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Issues of Selected Sexuality, 2005.
This paper discusses various issue of selected sexuality which are affected by cultural values, including gender identification, contraception and government policies.
2,655 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 54.95
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This paper explains that, although for generations women have been preforming birth control and effective ways of abortion; the practice of abortion has given rise to various social, moral, political and legal issues because abortion is the fulcrum of a much broader ideological struggle in which the very meanings of the family, the state, motherhood and young women's sexuality are contested. The author points out that, though it seems quaint, many individuals today have adopted the idea of celibacy or virginity, the natural method for achieving youth and longevity. The paper relates that rape still is prevalent because of the overcompensating benefits of male reproductive in human evolution history, which has not been eliminated by natural biological selection: women are suffering the consequence of all these atrocities.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Paid Maternity Leave and Other Job Protections for Working Parents
Use of Contraceptives
Abortion
Sex Education in Public Schools
Transvestites
Sexual Behaviors Prohibited by your Religion
Virginity or Celibacy
Homosexuality
Prostitution
Date Rape or Marital Rape
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"It has been noticed that transvestites who openly reveal their longings and desire, usually have their partner to either completely reject them or to accept them completely. But more often than not, the relationship usually ends. Transvestites feel that cross-dressing does not really affect anyone in any manner. But this is not true as the thought itself is very narcissistic and the entire idea of transvestism is a self-centered behavior. A transvestite at times gets to involved in cross-dressing that the social aspects of the relationship does not really matter to them. They seem to spend a lot of time, energy and money to boost their later ego. Initially, the partner of transvestite will usually find himself derelict that ultimately leads to antipathy and problems in the relationship. It is also common fact that some transvestites actually like to indulge in sex while they are cross-dressed."
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The Sexual Revolution & the Gay Community, 2006.
An analysis of the sexual revolution of the 1960s and its failure to address the needs and rights of the gay community.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 39.95
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This paper studies the sexual revolution of the 1960s, which laid the groundwork for changes that were to influence fundamental ideas about intimate behavior in the late 20th century. Yet, while delivering the message of "sexual freedom," the Revolution failed to address specifically homosexual concerns, and thus failed to include a whole portion of the sexually active population of America. The author also studies the simultaneous political organizing of the gay and lesbian communities in America and Australia. The paper conclude that the rights of gays and lesbians were not protected until the 1970s, when laws began to change.
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"The organizations had their roots in the 1950s, when Senator Joseph McCarthy carried out the most famous modern witch-hunt in America. McCarthy strove to persecute homosexuals since many of the gay civil rights' founders were formerly Communist radicals - notably Harry Hay, who was a Communist Party leader of 20 years and who made the first call for a gay civil rights movement in 1948. [Heidendry, 103] In response to the climate of persecution, in 1950 Hay founded the "Mattachine Society" in Los Angeles, and in 1953 W. Dorr Legg founded "One, Inc." Both these groups were determined to "aid in the social integration and rehabilitation of the sexual variant" - fancy parlance for making homosexuality acceptable in the eyes of most Americans. [ibid, 103] In 1955, the first lesbian activist group, "the Daughters of Bilitis," was founded in San Francisco by Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin. [ibid., 105] The FBI harassed all three groups and accused them of being communist fronts, while the Post Office was barred from circulating the literature of "One, Inc." by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. [ibid., 104]"
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Incest, 2005.
This paper discusses the universal taboo of incest.
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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This paper explains that, although the definitions of incest vary among societies, sexual intercourse is almost universally prohibited between members of the nuclear family who are not spouses and, in most cultures, the prohibition is extend to include grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. The most prevalent type of incest is adult-male to child. The author points out that sexual intercourse between adults and their young appears to be rare across the entire zoological kingdom except for human beings. The paper relates that the incest taboo (1) is a mechanism for avoiding inbreeding and genetic abnormalities, (2) is a prevention of sexual rivalry within the family, (3) lessens role confusion within the family and, (4) most importantly, recognizes the complex emotional bonds and power relationships within a family.
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"One of the interesting characteristics of humankind is a prolonged childhood. The time span between birth and adolescence is well more than a decade. An explanation for the extended infertility is the complexity of the social environment that man builds for himself favors a slow development which allows for sufficient mastery of society's intricacies. Accordingly, the lack of early sexual experiences to which a developing child is exposed may generate reproductive problems when the child reaches adulthood."
