PSYCHOSEXUAL » cultural factors

The story of the Macho personality

Albert — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:56:04 +0000

Though humans are characterized as being particularly vain species, there are other superficial creatures. The peacock, for example, wows ladies with its enormous and extravagant tail. The multicolored plumage of the peacock offers a classical example of sexual selection as females swoon for the most ostentatious. But the bigger and more extravagant is only better [...]

Cultural Factors in Psychosexual Disorders

Albert — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:39:36 +0000

While diversity is a trait to be celebrated in this world, a lack of understanding of different customs and beliefs can lend itself to awkward situations if approached without care. Where one culture may be eager to discuss some subjects openly, others avoid those and view them as taboos. In no other aspect of life [...]

Psychosexual Disorders in Women

Albert — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:17:24 +0000

Mainstream media and popular imagination seem to suggest that only one gender monopolizes the field of sexual perversion, debauchery, and disorders. While perhaps the male gender has an iron grip on sexual dysfunctions in popular imagination, in reality, females are increasingly joining their male counterparts in opening up about their own sexual dysfunctions and exploring [...]