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…The short stories "Araby" by James Joyce and "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne are both stories about change; however both characters change in very different ways. Organized religion imposes a rebut of prescribed behavior on natural…

…for biological and socio-cultural reasons. Just recently, a rigorous government-sponsored HIV prevention campaign focusing on use of condoms and changes in sexual behavior has produced positive results. In some of the countries of Western Africa such as Senegal, low…

…the prediction of emotional rejection. One study reported that 53% of sexual abuse survivors experienced "some" or "great" long-term effects in the emotional and behavioral patterns of relationships later in life (Ray, 1996). Another study reported that the longer…

…, physiologist and radio/TV talk show host). They support legislation that extends equal treatment and protection to gays and lesbians. The church says that homosexuality is wrong chosen behavior; it says the Bible teaches it’s a strong sin to have sexual…

…An inside look at s&m These ritualized behaviors; the strange and blatant acts, some which seem to be cut right from a horror-fiction film; the rigid symbolism in dress, and manner - none of these behaviors should be taken lightly, or ever treated…

…with comparable sexual activity. The pregnancy rate was twice that of England, Wales, France, and Canada, three times that of Sweden, and six times that of the Netherlands (Voydanoff and Donelly 11). The statistics of teenage pregnancy are alarming…

…Christy Adair's Women and Dance addressed the subject of the influences of society on bodily behavior through dualism, 'the natural,' 'the essential self,' and 'the feminine.' Claiming that institutions such as the family and education have…

…Mook and Midriff Mass media as an agent of socialization, the people and groups that influence our self-concept, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors (68), tends to lead to more and more misunderstandings between the genders…

…in the fight against AIDS. Because of the limited number of transmission routes, avoiding behaviors that place persons at risk could virtually stop the spread of AIDS. Practicing sexual abstinence is the only guaranteed method of not contracting the disease through…

…to 49 years old) population. In recent years an intensive government-sponsored HIV prevention campaign focusing on use of condoms and changes in sexual behavior has produced impressive results. Compared to the U.S. little HIV transmission in Africa…