Risky Business: Impact of HIV, The
Life changed when the dangers of HIV were introduced to our society. No longer could a casual sexual encounter be categorized as "no big deal." Because the virus remains latent for so long, people can transmit the infection through blood or sexual a...
Risky Business: Risks of Sexual Intimacy, The
In the pleasure of the moment, young people seldom pause to think about the risks involved in sexual intimacy. Debilitating diseases or an unintended pregnancy run counter to thoughts of a happy and fulfilled sex life.. Parents cannot ignore the imp...
Risky Business: Teenagers and Unintended Pregnancies
Four in ten young women have at least one unintended pregnancy before the age of 20. We meet three such teenagers at Project Cradle, a free clinic and comprehensive prenatal program for expectant adolescents who have nowhere else to turn. For many y...
Risky Business: Worldwide Effort to Educate People about Their Contraceptive Options
In many parts of the world, educating women about their contraceptive options is part of an ongoing effort to improve women's health and to control overpopulation. Social and cultural barriers against such educational programs are difficult to overc...
Perspectives of Human Sexuality
Recorded lecture of Dr. Jason Dickinson reviewing Perspectives of Human Sexuality
It's Personal: Teaching Children About Sexuality
Teaching children about sexuality begins at home. Even if parents ignore the subject they are sending a message. Sexuality is not a subject parents can afford to be silent about; society is too obsessed with it.
It's Personal: Sexual Orientation
Sexual orientation refers to a person's preference of partners, a continuum that ranges from preference for members of the opposite sex (heterosexuality) to preference for members of the same sex (homosexuality). More people are on the extremes of t...
The Pleasure Bond: Sexual Orientation: Growing Up Different
Author and journalist Randy Shilts talks about his background and upbringing as a gay men. He states that he grew up believing there was something wrong with him, and only heard reference made to his sexual orientation in the form of jokes or dispar...
It's Personal: Factors that Influence Sexual Orientation
The factors that influence a person's sexual orientation have long been debated. People who are profoundly opposed to homosexuality for religious or cultural reasons think it is a question of choice. Genetic research has revealed that a series of ma...
It's Personal: Cultural Impact on Sexual Expression
Culture, parents, and friends create boundaries for sexual behavior beyond which it is difficult to deviate. For example, Kinsey's research in the 1930s and '40s found that African American women are less likely to engage in a variety of sexual expe...