SPECIAL COMBINED ISSUE-VOL. XI INDEX

Volume XI Number 5/6 May-July 1983 ISSN:0091-3995 Sex Information and Education Council of the U.S.

POPULATION AND SEXUALITY: THE HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION

Norman Fleishman Director, the TV Project The Center for Population Options Los Angeles, California

[/n recent volumes, the SIECUS Report has discussed the ways challenging opportunity then; it still is, 10 years later, and as far in which sex education is provided through parents, teachers, as I know-as a full-time occupation-it is unique anywhere in therapists, medical schools, church and community groups, the world. There are scads of lobbyists in political circles, youth agencies, disability organizations, gay/lesbian groups, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually. In enter- and many others. This issue highlights a powerful source ofsex tainment, there is just me. education that has only recently become the object of re- Looking back at the IO years of my work as an “outsider,” search and scrutiny-the medium of tetevison. Concernedsex- an educator-lobbyist in Hollywood, two experiences stand uality professionals are now coming up with important ques- out. Both are related to the person who pioneered in the tions: What can be done to ensure that the millions of viewers blending of controversial social issues with entertainment TV- are exposed to accurate information and positive attitudes Norman Lear. The first centered around the making of an epi- concerning all aspects of sexuality? How can trained and sode of A// in the Family. Michael (“Meathead”) and Gloria knowledgeable experts in the field exert a positive influence work through their fears and doubts, have richly textured on television program content? Who will lobby for increased searchings and quarrels (some of them, of course, hilarious), coverage of important sexual health issues? and conclude with Michael’s going to a hip (“Let’s boogie!“) Obviously, one issue of a journal cannot begin to answer physician for a nearly on-camera vasectomy. From. my own all these questions. But surrounded as we all are by a myriad of work in starting the vasectomy clinic at Houston Planned negative and highly eroticized sexual messages on television, a Parenthood and co-authoring a book on the subject, I had description of a project which has made positive progress in been able to interest Lear in the challenge of dealing with a finding answers can encourage others to generate effective highly controversial, threatening, never-broached-on-TV sub- action and reaction. Therefore, the SIECUS Repoit asked Nor- ject. He made it into a fabulous slice (pun intended) of enter- man Fleishman to describe his work on the unique TV Project, tainment, generating both laughter and tears. We had been a Hollywood-based program of thk Center for Population Op- able to provide factual background for the writers of the show, tions. Herewith his production script.-fd.] Phil Doran and Doug Arango. Lear called and asked my wife and me to attend the dress rehearsal. We came out of the show I returned, in the early 7Os, to the “land of my birth”-Holly- stunned-and thrilled. Up we went to the third floor at Tan- wood-after IS years of social reform/population/sex educa- dem, where Lear had been watching on his monitor. He was tion activities in other parts of the country, and found that I had still pondering the tube, speechless, when we arrived. We all come full circle. Hollywood, to me, embodied the essence of hugged! He had put a lot of his own ideas into the show and successful social reform. Films (and later on, television) had al- was delighted with the outcome. He found that the script,deal- ways struck me as being the high, wide road to public educa- ing as it did with something dramatic and important between tion. And from Euripides to Shakespeare to Tolstoy, great art people, brought out new depths in his actors. The show, a bril- has dealt with great issues and involved not the esoteric few, liantly done one-act play, would go into tens of millions of but the masses. (And who wants to listen to boring reformers homes in a week or two. Considering all my years of work, con- anyway?) cern, and struggle to educate about vasectomy, and now in At that time, I began an association with the Population the presence of a consummate artist to have it all made real Institute, later renamed the Center for Population Options, as (and poignant, and funny!) for the whole country in just a an “ambassador” of sorts, an idea person, a facilitator and ed- few short minutes-well, all I could do was hug him again. ucator, sent from family planning/population/sexuality fields The other pivotal experience took. place earlier, in 1973, to the realm of movies and prime-time TV. It was an exciting, when.1 was still director of Los Angeles Planned Parenthood. A Lear show, Maude, had aired a two-part episode, at the outset traception, women’s rights, and ecological/demographic of which Maude herself becomes pregnant (in her early for- issues. The larger banquets gradually evolved into smaller and ties). After her usual explosive, outrageous, and wildly comic more personal gatherings in homes of local community lead- outpourings-and some searing, existential, loving dialogue ers. In recent years, the Project has been under the auspices of with her husband-Maude opts for termination of the preg- the Center for Population Options. What follows is an assort- nancy. The two shows, no doubt the most controversial in TV ment of scenes from representative gatherings. history, provoked hundreds of newspaperarticlesand brought Event 1: Scene-home of husband-wife team of success- Lear and his sponsors