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Texts on Gender Compared, 2006.
Examines and compares texts by Susan Glaspell ("A Jury of Her Peers") and Malcolm Gladwell ("Listening to Khakis").
938 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers" and Malcolm Gladwell's "Listening to Khakis" both deal with how men and women process information differently. The paper shows that Glaspell's story-written in 1917-focuses on the woman's perspective regarding a murder case, while Gladwell's 1997 article looks at how a man processes information through an examination of advertising.
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"Men find the details of the house quite meaningless because they cannot see how the details would aid them in their search to understand the motive of Mrs. Wright. The women eventually take the clues, the birdcage, irregular quilting, personal knowledge of Mr. Wright, and discover the motive Mrs. Wright had for killing her husband. The men could not see those clues."
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Identity and Sexuality, 2006.
This paper examines how sexual identity helps to define one's identity regardless of sexual orientation.
1,765 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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The writer of this paper explores how one's sexual identity begins to develop at an early age but may differ greatly depending on gender and culture. This paper also explores the role the social environment plays in the development of a sexual identity. This paper also discusses the term sexual orientation which presumes a person aligns themselves with certain categorical labels such as heterosexual, homosexual or lesbian.
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"Sexual identity varies so greatly from person to person and depends on so many factors and circumstances. Some people may not know their sexual identity for man years, largely due to social pressures and fears. It is important for people to understand that sexual identity does not have to remain aligned to any sexual preference for all their lives."
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Pornography and the Internet, 2006.
This paper is an argumentative perspective on the controversial issue of censoring pornography on the internet.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 14 sources, MLA, £ 66.95
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This paper discusses the government's attempt to censor pornographic material on the internet which the writer feels would infringe on the freedom of expression. This paper also includes a brief but detailed history of the internet. This paper examines the various bills the U.S. government is trying to pass to prevent misuse of the Net. The writer of this paper also discusses the installation of censoring software as an alternative solution to government censorship.
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"The Internet can also be compared to a church. In many ways the Internet is like a church: it has its council of elders, every member has an opinion about how things should work, and they can either take part or not. It's the choice of the user. The Internet has no president, chief operating officer, or Pope. The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's, but that's a different issue; there is no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole."
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Sexual Harassment, 2006.
This paper examines the increase in sexual harassment cases that occur in the workplace.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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The paper explores why sexual harassment has become an increasing concern for large and small employers alike. The writer explains that due to uncertainty about the factual and finite definition of sexual harassment, legal forces are attempting to put together a rule of standards, to which the various government agencies would sign off. This has not yet happened, fraught as it is with all sorts of gender as well as political overtones.
Topics covered in this paper include:
What Sexual Harassment Is, and What It Is Not?
The Mine Field Employers Must Navigate
Some Harassment Statistics
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"There are two types of sexual harassment "'Quid-pro quo' and 'hostile environment'" Quid-pro-quo, which is Latin for "this for that" is, simply put, a trade. For example, the trade may involve an employer making sex a prerequisite for getting something in the workplace. For example "sleep with me and you'll get the job...or raise..." This is the old "casting couch syndrome. There is also a negative quid-pro-quo: "sleep with me or you're fired!"
Hostile environment harassment is a situation in which the employer (or a supervisor or co-worker) does or says things that make the victim uncomfortable, because of his or her sex. The fact that same-sex harassment is now as much a harassment crime as male-female sexual hostility and harassment is a sign of our times."
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Gender and Communications, 2006.
This essay discusses the matter of gender and communication in intimate situations, from the writer's personal point of view.
3,836 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 72.95
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The writer examines in personal details her views and opinions on gender and communication. The writer explores family relationships as well as the marked differences in intimate communications between friends and family members and the ins and outs of communicating via the internet. The writer of this paper finds that in researching this particular topic, nearly all gender communications bibliographic information was found to be issue specific, resulting in the writer using her own personal experiences as a main source of reference.
