Pedophilia (pee-doh-FILL-ee-uh ; meaning “love of children”) has been called many things throughout history: child-love, cross-generational sex, man/child (or adult/child) interaction, boy-love, pederasty, and Greek love (Bullough, 1990). The variety of terms shows how differently adult-child sexual interactions have been viewed in different periods of history. In Chapter 17 we will discuss child sexual abuse […]
День: 14.11.2015
Prevention Guidelines
We discuss several methods of prevention—steps that can be taken before, during, or shortly after sexual contact to reduce the likelihood of contracting an STI. Many of these methods are effective against the transmission of a variety of infections. Several are applicable to oral-genital and anal-genital contacts in addition to genital-genital interaction. None of the […]
A Cross-Dresser and His (Her?) Wife
layne (alter ego of Wayne): Last night I sat in a car with two cross-dressers and held hands. Although we talked only about petty things, we touched. I can express my inner self as Wayne, but when I’m being Elayne, a few more bricks disappear. When I looked into Diane’s eyes [another cross-dresser], she looked […]
Power
If individuals believe they can enlist the support of an organizational entity, they may be more willing to complain than when they feel like a lone lamb confronting a lion. Programs to make superordinates aware of the possible penalties also address the power dimension. Traditionally, for women to achieve what they want, they appeal to […]
Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections
Many approaches to curtailing the spread of STIs have been advocated. These range from attempting to discourage sexual activity among young people to providing easy public access to information about the symptoms of STIs, along with free medical treatment. Unfortunately, the efforts of public health agencies have not been very successful in curbing the rapid […]
Prevention
The only certain way to avoid contracting HIV sexually is either to avoid all varieties of interpersonal sexual contact that place one at risk for infection or to be involved in a monogamous, mutually faithful relationship with one noninfected partner. If neither of these conditions is applicable, a wise person will act in a way […]
Transvestic Fetishism
In Chapter 3 we discussed the concept of transgenderism. Typically, a transvestite (TV) obtains sexual pleasure from dressing in the clothing of the other sex (see Table 16.2). As the accompanying Personal Voices, “A Cross-Dresser and His (Her?) Wife” illustrates, a transgendered person typically feels a sense of comfort, whereas a TV typically feels sexual […]
. Reactions to an Obscene Telephone Caller
The obscene telephone caller may boast of sexual acts he will perform on the victim, may describe his masturbation in detail, may threaten the victim, or may try to entice the victim to reveal aspects of her sexual life or even perform sexual acts such as masturbating while he listens on the phone. Some callers […]
A New Approach to Sex
The seriousness of my porn problem made me scared of sex and left me wondering whether I could ever have sex again without falling back into old bad habits. But I know that if I don’t learn new ways of sexual expression, my old destructive ways will have all the power. —Marie L ike Marie, […]
The Search for a Vaccine
We close this section on treatment with an update on efforts to develop an effective vaccine for HIV. Development of a safe, effective, and affordable vaccine is a global public health priority and remains the best long-term hope for bringing the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic under control (Johnston & Fauci, 2011). There are two broad categories […]