First Stirrings: Cultural Notes on Orgasm, Ejaculation, and Wet Dreams.
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| Title: | First Stirrings: Cultural Notes on Orgasm, Ejaculation, and Wet Dreams. |
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| Authors: | Janssen, Diederik F. |
| Source: | Journal of Sex Research. May2007, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p122-134. 13p. 4 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Orgasm, Ejaculation, Nocturnal emissions, Sex research, Sexual excitement, Sexual psychology, Male orgasm, Sexual intercourse, Psychosexual development |
| Abstract: | Both the findings and the limitations of numeric milestone research in sexology have a bearing on the pedagogical status of pleasure, as welt as the cultural underpinnings of the notion of a psychosexual milestone. An overview is offered of international data pertaining to the chronology of three "milestones" in sexual autobiography: first orgasm (urgasmarche), first ejaculation (oigarche), and first wet dream (nocturnal emission). Methodological problems associated with the measurement of these variables are discussed. These problems are then situated in a culturalist perspective. It is concluded that orgasms are cultural artifacts in terms of their chronological occurrence as well as perceived salience, necessity, and "age appropriateness." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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