violence affects today’s society in the United States.…
In 1968, when Humphreys began his research, the norm was that people believed there were no gays, and Humphreys wanted to prove that gays do exist; he wanted for society to have at least an understanding of gay men and what caused them to feel as though that had to seek out quick and impersonal sex. Humphreys began his research primarily in the restrooms of public parks within a large city. He would…
Freedom. Is that not what everyone wished for during the 1700s, especially the slaves and women? The Sons of Liberty wanted to get away from Britain’s rule, ordinary men craved for freedom from the mother country’s endless taxing, but women and slaves had the least independence even in their own country. White people looked at African Americans as animals and half human. Women could not even own land, much less vote. Although men played a big part during the war, slaves and women helped shape the outcome of it. The American Revolution brought along great impacts on slavery and the status of women, changing the way they were to live forever.…
2. Dr. Alucard conducted a study to examine various aspects of the sexual behaviors of college students. The students filled out a questionnaire in a classroom on the campus. About 50 students were tested at one time. The questionnaire asked about prior experiences with various sexual practices. If a student had experience, a number of other…