Research variables—“sex” polarized as “females” and “males,” “sexuality” polarized as “homosexuals” and “heterosexuals,” and “gender” polarized as “women” and “men”—reflect unnuanced series that conventionalize bodies, sexuality, and social location. Such research designs cannot include the experiences of hermaphrodites, pseudohermaphrodites, transsexuals, transvestites, bisexuals, third gender...

Sexuality is certainly at the core of the HIV and AIDS threat and needs to be dealt from a biblical perspective. The word ―sexuality‖ is used mainly in two ways: The first signifies sexual orientation or preferences. A second prominent use of this word is to mean the sexual acts. It is in the latter sense the word is used in this paper. In this paper, I would like to describe and contrast two s...

Occupational therapists, as well as other rehabilitation professionals, are aware that sexuality counseling is an important aspect of rehabilitation. However, occupational therapists have limited resources within their profession for training in this area. This paper describes the development, philosophy, goals, objectives, and format of the module "Sexuality and Disability" offered to occupati...

In Victoria, sexuality education is part of the health and physical education curriculum (which is also commonly known as sex, or sexual health, education). The UN defined sexual health as ‘a state of physical, emotional, mental and social wellbeing related to sexuality, including the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity, a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relati...

The World Health Organisation suggests that sexuality should be more fully recognised within healthcare, arguing that all individuals should be able to enjoy and control sexual and reproductive behaviour and be free from shame, fear, guilt and false beliefs (Mace et al. 1974). An holistic and client-centred approach to care recognises that individuals ‘are only given their full respect as peopl...

Adolescents undergo significant physical and cognitive changes during their pubertal development. These changes contribute to and impact their future development. Educating adolescents at an early age about their expected development decreases the possible anxiety associated with this period of life and also helps adolescents make better choices in regards to their sexuality. In order to assess...

Although Chile is a traditionally conservative country, considerable legal advances in sexual and reproductive rights over the past decade have brought discourses on sexuality into mainstream political, social and media agendas. In light of these changes it is important to explore how adolescents conceptualize sexuality, which in turn influences their understanding of sexual rights. This study ...

With the constant rise of HIV/AIDS and pregnancies amongst teenagers in South Africa, it is important for research to investigate and evaluate attitudes held by teenagers towards their sexuality education. This research study examined teenagers attitudes towards sexuality education with a questionnaire, eliciting both quantitative and qualitative data, which was administered in two schools, one...