a ton of mail. He appealed to me to do ful writer-producers; six tables set for dinner. The hosts have some public education on the “pro” side, particularly in behalf invited 35 of their colleagues, including writers, producers, and of freedom of expression. I did this, and decided to set up an network executives, to meet and hear from Dr. Michael Car- “Evening with Norman Lear” at the UCLA Chancellor’s resi- rera, sex educator. A few, because of our special invitation, dence, inviting major figures from other media as well as from have brought their teenagers along. There is wine and casual the entertainment field. The point was to safeguard TV as a conversation first, for these people are so busy they often don’t forum for presenting important social controvesy. That meet- get to share relaxed talk with each other. As soon as everyone ing, attended by a range of entertainers and high-ranking arrives, Dr. Carrera holds forth for 15 minutes-introductory media executives, including the editor of the Los Angeles remarks to provide “thought for food.” As we eat, he table- Times, explored issues of censorship, network policy, the hops. After dessert, the hostess introduces me and I “present” effects of TV, and so forth, in a profound yet intimate manner. Michael. During his hour-long talk, the guests are spellbound And it formed the pattern for a series of over 50 “social by his relevant data, sharp insight, perspective, and humor. seminars”-in homes of industry leaders-that have taken Questions tumble forth. place in the past IO years. (Flashback: In the beginning, of course, itwasdifficultto It should be mentioned here that the TV industry had meet even unemployed producers and writers, much less ask already been perceived as crucial to publiceducation by Meth- to use their homes! One learns to be persistent. Dr. Carrera’s odist minister and population activist Rodney Shaw, who set up hosts had come to several previous events and we had gotten to the Population Institute. I had consulted with the Institute know them and be a resource for them.) while still at Planned Parenthood, and then began to run its P.S. The next day, one of the previous night’s guests, Larry Hollywood office in 1974. The early years of this TV Project, as it Celbart (co-creator of TV’s M*A*S*H, writer of Tootsie and is called, featured cash prizes for the best TV dramas and many other films), called and said he had gone right out and comedies dealing with population-related themes such as con- bought two copies of Mike’s book, Sex: The Facts, the Acts, and Your Feelings. When I recently talked to Mr. Celbart, congrat- ulating him on Tootsie and recalling his “sex education”at our evening together, he said that he gets great pleasure translating insights and truths such as Mike’s into drama. Event 2: Scene-home of another husband-wife Volume Xl, Number 5/6 May-July 1983 producing/writing team; among their credits is the creation of a long-running TV series which deals realistically with adoles- The S/ECUS Report is published bimonthly and distributed to cence and single parenthood. The week before this gathering, I SIECUS Associates. had been invited by a cable company to view a marvelous series Associate annual fees: Individual $40; Organization-$90; on sex education produced by one of the invited guests and to Student (with validation)-$20; Benefactor-$150 and over, select, if I wished, some segments to show at theevent. I culled Library and Institutional subscriptions-$40 annually, a remarkable I5 minutes from three of them-on masturba- Outside U.S.: Canada and Mexico, add $5.00 per year to the tion, oral sex, and premature ejaculation. The format used above fees; other countries, add $10.00 per year. candid interviews with both men and women by a sex educa- Single copies of back or current issues of the S/ECUS Report tor/counselor. The tone was poignant, frank, and wholesome. may be ordered for $4 each, prepaid. With this presentation, plus brief “keynote” comments on the All inquiries should be directed to the SIECUS Publications topic “TV Sex RX” given by several people chosen from among Office at the address below. the entertainers, we had a good base for the ensuing S/ECUS Report is available on microfilm from University discussion. Microfilms. 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Ml 48106. (Flashback: TV creators, especially the better ones, have Editor-Anne Backman, MA had to deal with immense frustration in treating sexuality. In Editorial Board both commercials and programming, TV is filled with images Robert Selverstone, PhD, Chairperson exploiting the female form, with sexual innuendos and a down- Deryck Calderwood, PhD grading of the status of women; any serious, wholesome por- Michael Carrera, EdD trayal of sexuality is usually subdued or eliminated altogether Jane Quinn, ACSW Ann Welbourne, RN, PHD by network executives or censors. At one point the writer of lames at fifteen was asked by the network to have James Copyright 0 1983 by The Sex Information and Education Council of the US., Inc., 80 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801-2. New celebrate his sixteenth birthday by losing his virginity. He York, NY 10011. ’ reluctantly agreed, but when he wanted to include a reference Library of Congress catalog card number 72-627361. to a prophylactic, the network vetoed it and even forbade the use of any euphemism (such as “responsibility”). Conversely, No part of the S/ECUS Report may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the SIECUS Publications they demanded that the two young people exhibit remorse Office. and guilt. The writer, an outstanding and sensitive artist, quit television over the incident.)

