Essays about: "sexual behavior"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 74 essays containing the words sexual behavior.

  1. 11. The role of copulatory wound infliction on fitness in Drosophila melanogaster

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Dennis Leandersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Copulatory wounding; Fecundity; Drosophila; Fitness; Cryptic female choice; Adaptive harm hypothesis; Pleiotropic harm hypothesis;

    Abstract : One of the more fascinating Darwinian puzzles in sexual selection is that of copulatory wounding. For those taxa displaying this behavior, and that does not engage in traumatic insemination, the function of wound infliction during copulation remains unknown. READ MORE

  3. 12. SEXUAL ABUSE IN VLADIMIR NABOKOV’S LOLITA: A Psychoanalytic approach to Humbert Humbert’s Sexuality

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Fatima Mosi; [2020-07-03]
    Keywords : engelska; Vladimir Nabokov; Lolita; Psychoanalysis; Sexuality; Sexual Abuse;

    Abstract : Through examining Humbert Humbert’s psychological defense mechanisms in Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, this essay aims to analyze Humbert Humbert’s sexuality through the framework of psychoanalytic theory by demonstrating how Humbert Humbert’s abuse is employed as a psychological defense to process his sexuality. By analyzing his abusive actions, the results suggest that the reason for Humbert Humbert’s psychological defense is caused by his fear of abandonment that has been a constant issue throughout the novel, both physically and emotionally. READ MORE

  4. 13. "They don't exactly talk about it in school": A field study about the effects of family planning programs on university students in Equatorial Guinea

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Carolina Jeppsson; [2020-06-18]
    Keywords : family planning; sexual and reproductive health; human rights; adolescent; population growth;

    Abstract : Family planning help individuals achieve their right to health and strengthen their independence. Despite effort to increase access to family planning methods worldwide, less than half of the demand for safe family planning method was met. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Determinant for the Uptake of HIV testing among women aged 15-49 years in Liberia. A cross-sectional study based on the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey of Liberia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Courage Boyonnoh Sundberg; [2020]
    Keywords : HIV testing; HIV Knowledge; HIV stigma; HIV risky sexual practices;

    Abstract : Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a global challenge with an estimate of 37.9 million confirm cases. Testing remains a critical indicator of HIV diagnosis and treatment, as it is the primary step towards taking accountability for the protection of oneself and the protection of others. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Balancing Act of Disclosure: Experiences of Stigma and Resistance Among Men Who Sell Sex to Men

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Linda Laura Palhamn; [2019-02-13]
    Keywords : Disclosure; MSW male sex work ; stigma; and resistance;

    Abstract : Little attention has been given in previous research to disclosure about sex work and even less to men’s experience of disclosure about selling sex. There is a lack of understanding of the choices behind disclosure and how men who have experiences of selling sex use disclosure. READ MORE