The dynamics of "being in love" are complex and multifaceted. While a full review of the nuances of such pairings is beyond the scope of this paper, my purpose here is to highlight some of the basic processes and communication behaviors relevant to falling in love, dating and romantic relationships. ... In romantic relationships, falling in loveis mainly a Western concept of moving from a feeling of neutrality towards a person to one of love. ... "These results confirm love has a scientific basis," says Ortigue. ... By identifying the parts of the brain stimulated by love, doctors and therapi...

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'Love' seems to be a pleasant reason to assign to 'why you got married'. With marriage providing the security in having and raising children, it seems logical for two people romantically in love with one another to feel the urge to be together and create a life. ...

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In life, Homer could not be controlled to the degree required to satisfy Emily's psychological need for love from a man. In all probability Homer did not love Emily and was motivated by his need to promote his respectability and mask his homosexual tendencies. The only way Emily could absolutely hold onto Homer is by killing him and keeping his corpse as a token of romantic love, a thing Emily has never known. ...

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Sex and nudity is a concept that is not new to films and movies, especially in teenage romantic comedies or "coming of age" comedies. In these teen comedies, the ideas of sex and sexuality in teens is usually a main subject, and in the three examples I will be looking at, the ideas of teen sex and s...

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Mary-Lou Galician has researched much on mass media and the romantic relationships that are illustrated. In her book "Sex, Love, & Romance in the Mass Media" she discusses how media creates myths and stereotypes of sex, love, and romance and shows her readers how to recognize unhealthy media fantasies that can be hurtful to real world relationships (Galician). ... In this script, teens use contraception, communicate with adults about their experiences, do it within a monogamous romantic relationship, and are 'old enough' (484). ...

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For instance, many children recall seeing their first romantic kisses on television. ... Yet, in the 1950s and 1960s, television was censored more than it is today, and show like I Love Lucy were careful to have married couple sleep in separate beds so that the program would not suggest that any sexual activity occurred between married couples. ...

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For the last twenty years or so, the issue of sexual harassment has received considerable attention especially since the inception of the feminist movement and the glaring examples of the Impeachment of President Clinton, the Senate's confirmation hearings for Anita Hill's charges against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, among others, has heightened nearly everyone's interest in the topic (Mcafee1). Despite, widespread publicity about the perils of sexual harassment, surveys demonstrates that many businesses operating in the United States have yet to address the problem a...

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Sex offenders are a highly diverse group of people, but all are individuals who have at least one of the following crimes in common: have committed violent sexual assault on a stranger, have had inappropriate sexual contact with a family member, have molested a child or any other inappropriate and criminal sexual behavior. Currently, in the United States, there are a total of 722,499 individuals who are registered sex offenders (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). However, this number does not reflect every person who has committed a sexual offense. Research shows that a lot of cases go unreported whi...

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