2 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 Event 2 (continued): At one point in the discussion, a Want to Keep My Baby, was a powerful, forthright, and com- writer/producer commented that he had never been able to passionate look at a young mother in her early teens (played by convince an executive to buy sexuality from a female point of Marie1 Hemingway). The topic for this event, “That’s Her Prob- view, and that consequently TV, with males in charge of virtual- lem,” dealt with the teen pregnancy epidemic by looking at the ly every programming decision, is dominated by male sexual boy’s view, and we selected a panel of teen boys and girls to fantasies. Some felt that cable would make this obsolete, others share their views and feelings with TV writers and producers. that cable was only vying for being able to show-not maturity (Flashback: Joanna Lee had had a remarkable expe- -but breasts. rience which demonstrated the power of TV. She had read in a Event 3: The scene-home of TV producer Norman Lear newspaper item that VD education was illegal in the California and his wife, Frances, writer and owner of a company which schools. So she wrote an episode for the TV series Room 222, places female executives. The topic was abortion. The speakers focusing on this topic. A member of the state legislature saw were Donald Collins and Dr. Leonard Laufe, reporting on the the show, was impressed, and introduced a bill permitting international scene, and Robert W. McCoy on the domestic teachers to inform students about VD, and it was passed!) scene, and their sharing of recent “front line” experiences in Event 8: The scene-Beverly Wilshire Hotel Ballroom, the field was frightening and impassioned. This was a very with 850 people. The speaker, Margaret Mead. The introducer, important meeting, especially since it came just prior to the Fay Kanin, award-winning writer for TV, film, and theatre, and Moral Majority’s heavy attack on the right to choose. current president (for the third year) of the Academy of Motion Event 4: The scene-a producer’s home, high in the Hol- Picture Arts and Sciences. Dr. Mead acknowledged the crea- lywood Hills. The audience, primarily women writers and pro- tive community: “You have the world in your hands. The most ducers. (In the past six years, the number of women producers dramatic moment in my life was the time I saw the little blue has increased significantly.) The topic, “Images of Woman on ball, Earth, photographed from outer space. Hold that image, TV.” The speaker, Alan Alda. A few minutes before we are that little blue ball, in your creative consciousness and write scheduled to begin, he takes me out on the balcony. “Whatdo with it as your touchstone and inspiration!” you want me to say?” My reply, thankfully is lost in the noise of (Flashback: As I stood up that night to introduce our the traffic below. Alda nods, walks back in, faces the crowd of master of ceremonies, Carl Reiner, I gazed on a sea of faces- 75 sitting-standing-leaning women and says, “I am personally representing to me the most influential people in the world- turned on by emancipated women and turned off by shows and I recalled my own childhood in Hollywood: nine years old, that create suspense with the use of women in jeopardy.” He shining shoes at Hollywood and Vine, and spending the nickels was sensational! and dimes to go to the movies; then selling papers and still going Event 5: The scene-an Emmy-winning producer’s to movies,.sometimes three in one day. And I thought of two home. The speaker, Dr. Sol Gordon. Flashbulbs popping. (The films that struck populations in many countries with immense Los Angeles Times was at that time doing a story on the TV force, The Grapes of Wrath and How Green Was My Valley. I Project; two more have since appeared on the front page of its remembered the early films that dealt with racial injustice View section.) One hundred people crowded together for a (particularly The Ox-Bow Incident) and I knew why Senator buffet supper and a chance to view a slide show on media Joseph McCarthy, when he had virtually the whole world to handling of teen sexuality and to let Sol into their hearts attack, chose to attack those in the film industry who didn’t through laughter. Through this presentation and those of sub- agree