My Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Sexuality
My Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Reba McBride
Oct. 3, 2010
PSY 265
Kaiewa Masuda
Sexuality
This is a comprehensive look at the results of the life experiences that have molded and shaped my sexual perspectives. I have had several different things that have happened to shape my thoughts and actions inn my sexual life. Yet now that I have taken this course I have gained a new found understanding for the reactions that were part of my life.
The value system that I was raised under was very strict. I was brought up in a Holiness religion, where we were not allowed to do several of the things that others were doing. We were not allowed to be alone in the room with the opposite sex after we reached an age of understanding, 5-6 years old. This was to make sure that there was no exploration of the other sex and that purity was maintained. The value system I believe is dependant upon the religious up bringing and the cultural beliefs of the community in which one lives. Some examples of these are that Christians do not belief in sexual contact until after a couple has been married and this expectation is for only male to female marriages. Where the Neo-Pagan religion is more of an open and accepting religion, where different sex relationships are acceptable. Intercourse is exchanged without the bonds of marriage. Sexual acts are freely given if all parties are willing to accept the sexual contact and they are consenting adults. Even in this community there are actions taken if one attempts to sexually attack a person of underage, unwillingness and acceptance of the sexual intent.
Sexuality
In some cultures there are rituals performed that offer experience to the young adults that the elders of the same sex perform. These are looked as rites of passage for the child to come of age and become an acting member of the tribe. These children may be as young as 13 years old and when they reach a more knowledgeable age they will be
My Perspectives on Human Sexuality
Reba McBride
Oct. 3, 2010
PSY 265
Kaiewa Masuda
Sexuality
This is a comprehensive look at the results of the life experiences that have molded and shaped my sexual perspectives. I have had several different things that have happened to shape my thoughts and actions inn my sexual life. Yet now that I have taken this course I have gained a new found understanding for the reactions that were part of my life.
The value system that I was raised under was very strict. I was brought up in a Holiness religion, where we were not allowed to do several of the things that others were doing. We were not allowed to be alone in the room with the opposite sex after we reached an age of understanding, 5-6 years old. This was to make sure that there was no exploration of the other sex and that purity was maintained. The value system I believe is dependant upon the religious up bringing and the cultural beliefs of the community in which one lives. Some examples of these are that Christians do not belief in sexual contact until after a couple has been married and this expectation is for only male to female marriages. Where the Neo-Pagan religion is more of an open and accepting religion, where different sex relationships are acceptable. Intercourse is exchanged without the bonds of marriage. Sexual acts are freely given if all parties are willing to accept the sexual contact and they are consenting adults. Even in this community there are actions taken if one attempts to sexually attack a person of underage, unwillingness and acceptance of the sexual intent.
Sexuality
In some cultures there are rituals performed that offer experience to the young adults that the elders of the same sex perform. These are looked as rites of passage for the child to come of age and become an acting member of the tribe. These children may be as young as 13 years old and when they reach a more knowledgeable age they will be