PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Biastophilia, Klismaphilia, Paraphilia
31 May 2015
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The internet pulled kink and bdsm from the underworld. This question can be answered from a statistical point of view, but things like surveys have sample bias. The question can be seen from a socio- cultural approach, in the western world this involves seeing sexuality through a judeo- Christian lens where men and women engage in intercourse in the missionary position for procreation purposes. The socio-cultural perspective only identi es what is normal at a given place and time. Some global taboos, however, are frowned upon such as incest and non- consensual sex. A third approach is that normal is anything that does not cause harm. But de nitions of harm and consent are affected by socio-cultural in uences. Criterion a speci es the qualitative nature of the disorder. Just having a does not qualify for a diagnoses. The paraphilic disorder must be present for 6 months.
