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Ira L. Reiss (1925–2024) was an influential American sociologist known for his research on human sexuality, social norms, and gender roles. He made significant contributions to the study of sexual ethics and the sociology of sex. Reiss was a strong proponent of what he called "sexual pluralism," meaning that different sexual expressions should be accepted as long as they are consensual and do not harm others.<ref>[https://kinseyinstitute.org/collections/archival/ira-l-reiss-collection.php? Ira L. Reiss Collection at the Kinsey Institute]</ref> | [[wikipedia: Ira_Reiss| Ira L. Reiss]] (1925–2024) was an influential American sociologist known for his research on human sexuality, social norms, and gender roles. He made significant contributions to the study of sexual ethics and the sociology of sex. Reiss was a strong proponent of what he called "sexual pluralism," meaning that different sexual expressions should be accepted as long as they are consensual and do not harm others.<ref>[https://kinseyinstitute.org/collections/archival/ira-l-reiss-collection.php? Ira L. Reiss Collection at the Kinsey Institute]</ref> | ||
== An End to Shame == | == An End to Shame == | ||
Revision as of 06:41, 11 February 2025
Ira L. Reiss (1925–2024) was an influential American sociologist known for his research on human sexuality, social norms, and gender roles. He made significant contributions to the study of sexual ethics and the sociology of sex. Reiss was a strong proponent of what he called "sexual pluralism," meaning that different sexual expressions should be accepted as long as they are consensual and do not harm others.[1]
An End to Shame
An end to shame: shaping our next sexual revolution- is a 1990 book by Ira Reiss, advocating against the shame and guilt associated with sexual expression. Reiss discusses how societal norms and religious influences have historically shaped negative attitudes toward sex and calls for a new "sexual revolution" based on scientific understanding and personal freedom. His also discusses adverse effects of the CSA hysteria, negative consequences of sexual repression in youth, and argues for sexual empowerment of children in order to affirm their dignity and protect from exploitation. [2]
As I mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, if we want to reduce exploitation of children, we have to empower children. Young people need to know that they have real choices to make in the area of sexuality. To do that we must develop a pluralistic rather than a dogmatic approach to sex. Forbidding or ignoring all child sexuality does not give a child control over his or her sexuality. Only when children are given the right to say yes to some forms of sexual exploration will children feel that they have the responsibility to say no to other sexual practices.
Chapters
1. America's Rendezvous with Sexual Reality
2. Alice in Wonderland. Sexual Upbringing in America
3. Teenage Sex: A Time for Acceptance
4. The Stalled Sexual Revolutions of This Century
5. AIDS, Condoms, and the Epidemic of Sexual Myths
6. Clarifying Our Fantasies about Pornography
7. Rape: The Ultimate Inequality
8. Sex Therapy: Conforming to a Troubled Society
9. The Role of Religion in Our Sexual Crisis
10. Shaping the Next Sexual Revolution
References
- ↑ Ira L. Reiss Collection at the Kinsey Institute
- ↑ Ira L. Reiss with Harriet M. Reiss (1990) An end to shame: shaping our next sexual revolution Prometheus Books, Buffalo, N.Y, New York State, (anna's archive)