День: 16.11.2015

Uklad partnerski

Zasadniczym, chociaz nie jedynym, ukiadem odniesienia decydujacym о rozpoznawaniu dysfunkcji seksuainych jest uklad partnerski. Chodzi przy tym о poziom jego caiosciowego funkejonowania, nie tylko о funkejonowanie w sferze seksuainej. Z tego punktu widzenia wszelkie czynniki wywolujace dysharmoni? w ukiadzie partnerskim nalezy traktowac jako patogenne, niezaleznie od tego, czy zakiocajg one bezposrednio wspoizyeie seksualne (patologia seksualna), […]

That Wraps it Up

In the second century ad the physician Galen wrote: ‘The testicles are more important than the heart; the heart serves to keep us alive, the testicles to make us truly alive.’ Being ‘truly’ alive takes its toll. In that respect eunuchs were men without ballast. If one studies the operation of testosterone closely, one has […]

Customers of Sex Workers

Sex workers exist because there is a demand for their services. In the United States, "John" is the label for the men of all backgrounds, ages, races, religions, and socioeco­nomic status who buy sex. One study found that most men buying sex were married or with a partner and ranged in age from 20 to […]

Celebrating True Freedom. and Fulfillment

Much of this book has been focused on the difficulties and pain that a life consumed with porn can create. What starts off for many as an exciting and highly sexually arousing habit can ultimately compromise everything—self-respect, sexuality, intimate relationships, family, friend­ships, livelihood, freedom. And the journey away from porn and out of the trap […]

The Personal Costs of Sex Work

Sex workers have very diverse working conditions and experiences (Weitzer, 2007). Decriminalization and legalization of sex work significantly improves the health and safety of sex workers, but most sex workers across the world operate under the disadvan­tages of criminal legal statutes. Sex workers can develop physical and mental health prob­lems as a result of violence, […]

Czynniki osobowosciowe

Ustalenle granic mi? dzy normg a patologitj. spofeezng nie moze miec miejsca w oderwaniu od caloksztaltu osobowoset. Potrzeba oceny zaburzen seksual­nych na tie caloksztaltu osobowosci czlowieka wiqze si? z koniecznosci wprowadze — nia poj? c rozwoju oraz dojrzalosci. Obydwa te poj? cia odnoszq si? zarowno do sfery seksuainej, jak і do caloksztaltu osobowosci. Z punktu […]

Prostitution in Other Cultures

Prostitution exists all over the globe. We will now explore how different countries han­dle prostitution and the different problems they encounter. In the accompanying Human Sexuality in a Diverse World, “In Their Own Words,” three women discuss their experiences of prostitution. During World War II it is estimated that 200,000 women from Japan, Korea, China, […]

Dynamika і wzgtydnosc normy seksualnej

WzgI? dnosc podejscia do zagadnienia normy seksualnej, uwarunkowana spolecznie, wywohije zywq dyskusj? nie tylko nad ustaleniem granicy normy. lecz nawet nad sensem ustalenia takiej granicy. Istnieje bowiem grupa autorow, ktorey sqdzfb ze w zakresie zachowari seksualnych nie mozna ustalac granic normy, poniewaz w ogole nie istnieje w tym zakresie poj? cie czlowieka normalnego; jest to […]