Misunderstanding Sexual Reasoning - Media Reports on Sexuality Study Mislead Public on Why We Have Sex
Television, radio and print media have widely reported on a recent University of Texas at Austin study titled "Why Humans Have Sex" with wide misunderstanding of conclusions reached by researchers. Sex Educator, Dr. Gary Schubach seeks to open a dialogue with mainstream media to extend the conversation beyond the sensationalized headlines to an open and honest discussion of the 287 listed reasons that people have sex.
Novato, CA, August 10, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Recent reporting by the mainstream press on a sexual survey by University of Texas at Austin researchers has attracted wide media attention and has fostered a misunderstanding of human sexual motivations. Sexuality educator and researcher, Dr Gary Schubach, is taking issue with the media due to misleading headlines which misconstrue the purpose and conclusions of the sexuality study.
The official title of the study is "Why Humans Have Sex," which seems overly broad, given that it was based on the responses of 1539 college undergraduate students, rather than the broad spectrum of ages that would indeed constitute 'Humans.' Most of the mainstream media ignored the study's conclusions entirely and came to their own conclusions, which may or may not have been supported by the data.
Sensationalized headlines were applied to the same AP story and seemed to represent several different studies. Precisely the same AP article, "Why College Students Have Sex," was re-titled by MSNBC.com as "Lust Trumps Love When It Comes to Sex: Study Finds That There Aren't Many Gender Differences in Reasons for Intimacy."
Taking issue with media coverage is not uncommon among experts with a deep understanding of the topic of their expertise and Dr. Schubach's overall perspective is that our society does not teach people the necessary interpersonal relationship skills nor do people acquire information on sexuality from worthwhile sources. His view is that, in most cases, so-called sexual "problems" are a result of learning deficits rather than psychological conflicts. It is his overall goal to help people create sexual relationships that will allow them to enjoy peace of mind, whatever their circumstances, to love and be loved by others, and to build families and communities that support positive and nurturing relationships.
To do this, it will be necessary to replace ignorance and fear about sexuality with awareness and love, and to teach and promote skills that will allow people to live together in dignity, respect, understanding, trust, kindness, honesty, compassion and love. Dr. Schubach welcomes an open dialogue with the media to explore the deeper motivations behind sex and intimacy in the hopes that seemingly nervous commentators on morning shows aren't our only sources of human sexual knowledge.
About Gary Schubach, Ed.D.: Associate Professor of Human Sexuality at The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. He writes, lectures and teaches classes in various areas of human sexuality, including the uses of media for both entertainment and educational purposes. His doctoral research project was a landmark study of the phenomenon of female ejaculation and the so-called "G spot." Dr. Schubach is considered one of the leading experts in the world in the area of the "G spot" and female ejaculation.
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The official title of the study is "Why Humans Have Sex," which seems overly broad, given that it was based on the responses of 1539 college undergraduate students, rather than the broad spectrum of ages that would indeed constitute 'Humans.' Most of the mainstream media ignored the study's conclusions entirely and came to their own conclusions, which may or may not have been supported by the data.
Sensationalized headlines were applied to the same AP story and seemed to represent several different studies. Precisely the same AP article, "Why College Students Have Sex," was re-titled by MSNBC.com as "Lust Trumps Love When It Comes to Sex: Study Finds That There Aren't Many Gender Differences in Reasons for Intimacy."
Taking issue with media coverage is not uncommon among experts with a deep understanding of the topic of their expertise and Dr. Schubach's overall perspective is that our society does not teach people the necessary interpersonal relationship skills nor do people acquire information on sexuality from worthwhile sources. His view is that, in most cases, so-called sexual "problems" are a result of learning deficits rather than psychological conflicts. It is his overall goal to help people create sexual relationships that will allow them to enjoy peace of mind, whatever their circumstances, to love and be loved by others, and to build families and communities that support positive and nurturing relationships.
To do this, it will be necessary to replace ignorance and fear about sexuality with awareness and love, and to teach and promote skills that will allow people to live together in dignity, respect, understanding, trust, kindness, honesty, compassion and love. Dr. Schubach welcomes an open dialogue with the media to explore the deeper motivations behind sex and intimacy in the hopes that seemingly nervous commentators on morning shows aren't our only sources of human sexual knowledge.
About Gary Schubach, Ed.D.: Associate Professor of Human Sexuality at The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. He writes, lectures and teaches classes in various areas of human sexuality, including the uses of media for both entertainment and educational purposes. His doctoral research project was a landmark study of the phenomenon of female ejaculation and the so-called "G spot." Dr. Schubach is considered one of the leading experts in the world in the area of the "G spot" and female ejaculation.
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