День: 09.11.2015

Historical and Social Perspectives

People’s concern with controlling conception goes back at least to the beginning of recorded history. In ancient Egypt women placed dried crocodile dung next to the cervix to prevent conception. In 6th-century Greece, eating the uterus, testis, or hoof paring of a mule was recommended. In more recent historical times, the 18th-century Italian adventurer Giovanni […]

Women’s Sexual Fantasies

Many women report that they use sexual fantasy to increase their arousal, self-esteem, and sexual interest, or to relieve stress and cope with past hurts (Maltz & Boss, 2001). Overall, women’s sexual fantasies tend to be more passive and submissive than men’s and include more touching, feeling, partner response, and ambiance than men’s (Zurbriggen & […]

Qualities and Conditions of Care. before the Courts

When confronted with disputes concerning the intersection of car-ing work and commercial transactions, American courts regularly adopt the three-part procedure we have seen operating in the court­room struggle between Gabina Lopez and the Rodriguez family. First, they locate the contested relationship within a larger grid of possible relationships. Second, within that grid they mark the […]

College Students and Sexual Fantasy

The majority of college students use sexual fantasy (Strassberg & Lockerd, 1998). Many feel little guilt about it and believe it is normal, moral, common, socially acceptable, and more beneficial than harmful. Others, however, feel a considerable amount of guilt about using sexual fantasies. This guilt can cause a person to be less likely to […]