Encyclopedia - Castration: Encyclopedia - Castration
Castration, gelding, neutering, orchiectomy, or orchidectomy is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which a biological male ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castration: Encyclopedia Ii - Castration - Castration In Humans
Castration - History. The method of castration has roots before recorded human history. Castration was frequently used in certain cultu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castration: Encyclopedia Ii - Castration - Castration In Humans
Castration - History. The practice of castration has roots before recorded human history. Castration was frequently used in certain cul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chemical Castration: Encyclopedia - Chemical Castration
Chemical castration is a form of castration caused by certain hormonal drugs. It was developed as a temporary preventive measure and puni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burdizzo: Encyclopedia - Burdizzo
Burdizzo is a castration method that uses a large clamp to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles. These have also been used...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eunuch: Encyclopedia - Eunuch
A eunuch is an infertile human male whose testicles have either been removed (deliberately or by accident) or are otherwise non-functiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amygdala: Encyclopedia - Amygdala
Located deep in the brain's medial temporal lobe, the almond-shaped amygdala (in Latin, corpus amygdaloideum) is believed to play a key r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castration Anxiety: Encyclopedia - Castration Anxiety
Castration anxiety is an idea put forth by Sigmund Freud in his writings on the Oedipus complex; it posits a deep-seated fear or anxiety ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Testicle: Encyclopedia - Testicle
The testicles, known medically as testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. Male mammals have two testicles, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sterilization Surgical Procedure: Encyclopedia - Sterilization Surgical Procedure
Sterilization is a surgical technique leaving a male or female unable to procreate. It is a method of birth control. A vasectomy in male...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Modification: Encyclopedia - Body Modification
Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sex Organ: Encyclopedia - Sex Organ
A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Art: Encyclopedia - Body Art
Body art is art made on, or consisting of, the human body. The most common forms of body art are tattoos and body piercings, but also in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pig: Encyclopedia - Pig
Sus barbatus Sus bucculentus Sus cebifrons Sus celebensis Sus domesticus Sus heureni Sus philippensis Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus timori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis Envy: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis Envy - Feminist Criticisms And Disputation
Feminists generally regard this theory as sexist. In turn, feminists themselves have been accused of suffering from penis envy, as tradit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis Removal: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis Removal - Human Penis Removal In Medicine And Psychology
Some men have penile amputations, known as penectomies, for medical reasons. Cancer, for example, sometimes necessitates removal of all o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trematoda: Encyclopedia Ii - Trematoda - Etymology
Trematodes are commonly referred to as flukes. This term can be traced back to the Saxon name for Flounder, and refers to the flattened, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trap-neuter-return: Encyclopedia Ii - Trap-neuter-return - Tnr Methodology
Trap-Neuter-Return begins with the trapping of feral cats using humane cage traps. The captured feral cats are taken (in the trap) to a v...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hesiod: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Hesiod
Hesiod (c 700 bc) A Greek poet In the Theogony he describes the genealogy of the Olympian gods, of whom Zeus was king, and how they ca...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hesiod: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Hesiod
Hesiod (c 700 bc) A Greek poet In the Theogony he describes the genealogy of the Olympian gods, of whom Zeus was king, and how they ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Penis Removal: Encyclopedia Ii - Penis Removal - Involuntary Penis Removal Assault
There have been incidents in which men have been assaulted, usually by their girlfriends or wives, by having their penises severed. Loren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Rape And Punishment
Rape - Punishment of assailants. Most societies consider rape to be a grave offense, and punish it accordingly. Punishment for rape in ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kronos: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kronos
Kronos (Greek) In Greek mythology, the youngest of the titans, son of Ouranos (heaven) and Gaia (earth). His mother gave him a sickle,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reindeer: Encyclopedia Ii - Reindeer - Anatomy
The weight of a female varies between 60 and 170 kg. In some subspecies of reindeer, the male is slightly larger; in others, the male can...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Elective Genital Alteration
In some cases, people elect to have their genitals pierced, tattooed or otherwise altered for aesthetic or other reasons. Such modificati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Testicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Testicle - Health Issues
The testicles are well-known to be very sensitive to impact and injury. The most important diseases of testicles are: inflammation of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Types Of Genital Alteration
