Formative Sexual Experiences: A Chapter by Laumann et al in Comparison with Other Contemporary Studies
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This is a 15 page paper discussing formative sexual experiences. Formative sexual experiences are those which relate to initial sexual intercourse and in most social science investigations are based on heterosexual relations. Chapter 9: Formative Sexual Experiences in “The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States” by Laumann et al in 1994, reports the trends found in a national survey done in the United States. Generally, it was found by the investigators that there has been a steady decline in age over the past forty years in regards to first intercourse and this is consistent with other studies. Other results of the study found that men’s motive for their first sexual experience is largely that of sexual curiosity while women motivations are more emotionally based. Other results found that one in twenty women reported being forced for her first sexual intercourse and a substantial proportion of men and women reported preadolescent sexual conduct with adults. In relation to other studies conducted, Laumann’s results are consistent with those reported in the United States but some factors differ from studies conducted in other areas of the world such as New Zealand, Norway, and Thailand to name a few. While all studies reported that the age of initial sexual experience is declining, the long lasting effects on relationships are not always considered to be negative as reported in a New Zealand study and females and males differ in their sexual motivations in Nordic society. The differences in the studies are often based on the differences on the social norms and structures of each society and because of this Laumann’s report can only be taken in the context of American society in the early 1990s. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Gay, Lesbian And Transgendered Society: A Race Of Its Own
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16 pages in length. Sexual orientation is no longer a private matter. Instead, contemporary society has taken it upon itself to scrutinize, judge and condemn the most private part of an individual's existence and deem him or her unworthy of acceptance under traditional social dictates. The overwhelming intolerance inherently associated with homosexuality is akin to the overwhelming cultural intolerance experienced for centuries; with gays, lesbians and the transgendered community representing today's particular focus of social prejudice, one can readily argue that since the idea of race has to everything to do with a community of people, homosexuals have earned the right to call themselves a race. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective by Brettell
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A 3 page paper which examines one particular essay from Caroline Brettell’s text “Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective.” The essay examined is Galloway’s “Where Have All the Menstrual Huts Gone?” No additional sources cited.
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Global Justice & Women/Issue of FGM
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A 3 page research paper that addresses female genital mutilation (FGM) as an ongoing global justice issue pertaining to women. Throughout the globe, women are still discriminated against and are cast into the role of second-class citizens, but on a more basic level, women -- worldwide-- are routinely the victims of institutionally sanctioned violence. In other words, it is considered "normal" to beat women, use them as little more than beasts of burden and mutilate their bodies -- all in the name of male dominance and privilege. In examining this issue, the most compelling issue of global justice in regards to women concerns the most basic of human rights, the right to body integrity. In the name of "chastity" and "purity" -- and despite new laws and UN prohibitions -- the practice of female genital mutilation is still ongoing in numerous countries. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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GUCCI: The Naked Truth Or Just In Fashion?
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This 34 page paper examines the use of nudity in advertising, looking at why there is an increase in nudity in marketing, considers the reasons behind the increase and look at how it reflects on society and impacts on it. The paper uses the case of Gucci to examine these phenomena and uses this to discuss whether it is right or wrong to use nudity. The paper includes 4 small illustrations of Gucci advertisements that are used in the paper. The bibliography cites 27 sources.
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History of Prostitution: Medieval and Early Modern Europe
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A 5 page paper on the history of prostitution as it involves medieval and early modern Europe. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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