Many researchers have theorized as to why and how paraphilias develop, but very little consensus has been reached. Paraphilias are undoubtedly complex behavior patterns, which may have biological, psychological, or social origins—or aspects of all three. Biological Theories Biological researchers have found that a number of conditions can initiate paraphiliac behavior. Men without previous paraphilias […]
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Paraphilias Throughout the World
Ithough there has not been much research documenting the incidence, expression, and treatment of paraphilias outside the United States, there have been limited studies. The majority of information available concerns pedophilia, transvestism, and transsexualism. A limited amount of research exists on other paraphilias, such as sadomasochism. Below, we explore what we do know about paraphilias […]
The tension between universality and locality
As I have indicated, the transformation of scientific body concepts into natural phenomena requires a second activity: the concealment of contexts. Beyond the Natural Body shows that the decontextualized status of scientific knowledge is the result of specific scientific activities. I have described how knowledge claims about sex hormones acquired the status of context — […]
Wes and Marge’s Story
Wes and Marge, both in their mid-fifties, held hands as they shared their difficult tale of healing their relationship after porn. The parents of three grown children, they had been together for twenty-five years. Wes used porn for most of their marriage and lied about it throughout the relationship. He’d tell Marge he’d stopped when […]
HIV Antibody Tests
Within a few months of being infected with HIV, most people develop antibodies to the virus, in a process called seroconversion. Seroconversion typically occurs sometime between 25 days and 6 months after initial infection. HIV infection can be detected by standard blood tests for blood serum antibodies to HIV. Most HIV tests are now performed […]
Symptoms and Complications
As with many other viruses, HIV often causes a brief flulike illness within a few weeks of initial infection. Symptoms include fevers, headaches, muscle aches, skin rashes, loss of appetite, diarrhea, fatigue, and swollen lymph glands (Harris & Bolus, 2008; Mosack et al., 2009). These initial reactions, which represent the body’s defenses at work, tend […]
Transmission
HIV has been found in the semen, blood, vaginal secretions, saliva, urine, and breast milk of infected individuals. It also can occur in any other bodily fluids that contain blood, including cerebrospinal fluid and amniotic fluid. Blood, semen, and vaginal secretions are the three bodily fluids that most consistently contain high concentrations of the virus […]
C PARAPHILIAS: MOVING FROM. EXOTIC TO DISORDERED
TABLE 16.1 Paraphilia Typology Behaviors Limited number of exploratory paraphiliac behaviors; uses no force or threat Sexually isolated, unskilled; seeks self-aggrandizement and intimacy; behaviors are long-standing Has good social skills; often suffered abuse; has rationalized behaviors; feels little guilt or remorse; seeks sexual pleasure Angry and aggressive; wants to dominate and humiliate others; often […]
Military
Despite formal regulations prohibiting sexual harassment, its continuing high levels of occurrence may be one of the military’s most open secrets based on public revelations of specific episodes and survey data collected from military personnel (Schmitt, 1993; Wilds, 1990). In 1990 the majority of military women questioned reported to investigators from the Department of Defense […]
What Is “Kinky”?
ґ~~>у ollege students were asked what the phrase "kinky sex" meant to them and how they would feel if their partner asked them to engage in "kinky" sex. Where, exactly, do most college students draw the line in the bedroom? Male: Kinky includes anything that involves going beyond what you’re used to. I feel […]