Touch is one of the first and most important senses that we experience when we emerge in this world. Infants who have been fed but deprived of this basic stimulation have died for lack of it. A classic animal study showed that when baby monkeys’ and other primates’ physical needs were met but they were […]
День: 07.11.2015
A Revised View
Two explanations are offered in the demographic literature for the increase in adolescent pregnancies and abortions since 1970: that of mainstream demographers, who proclaim a "rise in teenage sexual activity"; and that of feminist sociologists, who emphasize a continuity of traditional sexual norms in the midst of changing conditions. Both are focused primarily on issues […]
SEXUALITY EDUCATION
Sexuality education inspires powerful emotions and a considerable amount of controversy. In fact, it may be one of the most heated topics in the field of sexuality, as different sides debate whether and how sexuality education programs should be implemented in the schools. Hygiene and Sexuality Education: Then and Now People have always been curious […]
Defining Sexuality—The Role of Abortion
Both feminists and antifeminists understand birth control and abortion as necessary conditions for women’s sexual freedom, but they are far from sufficient; and the practical connections between birth control/ abortion and sexuality are by no means clear. Relief from the fear of unwanted pregnancy remains for most women an end in itself, but one that […]
Teenage Pregnancy
Teen pregnancy is probably the most studied aspect of adolescent sexual behavior because of its many impacts on the life of the teenager, the teenager’s family, and society as a whole. Although the number of sexually active adolescents is increasing, teenage pregnancy rates have declined over the last few years. The primary reason for this […]
Assistance during the wedding period
The work of the magnonmakan begins three days before the wedding ceremonies. During that period, referred to as konoboli-so1, the nuptial advisors have the assignment to prepare the bride for the intense sexual activity that will take place in the following week. The main assumption being that the bride is a virgin who may resist […]
SCRIPTING MASTURBATION
Much of the anxiety and guilt that must have permeated the masturbatory act for Freud’s generation, as for members of following generations, may not have been engendered only by fears about masturbation per se, which given the folk psychologies of the day were considerable, but by the still greater anxieties and guilt about what was […]
Contraceptive Use
Teenagers in the United States have the highest rates of pregnancy, childbearing, and abortion among developed countries, and this is primarily because they do not use contraception as reliably (Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2001a). However, data from the National Survey of Family Growth found that contraceptive use among teenagers increased from 1995 to 2002 (Centers for […]
Joint residence orders
Seeking a joint residence order was an issue raised in all four lesbian couples’ accounts. In Jane’s and Helen’s case, the reason for seeking a joint residence order was explained with reference to co-mother Helen’s lack of legal status. At the time of the interview, they had completed an affadavit but not yet begun formal […]
Effective interventions
Despite the multitude of risks experienced by women who exchange sex, few psychosocial, health or economic support services exist in Mongolia to help women who exchange sex for money (Witte et al. 2010). To reduce women’s sexual health risks, alcohol dependency, risk of violence and economic challenges, our team began working with women who exchange […]