There are certain sexual constructions of gender and gender scripts. Elke Van Damme looks at this idea in her article "Gender and Sexual Scripts in Popular US Teen Series". In this article, Van Damme looks at how drama TV shows portray gender roles and how they relate to teen sexuality. "Female stereotypes follow themes such as appearance, sexuality, relationships and traditional gender roles like housekeeping; stereotyping of masculinity is organized around taciturnity, aggression and violence.... Gender scripts is another concept that is very prevalent in "America...

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Hence, as a result to find the answers to the questions raised in the above, gender inequalities, religious interpretations of women and men, economic factors and social discourses will be the key elements which will be discussed in depth throughout the essay. ... Therefore, it was this gender inequality, which in fact pushed women into sex industry since prostitution seemed the only profession or the last option they can think of which would bring more earnings than other jobs, although it would mean selling their body. ... Therefore, this essay tries to argue that gender inequality is an i...

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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 Hormones, Gender Differences, and Behavior Abstract Behavior is intricately woven of genetics, environment, and hormones. ... Sex Hormones, Gender Differences, and Behavior Organisms monitor the external state of the world and integrate the information they receive with their internal state. ... The hypothalamus and pituitary gland are two parts of the brain that have important roles in integrating the nervous and endocrine systems. ...

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Many kids watch music videos, and some of these singers even become role models for the children. ... Gender role negotiation in music videos has been categorized. ... "Conventional woman" in which the emphasis was on physical appearance and the woman's role was merely to satisfy a man's desire 2. ... "Internal paradox" in which male or female characters were portrayed in conflicting gender roles in a single video. ... Singers often become role models, and also are the trendsetters for the latest catch phrases or fashion. ...

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Religion and Sex Religion plays a powerful role in regulating sexuality and influencing how we view experience sex. ... I think that society has put that pressure on the male gender to be like this and pursue girls in this way and not really think twice about one's status in terms of virginity. ... Identify a topic related to international human sexuality issues (examples include but are not limited to: female genital mutilation, prostitution, gender roles and expectations, female vs. male offspring, virginity, fertility, birth control, etc.). ...

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It takes into account sexual development, reproductive and general health and safety, gender roles, intimacy, body image and relationships. ... Perhaps lifestyle choices through the carefully constructed guidelines called Towards Wholeness: A Catholic perspective on personal development, Health and Physical Education years 7-10 , it is an attempt to present the syllabus with the emphasis of the Catholic ethos into Personal Development Health and Physical Education, by encouraging and fostering thoughts, sensations, emotions that all have a role towards the growth and development towards the yo...

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This molecule involved plays an important role in the social chemistry of humans, or the phenomenon 'love at first sight.' ... In the mere exposure effect, a theory that predicts people fall for those they spend the most time with, (Bornstein, 1989) suggest that proximity plays a huge role in the people we choose or not love. ... Since societies create very different gender roles for men and women, differences in interpretation of the same data are bound to occur (Wade, et al., 1996). ...

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People who are getting married have love for their significant other, but to make a marriage actually work they need to take a part in their roles work at the relationship. ... A husband, just as the wife does, plays many roles and key parts in keeping a good marriage. ... The biological basis includes mental state, gender-orientation, and ability to cope with daily living (Reference 5 pg. 2). ... There are five basic principles in the division of roles: spiritual gifts, natural or learned abilities, equal division when certain roles are necessary but either pleasant or unpleasant to both pe...

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In society today, people are faced with having premarital sex. Premarital sex is when a women and man have sex before they are married. The controversy over premarital sex has never been more profound than it is today. The very mention of the word brings forth radically different reactions. At one time, the very subject of sex was taboo, and then the sexual revolution was introduced as a time when people were unrestrained and open to explore their sexuality. ...

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Sexual education is important to the wellbeing of our nation's youth. It has been said that knowledge is power. If the students throughout the United States are not properly educated on the consequences of sexual activity then they cannot be blamed for the repercussions that will follow unsafe sex. ...

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Little research has been conducted on the role of substance abuse, therefore, its overall effects to the juvenile sexual offending population remains unclear (Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended, n.d.) Ethological factors receiving the most attention for preexposure to juvenile offenders, include experienced physical abuse (found in 20-50 percent of sexual offending juveniles), experienced sexual abuse (found in 40-80 percent of sexual offending juveniles), and aggressive role models (Hunter, 1999; Bumby, 2006; Kalogerakis, 1992; Finkelhor et al., 2009). ...

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