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(0)Mary Ann (Psychologist) Watson
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Many people confuse the concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity. Gender identity is the term describing your sense of your gender expression - do you identify as male or female or both or neither? Matt and Denise are F to M and M to F persons who are transgendered. They give insight into their transitions and their lives. Cailynn and Chris use "gender queer" and "a gendered" to describe themselves. Where do you fit on the gender continuum?...
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Non-consensual sexuality is perhaps the most difficult, yet most valuable of the sexuality conversations in this series. Theoretically, 100% of us, when we are sexual, want sex to be consensual. Anastasia, Molly and Monique share their stories with us in an unscripted and spontaneous manner. Each has been the victim of sexual assault. They differ only in the circumstances surrounding their assaults - Anastasia the victim of statutory rape; Molly the...
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To whom are you attracted? Persons of the same sex? Persons of the "other" sex? Persons of both sexes? Listen and watch as Jeannie and Mary talk about being the first lesbian couple to adopt in Colorado. Observe a three-parent family with their three children as they talk about sexual orientation and its role in their family. Listen as Kim shares her unfolding story of intersexuality discovery and its role in her sexual orientation
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Where and how do we learn about our sexuality? When is the optimal time for a good quality sex education? Who are the best sources of our information? One clinical psychologist and one social psychologist head to Main Street U.S.A. to ask these questions. Also included in this program are a before and after sex education and therapy conversations with seven children aged 3-11 and with two 70-year-olds.
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Some sexual concerns require the intervention of a medical or clinical professional. Mark had a diving accident at age 17 and is a quadriplegic. He and his wife Jennifer share insights into their love life. A clinical psychologist working with "sexual minorities" and a director of a treatment facility for court-ordered offenders each share their stories.
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Most of us as adults are primarily aroused by other adults of the same or "other" sex or both sexes. Persons for whom their primary arousal is to objects or ideas or children or animals are called "paraphiliacs." Some paraphilias, such as BDSM and "furries," are not generally considered to be harmful. Others, such as exhibitionism, are harmful and, in some cases illegal, and thus are defined as "paraphilic disorders.
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We are surrounded with sexual images that convey the message that sex is for sale - in sex toys, clothing, films and even baked goods. This video includes three conversations about the business of sex - one with a sex toy educator in a college setting; the second with the owner of a sex bakery; the third with the managers of a modern and readily accessible sex shop. Take a tour of these three venues.
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For many persons, religious values become the basis of sexual values and behaviors. In this program, two high school students share aspects of their church-sponsored sex education program. Three Muslim college students talk about culture shock when coming to the U.S. as well as their dating practices. Finally, a psychology graduate student from a Mormon family shares his "coming out
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Without consent, sexual intercourse is nothing less than rape. This program offers insights into sexual victimization through interviews with a young woman who was raped in her own home by an armed assailant and a young man who was expelled from college on a charge of acquaintance rape. Also, a rehabilitation service for sexual offenders is profiled, with an emphasis on the treatment of deviant sexual arousal and the cognitive restructuring, victim...
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In America, there are many misconceptions about Islam, particularly concerning its distinctive veil known as hijab. But how do Muslim women in this country who wear hijab feel about it? In this program, six Muslim women from six different ethnic backgrounds discuss their relation to this traditional garment, as well as what it means in a more general way to practice Islam in the U.S. Interviews with spouses and family members also shed light on the...
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This program presents two groups of high school students generating a flood of cross-cultural insights. American Islamic, Christian, and agnostic teenagers speak their minds while young Egyptian Muslims do the same-then both panels observe and react to each other. Their subjects include dating, cliques, education, religion, the impact of American entertainment, and more. Displaying a variety of backgrounds, attitudes, and visions for the future, these...
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This program uses in-depth interviews with two generations of five African families now living in the Denver area to explore the dynamic process that is ethnic identity. Having emigrated from Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, the families bring unique traditions to a shared experience: life in America. The interviews reveal the hopes of the first generation for the second, the thoughts and feelings of both parents and children on...
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Prior to the 1960s, the idea of same-sex parenting had yet to reach the consciousness of most Americans. The majority of gays and lesbians did not even consider parenting, fearing the stigma their children might face. By 2000, however, the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that a full one-third of lesbian couples and roughly a quarter of gay male couples had opted to become parents. This program captures six gay/lesbian families in their day-to-day lives....