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More med anthro web gleanings | Somatosphere — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:59:22 +0000

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By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:45:45 +0000

“Does one pursue and active sex life because it is an addiction, or merely because it is a critical, core component of human relationships that must in all cases be negotiated.”

That is a great point. You have to wonder if we label something as sex addiction, which makes no sense to me, because we live in a anti-sex, Christian culture. I’ve found that female prudishness in the US is the exception, rather than the rule in my travels.

By: Gil Hardwick

Gil Hardwick — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:20:49 +0000

Two comments, both wondering what the writer’s take is on pornography and sex addiction, as if they exist. Pornography is merely salacious, whorish discourse, offensive only within certain contexts in which some might be offended.

Sex addiction? Medically, one of the measures of good health is an active sex life, or at least the capacity for an active sex life. One can only wonder that the chronically unhealthy individual with no interest in sex is to be held up as the ideal of human behaviour.

Does one pursue and active sex life because it is an addiction, or merely because it is a critical, core component of human relationships that must in all cases be negotiated.

By: Calm

Calm — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:21:29 +0000

Verry interesting indeed, i would love to use it in my assignment but its not referenced 🙁 oh and btw would u happen to explain to me what the vending machine theory is?

I also wonder what feedtherightwolf said, it would be nice to see an understanding of what ur take on pornography and sex addiction is like in anthropological understanding.

By: Feedtherightwolf

Feedtherightwolf — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:16:42 +0000

Interesting post. I wonder what your take is on pornography and sex addiction?

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Wednesday Round Up #80 « Neuroanthropology — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:36:30 +0000

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