The alterations listed below may be undertaken voluntarily by some individuals; they may also be performed for medical reasons or perform...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychosexual Development: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychosexual Development - Phallic Phase
From four to seven years of age, the child enters the phallic phase, when the sexual organs become the child's primary object-cathexis. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spaying And Neutering: Encyclopedia Ii - Spaying And Neutering - Modern Non-surgical Alternatives
Spaying and neutering - Injectable. Male dogs - Zinc gluconate neutralized by arginine. [1] Female mammals - Purified porcine zona pel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Modification: Encyclopedia Ii - Body Modification - Controversy
One controversial objective of body modification is the attempt to resemble another race, such as Asians having their epicanthal folds mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genital Modification And Mutilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Genital Modification And Mutilation - Circumcision
Issues surrounding female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation or FGM, became prominent in the English-speaking world in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cry To Heaven: Encyclopedia Ii - Cry To Heaven - Motifs
Although Cry to Heaven is not considered one of Anne Rice's pornographic novels, it stands out because of its constant, graphic, and roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sistine Chapel Choir: Encyclopedia Ii - Sistine Chapel Choir - The Second Golden Age Followed By The Second Decline 1898-1956
The accession of the Pope Pius X, arguably the most musical pope since St. Gregory the Great, caused a complete turn-around in the qualit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sociobiological Theories Of Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Sociobiological Theories Of Rape - Rape As An Adaptation Among Animals
It has long been observed that some animals appear to show behavior resembling rape in humans, such as combining sexual intercourse with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spaying And Neutering: Encyclopedia Ii - Spaying And Neutering - Household Pets
Most humane societies, animal shelters, and rescue groups urge pet owners to have their pets "spayed or neutered" to prevent the births o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spaying And Neutering: Encyclopedia Ii - Spaying And Neutering - Household Pets
Most humane societies, animal shelters, and rescue groups urge pet owners to have their pets "spayed or neutered" to prevent the births o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oedipus Complex: Encyclopedia Ii - Oedipus Complex - Theory Of The Oedipus Complex
Relying on material from his self-analysis and on anthropological studies of totemism, Freud developed the Oedipus complex as an explanat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oedipus Complex: Encyclopedia Ii - Oedipus Complex - Theory Of The Oedipus Complex
Relying on material from his self-analysis and on anthropological studies of totemism, Freud developed the Oedipus complex as an explanat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Testicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Testicle - Function
Like the ovaries (to which they are homologous), testicles are components of both the reproductive system (being gonads) and the endocrin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spaying And Neutering: Encyclopedia Ii - Spaying And Neutering - Females Spaying
In female animals, spaying involves invasive abdominal surgery to remove the ovaries and uterus, rarely involving major complications. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spaying And Neutering: Encyclopedia Ii - Spaying And Neutering - Females Spaying
In female animals, spaying involves invasive abdominal surgery to remove the ovaries and uterus, rarely involving major complications. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chatham Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - Chatham Islands - History
The first human habitation of the Chathams involved migrating Polynesian tribes who settled the islands about 1000 CE, and in their isola...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prenatal Hormones And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Prenatal Hormones And Sexual Orientation - Links Between Adult Sexual Orientation And Gender Behaviour As Children
Physiological factors present at birth may produce behaviours in children that are interpreted as gender difference. Such gendered behavi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cattle: Encyclopedia Ii - Cattle - Terminology
The word "cattle" did not originate as a name for bovine animals. It derives from the Latin caput, head, and thus originally meant "unit ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cattle: Encyclopedia Ii - Cattle - Terminology
The word "cattle" did not originate as a name for bovine animals. It derives from the Latin caput, head, and thus originally meant "unit ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Subdividing The Seven Laws
Various rabbinic sources have different positions on the way the seven laws are to be subdivided in categories. Maimonides (Melakhim 10:6...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sociobiological Theories Of Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Sociobiological Theories Of Rape - Criticisms
Sociobiological theories of rape - Criticisms from within evolutionary psychology. The distinguished proponent of evolutionary psycholo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken - Chickens As Food
Chickens serve as one of the most common meats in the world, and are frequently prepared as food in a large number of ways. There is sign...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Punishment - Types Of Punishments
This is just a typology with some well-known examples. For a more exhaustive traetment follow the links, and for a more extensive list, u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sterilization Surgical Procedure: Encyclopedia Ii - Sterilization Surgical Procedure - Vasectomy
