The introduction of testing methods for sex hormones not only changed medical practices but also transformed the meanings science assigned to sex differences in different respects. First, in the process of testing we see how scientists gradually became more and more remote from common-sense opinions and everyday language. In the early period of hormonal research, […]
День: 09.11.2015
Heterosexual Sexual Intercourse
People have always wondered how much sex everyone else is having. Overall, Americans fall into three groups: those who have sexual intercourse at least twice a week (one-third); those who engage in sexual intercourse a few times a month (one-third); and those who engage in sexual intercourse a few times a year or have no […]
ADOLESCENCE IN RETROSPECTION
Movies, men and myths The very idea of myth, a story exemplifying aspects of the belief system of a time and place, commonly evokes a sense of the past, most often a dead and alien past; it is often accompanied by a sense of the primitive. Myths are offered us as part of the archeology […]
Ferdinand Tonnies’ tale of transition
Tonnies’ account of the shifts from Gemeinschaft to Gesellschaft is often read as shorthand for the fall from community. Where once the individual in his identity and interpersonal relations was organically bound to small-scale associations, in modern society he is impersonally governed by the logic of commercial exchange. As a tale of transition that anchors […]
Debates on disruption
What happens to the children of lone parents1 Louie Burghes It is tempting to say that society is and has long been concerned about the well-being of children who experience family disruption, or grow up in a lone parent family, or both. While historically many children lost a parent through death, it is parental separation […]
Fellatio
The majority of men enjoy having their genitals orally stimulated, and many are displeased if their partners do not like to perform fellatio (Blumstein & Schwartz, 1983). In gay couples, the more oral sex occurs, the more sexually satisfied the couple is (Blumstein & Schwartz, 1983). Fellatio is the most popular sexual behavior for gay […]
Cunnilingus
In the United States, women have historically been inundated with negative messages about their vaginas—though never more so than today. Many makers of feminine powders, douches, creams, jellies, and other scented items try to persuade women that their products will make the vagina smell “better” (see Sex in Real Life, “Feminine Hygiene,” in Chapter 4). […]
Of the family
Two sides of the same coin Mary McIntosh Over recent years, the media in the United Kingdom have been reflecting a concern about lone mothers that amounts to a moral panic. Even the broadsheet newspapers have articles like ‘Alarm over teenage baby boom’ (Sunday Times, 8 January 1992), which seems to assume that all teenage […]
How Oral Contraceptives Work
The estrogen in the combination, triphasic, and extended-release pills prevents conception primarily by inhibiting ovulation. The progestin in these pills provides secondary contraceptive protection by thickening and chemically altering the cervical mucus so that the passage of sperm into the uterus is hampered. Progestin also causes changes in the lining of the uterus, making it […]
E-Dating
The Five Phases on Online Dating Monica T. Whitty Nottingham Trent University, UK ABSTRACT Online dating continues to grow in popularity as a way for individuals to locate a potential romantic partner. Researchers have examined how people present themselves on these sites, which presentations are more likely to lead to success, the effectiveness of the […]