scholarly journals Hedendaagse populêre voorligting oor die verhouding tussen die manlike en vroulike geslag: besinning oor ’n evolusionistiese etiek

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Popular Book ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
Philosophical Background ◽  
Normal Man ◽  
Theoretical Question ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Contemporary popular guidance on the relationship between male and female: reflections on an evolutionistic ethics This investigation is undertaken for the following reasons: The theoretical question about the nature and meaning of human sexuality is firstly important, because sexuality is an essential element of being human. Secondly, it is also a practical problem. How does a “normal” man or woman differ from each other? How can one know that you are behaving properly as man/woman? A third reason for this exploration is the fact that much of the scientific research done on this issue is nowadays popularised in all kinds of articles and books providing practical guidance for conduct as man/woman. Many of these publications are, however, inspired by Darwinism. The problem of sexuality is accordingly tackled in the following steps: As an introduction, a distinction is made between sex, sexuality and gender. Then the message of a popular book about this issue is discussed. This is followed by identifying the worldviewish and philosophical background of such kinds of books. The article is closed by a few preliminary conclusions. (In a follow-up article the socio-biological background of the evolutionistic view on sexuality will be investigated, which will conclude with a Christian philosophical alternative.)

scholarly journals Hedendaagse wetenskaplike voorligting oor die verhouding tussen die manlike en vroulike geslag – ’n besinning oor die sosiobiologiese grondslae

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Van der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Previous Article ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Sexual Morality ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

Contemporary scientific guidance on the relationship between male and femal A previous article discussed the ethical guidance given by contemporary popular books and articles on the relationship between men and women. The authority for Christians of such books (based on an evolutionist biology and worldview) was questioned. No answer was, however, provided on the important and difficult question whether and, if so, to what extent human biology influences or even determines one’s ethical behaviour. Since many current books on sexual morality are based on empirical socio-biological research, this article takes a critical look at this scientific discipline. A Christian- philosophical alternative on the issue of human sexuality and gender will conclude this, as well as the previous article.

The Relationship between Psychological Skills, Experience, and Practice Commitment among Collegiate Male and Female Skiers

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally A. White
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Gender Effect ◽  
Psychological Skills ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Mental Preparation ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

The Psychological Skills Inventory for Sport (PSIS; Mahoney, 1988) identifies certain psychological skills or characteristics possessed by successful athletes. However, little has been done to connect the PSIS with other variables that may have an impact on the athletes’ psychological skills. Therefore the purpose of this study was twofold. First, the psychometric properties of the PSIS for all subjects and by gender were determined. Second, the relationship between the PSIS, experience, practice commitment, and gender of collegiate skiers was examined. A random sample of 131 male and female collegiate skiers responded to the 45-item PSIS. Overall, the six PSIS subscales (anxiety, concentration, confidence, mental preparation, motivation, and team emphasis) demonstrated acceptable internal reliability (coeff. alpha = .69−.84). Results of a 4 × 3 × 2 (Experience × Practice Commitment × Gender) MANOVA and follow-up univariate F tests revealed a significant gender effect on the team emphasis subscale. Female collegiate skiers were more team oriented than male collegiate skiers and placed more importance on the social and affiliative aspects of being on a team than did their male counterparts.

Human sexuality and gender

1991 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richley H. Crapo
Keyword(s):  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals KØBENHAVN

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunvor Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Private Space ◽  
Queer Space ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Queer Spaces ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Home Territory

In this article I present findings of a phenomenological study of the relationship between urban space, sexuality and gender. I have investigated conditions of urban spaces in which social gatherings established among equal and perceptived adults expressing their sexual lusts and pleasures are allowed and encouraged. I have characterised these urban spaces as queer spaces. In the first part, I present circumstances that have imperative significance to the existence of queer spaces, and I argue that queer spaces exist in the metropolis and because of the metropolis. Hereafter, I expound the yearnings that are related to queer spaces and point out that for some individuals queer space equals an emancipated and at the same time an oppositional space to other urban spaces. For other individuals queer space is taken as a parallel space to other urban spaces. These different connotations to queer spaces are related to a dichotomy of either keeping a queer sexuality a secret or being open about it. Finally, I suggest that queer space serves as home territory recognised by being something in between the wide, open urban space, and the intimate, private space, and this unique trait of queer space contributes to a redefinition of the positions of men and women in their sexual performances in public.  

scholarly journals Beyond Tribadism: Alternate Discourses on Female  Homoeroticism in Greek and Latin Literature