Topics covered in this paper include:
Introduction and Thesis
Communications Within the Family Background and Family Structure
Areas of Communications Between Genders
The Mechanics of Intimate Gender Communications
Intimate Communications and Friendship
The Internet Trap
Conclusions on Intimate Communication
Bibliography
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"Another area where both genders get into difficulties on the Internet using the World Wide Web are in the "romance or love or lifestyles" sections of many of the major search engines. Here they can categorize themselves as to whatever it is they are looking for and through instant messaging, e-mail or chat-rooms can actually converse with a party on the other end ostensibly searching for the same as you. Be very wary of what information one gives if the urge is overwhelming to use this form of communication for intimacy.
There have been rapes; murders, serial killings and stalking of every manner one can imagine connected with these areas."
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Estrus in Humans, 2005.
Examines why humans do not display estrus, a phenomenon whereby the female exhibits certain physiological changes and emits secretions to attract the male for reproductive purposes.
2,336 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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Animals do not engage in human courtship rituals, asking potential partners for dates and engaging in long, sensitive conversations in an attempt to win over their trust. Instead, animals mate almost mechanically, often at set times of the year known as 'mating seasons,' in which the females enter into a hormonally induced period known as estrus, designed to attract males in order to ensure the birth of a new offspring of litter. The paper shows that such mating rituals would prove rather unsuitable for humans, since the idea of women entering a similar state of estrus is ludicrous, not to mention detrimental to the organization and smooth running of society. Indeed, civilization would become quite vulnerable if all its attentions turned to mating at certain times of the year. The paper shows that to ensure its successful existence, humans have lost this display of estrus, instead resorting to the more familiar mating rituals such as dating and wooing to ensure reproduction through a singularly pleasant means. Furthermore, reproduction among humans can theoretically take place at any time. This paper explores the phenomenon of estrus and why humans have lost this overt phenomenon, so essential to most other species.
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"The mechanics of animal reproduction usually distinguish between attractivity, proceptivity, and receptivity. Attractivity is the degree of attractions a female elicits in males, proceptivity is the female's use of signs to elicit a male's interest in reproduction, and receptivity defines how females respond to males' reproductive leads (4). In animals which exhibit estrus, these elements occur almost mechanically when a female enters estrus, or heat. In humans, however, Harris theorizes that human reproduction has evolved into a process-oriented rather than product-oriented system (4). Harris explains that "human courtship is a process that occurs over time and is the result of the behavior of both interactants" (4)."
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Homosexuality in Antiquity, 2005.
This paper explains that homosexuality was accepted throughout antiquity, in Rome as much as classical Athens.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper explains that poetry, pottery and philosophy leave no doubt as to the acceptability of homosexuality in antiquity; however, it is difficult to estimate just how much it was valued. The author points out that the sexuality of the Roman male centered on three traditional protocols governing sexual practices: (1) A self-respecting Roman man must always give the appearance of playing the insertive, and not the receptive, role in penetrative acts; (2) apart from his wife, freeborn Romans were officially off-limits as sexual partners for a Roman man and (3) there was a noticeable proclivity toward smooth young bodies. The paper suggests that homosexual affairs took place between men of comparable age and some of them lasted many years; however, it is not clear if affairs continued after either party married: Other men were for emotional relationships but alliances and children depended on women.
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"The Romans were living before either a sin or medical model of homosexuality and while aware of differing inclinations did not consider these important enough to establish a separate social category. Exclusive preference for one sex or the other was not an issue and most men we hear about liked both. In Rome of the early Empire, there were many men who threw off the conventions of traditional Roman manhood and instead assumed an "effeminate" appearance and manner, thereby, in the usual case, advertising their eagerness for sexual encounters with other males. These were the molles and the cinaedi. Their numbers cannot even be guessed, but, in a city of a million persons, they might easily have numbered in the tens of thousands. The Apostle Paul, with his usual provincial primness, adduces overt homosexual behavior as his chief example of the capital's decadence."
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Hysteria Portrayed as a Woman's Disease, 2006.
An overview of hysteria and an argument against it being a woman's disease.
3,100 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 61.95
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This paper provides a detailed study of hysteria and mass hysteria, which also argues against this illness being solely a female disease. In order to understand the illness an expansive history is outlined and a definition is clarified. Characteristics, treatment and management are discussed which further help in understanding the argument against this well recognized condition being a woman's disease.
