The context within which sexual experiences occur is critically important in determining whether they are positive for individuals and relationships. Author and sex therapist Wendy Maltz developed a model of sexual expression that describes levels of constructive and destructive sexual experiences (Maltz, 2001). Maltz sees sexual energy as a neutral force; however, the intent and […]
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KEY FINDINGS
As a foundation for understanding the survey findings, it is important to remember that although women represent an increasing share of science, mathematics, and engineering faculty, they continue to be underrepresented in many of those disciplines. While the percentage of women among faculty in scientific and engineering overall increased significantly from 1995 through 2003, the […]
Contraception and Pregnancy: Complex Issues
Sexually active American adolescents tend to be erratic users of contraception, as are their likely role models, American adults (see Chapter 13). This may be, in part, because Americans are exposed to mixed messages about contraceptive use. Until recently, words like “condom” have been taboo on television, and contraception is not generally advertised in magazines […]
Key Findings and Recommendations
The surveys of academic departments and faculty have yielded interesting and sometimes surprising findings. For the most part, male and female faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics have enjoyed comparable opportunities within the university, and gender does not appear to have been a factor in a number of important career transitions and outcomes. Where these […]
Alternative strategies for the recognition of a co-mother’s parental status
Consenting to insemination Naming practices not only are significant within families, but can potentially provide external recognition of a co-mother’s parental role. Kate and Sarah discussed the strategy they used to provide the co-mother (Sarah) with a symbolic form of recognition of her intending parental role. They noted that, during the process of accessing donor […]
Ethnicity and Masturbation
Adults who are most likely to masturbate, and most likely to masturbate more frequently than others, have several characteristics in common— indicating that even this private sexual behavior is strongly influenced by a person’s social group (Laumann et al., 1994). They have liberal views, are college educated, and are living with a sexual partner. White […]
Elite Connection
Parenting out of control comes alive through these practices of connection. One white, professional middle-class mother of three waxed sentimental as she explained, “[The cell phone is] a way for [my daughter] to connect when she needs to, or a way [for me] to connect with her.” Another white, professional middle-class mother of three explained […]
Religion
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health has found that although the relationship between religiosity and sexual activity is complex, in general, more religious youths tend to delay first sexual intercourse (Hardy & Raffaelli, 2003) and have fewer incidents of premarital sexual activity and fewer sexual partners (Nonnemaker et al., 2003) . This correlation may […]
Enhancement of women’s sexual behaviour
Similarly to bolokoli-kelaw, the mmagnonmakanw come from caste[107] [108] groups and are the designated gatekeepers of traditional practices and rites of initiation. For both, their roles are social obligations handed down through several generations, through training and personal coaching. From our discussions, we gathered that both practitioners still enjoy social approval for their activities, and […]
Purposes of Masturbation
People masturbate for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the pleasure of arousal and orgasm. The most commonly reported reason is to relieve sexual tension (Michael et al., 1994). Masturbation is also valuable as a means of self-exploration. Sex educator Eleanor Hamilton recommends masturbation to adolescents as a way to release […]