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jennifer Helen Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Active Role ◽  
Latin Literature ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
Female Homoeroticism ◽  
Alternate Discourses ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Similar Dynamic ◽  
Previous Scholarship

<p>Scholarly accounts of sexuality in the ancient world have placed much emphasis on the normative dichotomy of activity and passivity. In the case of female homoeroticism, scholars have focussed largely on the figure of the so-called tribas, a masculinised, aggressively penetrative female who takes the active role in sexual relations with women. My thesis seeks to set out a wider conceptualisation of female homoeroticism that encompasses erotic sensuality between conventionally feminine women. The first chapter surveys previous scholarship on ancient sexuality and gender and on female homoeroticism in particular, examining the difficulties in terminology and methodology inherent in such a project. The second chapter turns to the Callisto episode in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, beginning with the kiss between the huntress Callisto and Jupiter, who is disguised as Callisto’s patron goddess Diana. The Callisto episode contains hints of previous intimacy between Callisto and Diana, and the kiss scene can be read as an erotic interaction between the two, both of whom are portrayed as conventionally feminine rather than tribadic. The third chapter examines several Greek intertexts for the Callisto episode: Callimachus’ hymns to Athena and Artemis, and the story of Leucippus as narrated by Parthenius and Pausanias. These narratives exhibit a similar dynamic to the Callisto episode, in that they eroticise the relationships both between Diana and her companions and amongst those companions. An educated reader of Ovid’s Metamorphoses would plausibly have had these Greek texts in mind, and would thus have been more likely to read the relationship between Diana and Callisto as homoerotic. Finally, the fourth chapter approaches Statius’ Achilleid from the perspective of female homoeroticism, a move without precedent in past scholarship. The relationship between Deidameia and the cross-dressed Achilles engages intertextually with the Callisto episode, presenting another exclusively female-homosocial environment in which homoerotic desires can flourish.</p>

MO508HEMATOCRIT, UREA AND GENDER (HUGE) EQUATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY IN SPANISH POPULATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Cancho Castellano ◽  
Nicolas-Roberto Robles Perez-Monteoliva ◽  
Francisco Javier Felix Redondo ◽  
Luis Lozano ◽  
Daniel Fernandez-Berges
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Events ◽  
Cardiovascular Death ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
And Gender ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background and Aims To evaluate the relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) diagnosed by the hematocrit, urea and gender (HUGE) equation and the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality in a sample of Spanish general population. Method The sample consisted of 2,668 subjects (mean age, 50.6±14.5 years; 54.6% were female). Of them, 55 patients have a HUGE score &gt; 0. The median follow-up was 81 (75-89) months. Serum creatinine, urea and haematocrit were analyzed after overnight fast.  The HUGE formula score was calculated for all subjects.  Results Event-free survival was 98.4 % at three years and 97.1% at five years of follow-up for patients with a HUGE score &lt; 0. For patients with a estimated HUGE score higher than 0 survival was 88.9% at three years and 87.0 at five years of follow-up. (p&lt;0.0001). Cardiovascular death survival was 94.4 % at three and 88.0 at five years of follow-up for patients with a HUGE score higher than 0. For patients with a estimated HUGE. score lower than 0 survival was 99.3% at three years, and 99.0% at five years of follow-up. (p&lt;0.001). Conclusion A significantly increased cardiovascular risk was associated to the diagnosis of CKD through HUGE formula. This effect on survival could be detected despite of a very small sample of CKD patients. This relationship was close to those obtained using MDRD estimated GFR in a bigger sample of patients. HUGE formula may be a useful tool for diagnosing CKD and to evaluate the cardiovascular risk of these patients.

Sexuality and Gender in Intercultural Perspective

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Cultural Construction ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
The World ◽  
Intimate Relations ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Contemporary Spain ◽  
Globalized World

The volume – the second special issue of “Anthropos” – is a déjà-lu anthology of ten articles of various authors, written in English and German, concerning sexuality and gender in various cultures of the world that were published in this journal between 1970 and 2013. It covers a broad spectrum of topics, including homosexuality and transvestitism in Siberian shamanism; cultural construction of gender in connection with female cannibalism in New Guinea; reproduction of gender differences in contemporary Spain; ethnic identity and sex in Nigeria; Balinese ideas and practices connected with sex; and transnational intimate relations in the globalized world. The volume is intended as a contribution to the ongoing discussion on human sexuality by providing insights based on ethnographical and ethno-historical research. With contributions by Giesela Bleibtreu-Ehrenberg, Ilka Thiessen, Béatrice Sommier and Alison Gouvrès-Hayward, Olatunde R. Lawuiy, Andrew Duff-Cooper, Barbara Grubner et al., H. E. M. Braakhuis, Peter Mason, Bernhard Wörrle.