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"Hysteria is most often associated with women, even though it is not a gender-based problem. The concept that it is primarily a woman's disease has its origins in early psychiatric definitions. In order to understand why hysteria seems to primarily be considered a woman's disease, the definitions of the word hysteria need to be studied. There is a persistent "vagueness" about hysteria; it is often used as a catchall phrase to describe something that cannot be understood. Psychiatric terms and studies also need to be considered."
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Sexual Harassment, 2005.
This paper discusses the problem of sexual harassment in business and makes recommendations for its prevention.
1,965 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 42.95
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This paper relates that sexual harassment, not a new explosive phenomenon, has brought many court cases and problems of liability to employers; therefore, human resources departments need to establish standards of behavior of which that all employers are cognizant. The author points out that "hostile environment harassment" is a situation in which the employer, a supervisor or co-worker, including both male-female and same-sex persons, does or says things, which makes the victim uncomfortable because of his or her sex. The paper stress that the first step an HR department must take is to create a written harassment policy, which is distributed and understood by every current employee, on every level including the CEO, and by every new hire before the hiring is finalized; this policy is then signed and retained in that employee's file.
Table of Contents
Overview
What Sexual Harassment Is and Is Not?
The Mine Field Employers Must Navigate
Some Harassment Statistics
Establishing a Harassment Policy
Handling Complaints
Training
Quick Action
A Persistent Problem
Conclusion
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"Sexual harassment, therefore, seems to be a "growth industry" for some lawyers anxious to prosecute on the flimsiest provocation. It is, at the same time, a growing risk factor in the relationships within a work force. If a worker, especially a new one, comes to the workplace already fearful, the task she or he is hired to perform suffer because the team-work aspect of the job may fall below acceptable norms. Sexual harassment in the work place is like a virus that, unchecked and undetected, infects a total system. Steps must be taken, monitored and upgraded, so that there is no opportunity for anyone in the workforce to "get away with it"."
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Sexual Harassment, 2006.
An overview of the negative affect of sexual harassment in the workplace.
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper examines how sexual harassment is a very damaging situation both to the emotional and physical well being of the victim and to the financial longevity of the company involved. It looks at how businesses large and small must realize the potential dangers of allowing sexual harassment to occur in the workplace and work with all employees to minimize or eliminate its occurrence. It shows how sexual harassment is a very damaging type of behavior, both to the individuals involved and the success of the business venture.
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"In the past, sexual harassment charges were ignored. Recent court rulings have made it easier for complaints and lawsuits to be filed, and the burden of proof is placed on the business owners or corporations. In some cases, a person's or business's liability insurance has paid settlement costs, often amounting to hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. President Clinton's personal liability insurance policy paid legal fees he incurred to fight the Paula Jones sexual harassment claim. In the case of workplace harassment, it is not the harasser facing the threat of a lawsuit. The responsibility for providing a congenial work environment to all parties rests with the employer. This fact would tend to prevent those who may become a legal liability to the company from being hired or from remaining in employment. These liability issues may contribute to an increase in employee turnover through direct or indirect means. "
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Affirmative Action in California, 3.
Examines the history and present state of affirmative action in California.
2,943 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 59.95
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Diversity in the work-place, the school room or the production line is not usually done by popularity poll or the kind heartedness of the majority; in the majority of cases it has had to be mandated. This paper examines the history of affirmative action in the state of California. It centers on Proposition 209 which aims to reverse affirmative action in California.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Background
The Peaks and Valleys of Affirmative Action in California
Proposition 209
Conclusions
References
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"What the framers of this Proposition have done is two-fold. First, they are almost claiming that prior legislation has resulted in reverse discrimination. (To some degree, it had.) As a matter of fact, instead of strengthening affirmative action policies, it will "allow for vast discrepancies in hiring and promotion because it does away with one very powerful tool: affirmative action." The other effect of the writing of Proposition 209 is to refer to Affirmative Action as "preferential treatment". By using this idea, the writers of the Proposition have already provided a reason for voter opposition to the Proposition. In a sense, a vote FOR Proposition 209 would bwe a decisive vote against the federal Civil Rights legislation."
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