Essays Tagged: "sexual behavior"

Aids And You

ce of slow but inevitable death. I'vealready lost one friend to AIDS. I may soon lose others. My ownsexual behavior and that of many of my friends has beenprofoundly altered by it. In my part of the c ... Africa about 20 yearsago. There it first appeared as a mysterious ailment afflictingprimarily heterosexuals of both sexes. It probably was spreadespecially fast by primarily female prostitutes there. ...

(12 pages) 145 0 4.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Exploring Sexuality in Taming of the Shrew

Exploring Sexuality in 'Taming of the Shrew'Human sexuality underlies many of the happenings of 'Taming of the ... fects the conflicts, theme, and resolution of the play. It becomes evident throughout the play that sexual behavior denotes whether a character is thought of as good or evil (not necessarily good evil ... e knows that the only reason that Bianca has suitors while she has none is because Bianca plays the sexual flirtation game.When Kate gets a suitor of her own, Petruchio, there is a lot of sexual tensi ...

(5 pages) 95 1 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

AIDS and You

f slow but inevitable death. I've already lost one friend from AIDS. I may soon lose others. My own sexual behavior and that of many of my friends has been profoundly altered by it. In U.S.A. one man ... rica about 20 years ago. There it first appeared as a mysterious ailment afflicting primarily heterosexuals of both sexes. It probably was spread especially fast by primarily female prostitutes there. ...

(4 pages) 81 0 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Intro to Human Sexuality

Homosexuality is an erotic attraction, sexual behavior, emotional attachment, and a definition of the se ... al attachment, and a definition of the self. Over 7 1/2 million people in the United States are homosexual. These people are those who are interested in the same sex as lovers. They are often thought ... same sex as lovers. They are often thought of gays for men and lesbians for the females. A persons sexual orientation is what sex one is attracted to, the types are: bisexuality ( both sexes), homose ...

(10 pages) 298 0 3.6 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Censorship in Public Schools

ve books written by Richard Brautiganbecause he thinks they might contain 'obscenities or offensive sexual references' (Berger59).-A Vermont high school librarian is forced to resign because she fough ... rd takes action that leads to the burning of many copies of atextbook that deals with drugs and the sexual behavior of teenagers (Berger 61).These cases of censorship in public schools are not unusual ...

(6 pages) 125 0 3.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Acquired Immune Difficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

ce ofslow but inevitable death. I've already lost one friend to AIDS. I may soon lose others.My own sexual behavior and that of many of my friends has been profoundly alteredby it. In my part of the c ... frica about 20 years ago. There it first appeared as amysterious ailment afflicting primarily heterosexuals of both sexes. It probably wasspread especially fast by primarily female prostitutes there. ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.7 Apr/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

AIDS: Such A Deadly Disease

e of slow but inevitable death. I've already lost one friend to AIDS. I may soon lose others. My ownsexual behavior and that of many of my friends has been profoundly altered by it. In my part of the ... rica about 20 years ago. There it first appeared as a mysterious ailment afflicting primarily heterosexuals ofboth sexes. It probably was spread especially fast by primarily female prostitutes there. ...

(12 pages) 139 2 2.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

"Sexuality in the Victorian Era"

these new found areas of the world where the British began to spread their way of life. Protestant sexual mores had spread across Britain creating a society of little, if any, sexual openness. Britai ... s sex with only one partner and other strict rules involving the roles of women were adopted. These sexual mores had a negative impact on many societies in the 1800's. The criminalization of some sexu ...

(7 pages) 180 3 3.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Tennessee Williams's "Streetcar Named Desire" early reflections on character, interaction between characters and theme.

he lost her young husband to suicide years earlier and she is a social pariah due to her indiscreet sexual behavior. She also has a bad drinking problem, which she covers up poorly. Behind her veneer ... so has a bad drinking problem, which she covers up poorly. Behind her veneer of social snobbery and sexual propriety, Blanche is an insecure, dislocated individual. She is an aging Southern belle who ...

(10 pages) 223 0 4.3 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

HIV/AIDS epidemic - the major causes and possible correspondence.

habits which refuse the use of contraceptive devices are being an obstacle for the promotion of the sexual behavior.As the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to spread, its association with drug use is becom ... re HIV-positive, they acquired the virus from their partners, who had become infected through their sexual activities outside the relationship or through drug use.Innovative activities are needed to p ...