Vasectomy should not be confused with castration: vasectomy does not involve removal of the testicles and it affects neither the producti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pit Bull: Encyclopedia Ii - Pit Bull - History
The ancestors of modern pit bulls, English and French bulldogs, and other related breeds were powerful mastiffs bred for farm work. Speci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Gays In Nazi Germany And The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Gays In Nazi Germany And The Holocaust - Summary
Gay men were one more group targeted during the time of the Holocaust. More specifically, homosexuality was deemed incompatible with Nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heaven's Gate Cult: Encyclopedia Ii - Heaven's Gate Cult - Origins And History
Heaven's Gate was a secretive New Age religion. Knowledge of their practices is limited. Upon joining the group, members often sold their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Domestic Sheep: Encyclopedia Ii - Domestic Sheep - Behavior
Some breeds of sheep exhibit a strong flocking behaviour. This was used as an example to Israelites in the Christian bible to instruct th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dean Corll: Encyclopedia Ii - Dean Corll - Discovery
At approximately three o'clock in the morning on August 8, 1973, Elmer Wayne Henley, then aged seventeen, went to Corll's house accompani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Memphis 3: Encyclopedia Ii - West Memphis 3 - The Crime
Three eight-year-old boys - Steve Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore - were reported missing on May 5, 1993, by Chistopher Byer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Origin
According to the Biblical narrative, the Deluge covered the whole world killing everyone except Noah and his family and the creatures of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Testicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Testicle - Testicular Size
Testicular size in relation to body weight varies widely. In the mammalian kingdom, there is a tendency for testicular size to be larger ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masculism: Encyclopedia Ii - Masculism - History Of Masculism
The first kind of secular response to feminism came from Ernest Belfort Bax, a socialist theoretician in the height of socialism at the b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chatham Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - Chatham Islands - Population
Chatham and Pitt Islands are inhabited. The population of 717 (Census 2001) individuals has European (70%), Māori and Moriori origins. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Testicle: Encyclopedia Ii - Testicle - Structure
Under a tough fibrous shell, the tunica albuginea, the testis contains very fine coiled tubes called the seminiferous tubules. The tubes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oedipus Complex: Encyclopedia Ii - Oedipus Complex - Critiques Of The Oedipus Complex
Popular culture often portrays Freud as overfocused on sexual influences, and his theory of the Oedipus Complex is often considered unten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legal Aspects Of Transsexualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Legal Aspects Of Transsexualism - Africa
Legal aspects of transsexualism - South Africa. South African courts have accepted the Corbett decision, but New Zealand courts, and mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legal Aspects Of Transsexualism: Encyclopedia Ii - Legal Aspects Of Transsexualism - Asia
Legal aspects of transsexualism - Singapore. Singapore has also recently recognized the right of transsexuals to marry in their reassig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Rape And Punishment
Rape - Punishment of assailants. Most societies consider rape to be a grave offense, and punish it accordingly. Punishment for rape in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Memphis 3: Encyclopedia Ii - West Memphis 3 - The Trials
Echols and Baldwin were tried together; Misskelley was tried separately. No physical evidence (and only limited circumstantial evidence) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Sociobiological Analysis Of Rape
Some animals appear to exhibit behaviors which resemble rape in humans, in particular combining sexual intercourse with violent assault, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Sociobiological Analysis Of Rape
Some animals appear to exhibit behaviors which resemble rape in humans, in particular combining sexual intercourse with violent assault, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sociobiological Theories Of Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Sociobiological Theories Of Rape - Rape As An Adaptation Among Humans
Sociobiological theories of rape - A Natural History of Rape. The idea that rape evolved as a genetically advantageous behavioral adapt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edicts Of Ashoka: Encyclopedia Ii - Edicts Of Ashoka - Social Welfare
Ashoka allegedly took great care of the welfare of his (human and animal) populations and those beyond his borders, spreading the use of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Quotes
The Supreme Court of California had this to say on a case involving a woman who was raped by a police officer: "Along with other forms o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Quotes
The Supreme Court of California had this to say on a case involving a woman who was raped by a police officer: "Along with other forms o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Law
Rape - Common law. In the common law of the United Kingdom and the United States, "rape" traditionally describes the act of a man who f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - History
The concept of rape, both as an abduction and in the sexual sense, makes its first appearance in early religious texts. In Greek mytholog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Non-sexual Usage Of Term