Can Adam and Eve Reconcile?: Gender and Sexuality in a New Jewish Religious Movement

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaakov Ariel
Keyword(s):  
Women's Movement ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Sexual Revolution ◽  
Religious Movement ◽  
Jewish Tradition ◽  
Adam And Eve ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

In the late 1960s a new Jewish religious movement challenged the current conventional assumptions on the relationship between Judaism and the sexual revolution, as well as the women's movement. The neo-hasids were members of the counterculture who became observant Jews and sought inspiration in Hasidic forms of Jewish spirituality. While to many the hippie culture seemed far removed from an observant form of Judaism, to the neo-hasids such a hybrid seemed possible and even desirable. Calling their center the House of Love and Prayer, the group negotiated between Jewish tradition and hippie culture in an attempt to create a new Jewish environment. A major challenge for the group was accommodating hippie modes of sexuality with Jewish laws governing personal and matrimonial behavior. The group interpreted Jewish laws dictating gender roles and sexual behavior in light of the new expectations of female members, as well as the new norms in sexual conduct promoted by the counterculture and the emerging women's movement. Likewise, the neo-hasids gave new meanings and forms to Jewish rites, reinterpreting them in light of their new understanding of the relationship between the sexes. The compromise the group cut in the realm of sexuality and gender has become the de facto attitude of turnof-the-twenty-first-century traditionalist Jews and has permitted thousands of young women and men to become "returnees to tradition" and join the ranks of observant Jewish communities.

Influence of Gender in Patients Attended in Emergency Rooms for Suicidal Tendencies

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S95-S95
Author(s):  
B. Mata Saenz ◽  
E. Segura Escobar ◽  
E. Lopez Lavela ◽  
L.-M. Asensio Aguerri ◽  
L. Nuevo Fernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Emergency Rooms ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Repeated Visit

IntroductionThe first time when people attempt suicide first contact is critical. Psychiatrists must decide to hospitalize them or follow-up in mental health units and the bases of a doctor-patient relationship are formed.ObjectivesAn analysis of referrals to psychiatry from the emergency room (ER) was developed. Our objective was to discover if there was a statistical correlation between gender and other variables, especially repeated visits and admissions.MethodsOur sample was composed of patients who visited the ER for suicidal tendencies for 20 months. We carried out an observational retrospective study. The variables collected were: age, gender, cause, repeated visit (visit to the ER in the following two months), previous attempts, previous follow-up, method used, use of toxic substances during the attempt, intentionality, referral from the ER, later follow-up and diagnostic impression at the ER.ResultsA total of 620 patients were sampled. The relationship between gender and repeated visit, previous attempts, dysfunctional personality traits, use of substances and later follow-up was found (Chi2). Although the relationship between admissions and gender were not statistically significant, influence by gender (over all in males) can be observed in logistic regression models. As well as, in patients who visited the ER several times, dysfunctional personality traits seem to be the most common but gender marks significant differences between groups.ConclusionsThe data obtained is consistent with those reported in previous studies. To know who the riskier groups are can allow professionals to plan protocols and unify admission criteria.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Cannabis use in early adolescence is associated with higher negative schizotypy in females

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 235-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Albertella ◽  
M.E. Le Pelley ◽  
J. Copeland
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Early Onset ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Psychosis Risk ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Onset Group

AbstractThe current study examined the relationship between early onset cannabis use (before age 16) and different schizotypy dimensions, and whether gender moderates these associations. Participants were 162 cannabis users, aged 15–24 years, who completed an online assessment examining alcohol and other drug use, psychological distress, and schizotypy. Participants were divided according to whether or not they had started using cannabis before the age of 16 (early onset = 47; later onset = 115) and gender (males = 66; females = 96). The interaction between gender and onset group was significantly associated with the dimension of introvertive anhedonia. Follow-up analyses showed that early onset cannabis use was associated with higher levels of introvertive anhedonia in females only. The current findings suggest that gender is an important moderator in the association between early onset cannabis use, schizotypy, and possibly, psychosis risk.

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