(3 pages) 109 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Intimacy in Romantic Relationships.

e intimacy means love, affection, and the expression of warm feelings, while men believe it to mean sexual behavior and physical closeness (464). This discrepancy in defining intimacy has led to many ...

(2 pages) 82 1 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Difference Bonobo and Chimpanzee Essay

ive in groups need to reconcile aggression. Social groups require some form of conflict resolution. Sexual behavior is one such mechanism to overwhelm aggression.Bonobo sex life is divorced from repro ... om reproduction and also serves the functions of pleasure and conflict resolution. Females are in a sexually attractively state most of the time, and almost continuously sexually active. Sexual activi ...

(2 pages) 76 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Aids and you

of slow but inevitable death. I've already lost one friend to AIDS. I may soon lose others. My own sexual behavior and that of many of my friends has been profoundly altered by it. In my part of the ... rica about 20 years ago. There it first appeared as a mysterious ailment afflicting primarily heterosexuals of both sexes. It probably was spread especially fast by primarily female prostitutes there. ...

(13 pages) 47 1 3.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Debate - Condoms in High School

"Making condoms available in high schools doesn't spur teens to become sexually active, new research shows.""There are never any increases in sexual behavior" [in the even ... I feel that they should be liberally distributed. Those opposed to this say that it would increase sexual activity among teenagers, but based on personal observations and conversations with friends, ... and conversations with friends, I believe that that is not the case. Moreover, research shows that "sexual activity did not increase among teens who were already sexually active, nor among youth who'd ...

(2 pages) 42 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Sexual Harrassment

Sexual harassment is legally defined as unwelcome sexual behavior in the workplace that adversely af ... s and conditions of employment. Until the mid 1990`s, though, employees who believed that they were sexually harassed on the job had to demonstrate that they suffered psychological injury to collect a ... it easier for an employee to sue an employer and for employers to enforce company policies against sexual harassment. The numbers prove it as sexual harassment cases reported to the Equal Employment ...

(9 pages) 366 0 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Homosexuality from a Sociological Perspective

ther explain where I was coming from originally.There are two basic ways to view the reality of homosexuality: through the essentialist model and through the social constructionist model. The essentia ... e essentialist model and through the social constructionist model. The essentialist argues that homosexuality is a "natural, universal category that exists independent of culture, time, or situation". ...

(4 pages) 145 0 3.6 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Central features of paraphilias-an outline

The central features of all paraphilias, according to the DSM-IV, are:Sexual urges or sexual fantasies with non-human objects and/or sexual behaviors with non-human objec ... -human objectsSexual behaviors involving humiliation or suffering of oneself or another personAdult sexual behavior that involves children or nonconsenting adultsThere are two types of preferences for ... eferences for nonhuman objects: fetishism and transvestism. A fetish exists when a nonliving object sexually arouses a person. It is relatively harmless if the action is taken playfully and is accepta ...

(4 pages) 45 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

PDHPE Assessment Task: Relationships, Sex, HIV and All That

The factors that may influence decisions about sexual behavior:Sexuality included our behaviors, physical appearances, attitudes, beliefs, values, ... on/human beings we are. It begins before the birth and lasts during the life times that involve our sexual directions and identities. Due to the influential by the factors such as: cultural, spiritual ... influential by the factors such as: cultural, spiritual, ethical and moral...etc, the expression of sexuality is a total sensory experience, and is presented by giving and receiving sexual pleasures, ...

(7 pages) 35 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Sexual Harassment

Sexual HarassmentThe concept of sexual harassment is relatively new; the term was developed in the l ... e such actions.Over the past thirty years, researchers have discovered that women and men interpret sexualized behavior or advances in the workplace very differently. Women are far more likely to labe ... ar more likely to label a given situation as harassment. Men report that they would be flattered by sexual attention at work, but women have reported they are annoyed by the similar sexual behavior. R ...

(1 pages) 73 1 3.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

"Women's Sexual Behavior" An informative essay with good sources and content

In today's society, gender role expectations continue to influence young women's behavior in sexual interactions. Many scientists suggest that differences in sexual behavior between men and wom ... or between men and women may have an evolutionary basis. They also believe that men and women adopt sexual behavior patterns that will maximize their chance of reproducing successfully. An example of ...

(9 pages) 155 0 4.6 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology