FEMALE BODY Vulva: scientific term used to describe the entire external genital area of women Mons (mons veneris): o Structure: pad of fatty tissue covered by skin and pubic hair; has many nerve endings o Location: front most component of the vulva o Function: may serve as a cushion for the woman’s public area during sex o Pubic Hair: helps vaporize odors that arise in specialized sweat glands; also a visual trigger for sexual arousal because it is the most easily visible portion of the vulva
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of preferences for nonhuman objects: fetishism and transvestism. A fetish exists when a nonliving object sexually arouses a person. It is relatively harmless if the action is taken playfully and is acceptable to the person’s partner. Focus on certain parts of the body (feet‚ hair‚ ears‚ etc) or certain objects (woman’s panties) aside from those part of the pleasurable foreplay‚ can become fetishistic in its grip on the individual. A more extreme form of fetishism is when a nonliving object completely
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Bahrani Writing Assignment In the article‚ “The Hellenization of Ishtar: Nudity‚ Fetishism‚ and the Production of Cultural Differentiation in Ancient Art”‚ Zainab Bahrani describes how different cultures have interpreted and represented the nude female body. Some cultures believe in representing the female body in its “ideal form”; however‚ these cultures have different ideas on what is ideal and what is not. She uses historical context and other sources of evidence to analysis the views that these
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Modernity & Reason modernity What exactly is modernity? Most classical social theorists found themselves engaged in attempts to analyze and critique modern society. But nowhere is such analysis more clear than in the work of Durkheim‚ Marx‚ Weber and Simmel. Indeed‚ through their writings‚ whilst all of them displayed a remarkable awareness of the advantages of modernity‚ what distinguished them from their peers was their critique of the problems posed by modern society. However‚ whereas both
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Outline and Discuss Marx’s Theory of Alienation Karl Marx’s Theory of Alienation is the assertion that through Capitalist industrial practices‚ the worker will experience a series of feelings of disconnection from integral parts of the labour process and ultimately‚ from humanity itself. I will argue that this theory will be relevant as long as the reign of Capitalism dominates modern society. Marx advocates that the only way alienation can be alleviated is through the destruction of the current
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Taboo is a complicated culture phenomenon of the social life. The word “taboo” is originated from 汤加语 which means holy and not being able to touch . Taboo existing in every known culture of the world means the relationship or some conduct that the society tries to avoid. (Crystal ‚ 1987 : 8 ) I. The characteristic of language taboo 1. universality Taboo exists in every nation of the world no matter where it is a primitive tribe or a highly civilized society. In other words‚ when a child is born
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“The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas‚ i.e. the class which is the ruling material force of society‚ is at the same time its ruling intellectual force.” (K. Marx and F. Engels. (1998) “Ruling Class and Ruling Ideas”. In J. Storey. (ed.). Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader Harlow‚ Essex: Pearson‚ 191.) Discuss the notions of ideology and/or false consciousness. Ideology is something that has and will be always in everyone’s life. This is a part of human
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Cited: 1) Mulvey‚ Laura. Fetishism and Curiosity. London: British Film Institute‚ Indiana University Press‚ 1996. Print. 2) Haskell‚ Molly. From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies. Canada. Holt‚ Rinehart‚ and Winston of Canada‚ 1973‚1974. Print. 3) Dyer‚ Richard
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has ideals of what they consider normal behavior‚ these ideals vary from one Culture to another . When someone deviates from their respective cultures ideal of normal ‚ They may be labeled mentally ill. The book gives the example of transvestic fetishism‚ where A man is sexually aroused by dressing in women clothing. While this is seen as abnormal in Our society‚ in some cultures it’s normal. When someones everyday adaptive behavior is impaired they are often said to have
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Cultural Influences Mark Farwell Review of ‘Dressed to Kill: Consumption‚ Style and the Gangster (Ruth‚ 1996)’ By Daniel De Brett The introduction of the ‘gangster’‚ comprising of personality‚ characteristics‚ image‚ consumption patterns‚ behaviours and attitudes‚ into the American society during the 1920s had a significant impact and influence on people’s society and culture. The public enemy‚ defined by business organisation‚ violent criminality and stylish consumption‚ was deployed
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