In its original sense, dating back to antiquity, "to rape a person" meant to capture the person for the purpose of enslavement, and was c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - The Role Of Control And Loss Of Privacy In Rape
Rape has been regarded as "a crime of violence and control" since the 1970s. According to psychological analysis literature, "control" is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Arrest
Police investigating the disappearance of store clerk Bernice Worden in Plainfield, Wisconsin, on November 16, 1957, suspected Gein to be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Arrest
Police investigating the disappearance of store clerk Bernice Worden in Plainfield, Wisconsin, on November 16, 1957, suspected Gein to be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - The Role Of Control And Loss Of Privacy In Rape
Rape has been regarded as "a crime of violence and control" since the 1970s. According to psychological analysis literature, "control" is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - History
The concept of rape, both as an abduction and in the sexual sense, makes its first appearance in early religious texts. In Greek mytholog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Non-sexual Usage Of Term
In its original sense, dating back to antiquity, "to rape a person" meant to capture the person for the purpose of enslavement, and was c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Law
Rape - Common law. In the common law of the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, "rape" traditionally describes the act of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brian Griffin: Encyclopedia Ii - Brian Griffin - Relationships
In addition to behaving like a human, Brian sometimes pursues relationships with humans. Such interactions are apparently acceptable with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - Recent Developments
Judaism does not usually support proselytization, but some Jewish groups have been active in promoting Noahidism among non-Jews, particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Titan Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Titan Mythology - The Titans In Other Greek Sources
Hesiod is not, however, the last word on the Titans. Surviving fragments of Orphic poetry in particular preserve some variations on the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reindeer: Encyclopedia Ii - Reindeer - Reindeer And Humans
Reindeer - Economy. Wild caribou are still hunted in North America. In the traditional lifestyle of the Inuit people and Northern First...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capital Punishment In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Capital Punishment In The United Kingdom - Origins
Hanging by the neck as form of capital punishment was introduced to Britain by the Anglo-Saxon invaders of the 5th century. By the 10th c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sexual Abstinence: Encyclopedia Ii - Sexual Abstinence - Abstinence
Lifelong (or at least long-term) abstinence, often associated with religious ascetism, is distinguished from chastity before marriage. Ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masculism: Encyclopedia Ii - Masculism - Masculist Concerns
Masculists cite one-sided legislation, selective enforcement, and neglected civil rights as examples of discrimination against men (and b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Noahide Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Noahide Laws - The Seven Laws
The seven laws are: Avodah zarah - Do not worship false gods/idols. Shefichat damim - Do not murder. Gezel - Do not steal. Gilui arayot ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Punishment - History And Rationale
Michel Foucault describes in detail the evolution of punishment from hanging, drawing and quartering of medieval times to the modern syst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prenatal Hormones And Sexual Orientation: Encyclopedia Ii - Prenatal Hormones And Sexual Orientation - Political Controversy
The perceived causes of sexual orientation have a significant bearing on the status of sexual minorities such as lesbians and gays. The F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Deaths Of Family Members
By the time George died in 1940, Henry had begun to reject Augusta's view of the world. He had even taken to bad-mouthing her within ears...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cronus: Encyclopedia Ii - Cronus - In Roman Mythology And Later Culture
While the Greeks considered Cronus a force of chaos and disorder, believing that the Olympian gods had brought an era of peace and order ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ed Gein: Encyclopedia Ii - Ed Gein - Deaths Of Family Members
By the time George died in 1940, Henry had begun to reject Augusta's view of the world. He had even taken to bad-mouthing her within ears...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Punishment - Scope Of Application
Most often, criminals are punished judicially, by fines, corporal punishment or custodial sentences such as prison. It should be noted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Memphis 3: Encyclopedia Ii - West Memphis 3 - Background On The Suspects
Baldwin and Misskelley had minor criminal records (for vandalism and shoplifting, respectively) and Misskelley had a reputation for being...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Memphis 3: Encyclopedia Ii - West Memphis 3 - Documentaries And Studies
Two films, Paradise Lost and Paradise Lost - Revelations, have documented this case, as have the books Blood of Innocents by Guy Reel and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castration: Encyclopedia Ii - Castration - Castration In Veterinary Practice
Castration is common in animal husbandry and animal fancy, where it is intended for favouring a given desired development of the animal o...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - C
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article