with him. He launched his “crusade” against entertain- sequent visits, his energetic, original approach has altered the ers. I believe we can draw a crucial lesson from this, every- consciousness of hundreds of creative people. He generates a where in the world: The most gripping and “alive” powerful ripple effect. communicational vehicle is entertainment; it is shaping the Event 6: The scene-home of a cable TV executive and consciousness of mankind.) commercial producer and feature writer. The speaker, writer Event 9: Recently, when the American Public Health Jane O’Reilly (The Girl I Left Behind). The topic, reproductive Association meetings were held in Los Angeles, we set up an freedom. This particular meeting developed more of a “sizzle” evening at the home of an MGM vice-president where approx- than any other meeting I have ever had. Through a combina- imately half the audience was from family planning/public tion of the hosts, the speaker, and the audience, the chemistry health and half from entertainment. The scene-120 people was there. After this event, I never again doubted that a meet- jammed into an enormous living room, hanging from the stair- ing has the power to catalyze and transform. way and peeking over the piano. The format for the speakers: a (Flashback: It has never been the aim of the Project to representative from family planning states a problem or convince TV people to be politically active. Rather, it is to recounts an experience and an entertainment person provide them with factual information and the opportunity to responds. hear about experiences relating to crucial social forces and (Flashback: Often when you bring “outsiders” in direct issues in a way that educates, not enlists. Out of this particular contact with those who create the shows, the cynicism and meeting, a group of women got together an informal “caucus” I-never-watch-TV syndrome tend to fade and moderate to in behalf of reproductive freedom. One of their activities was some degree. You find that, in fact, “Well, yes, I do love to take pro-choice ads in thetrade journals, Varietyand Repor- M*A*S*H.” “I saw you on a great ‘Lou Grant.” “You worked ter, and gather and publish over 300 signatures from entertain- on the Mary Tyler Moore Show? Now there was agreat show!” ment professionals. This led to the forming of an “entertainers” There are some wonderful shows, and it should not be forgot- rally in support of reproductive freedom held at the Federal ten that 60 Minutes, for so long a “cult” show, has been tops in Building here in Los Angeles.) the ratings for a long while now. At the conclusion of the Event 7: The scene-home of the producer who pioneered dialogue between the two professional groups, Ethel Winant, in the use of the “Movie Made for Television” form as a way of the only woman to be vice-president at all three networks, who confronting social issues, Joanna Lee. One of her early films, I learned her way about during the very early days of television,

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 3 Event 2 (continued): At one point in the discussion, a Want to Keep My Baby, was a powerful, forthright, and com- writer/producer commented that he had never been able to passionate look at a young mother in her early teens (played by convince an executive to buy sexuality from a female point of Marie1 Hemingway). The topic for this event, “That’s Her Prob- view, and that consequentlyTV,with males in charge of virtual- lem,” dealt with the teen pregnancy epidemic by looking at the ly every programming decision, is dominated by male sexual boy’s view, and we selected a panel of teen boys and girls to fantasies. Some felt that cable would make this obsolete, others share their views and feelings with TV writers and producers. that cable was only vying for being able to show-not maturity (Flashback: Joanna Lee had had a remarkable expe- -but breasts. rience which demonstrated the power of TV. She had read in a Event 3: The scene-home of TV producer Norman Lear newspaper item that VD education was illegal in the California and his wife, Frances, writer and owner of a company which schools. So she wrote an episode for the TV series Room 222, places female executives. The topic was abortion. The speakers focusing on this topic. A member of the state legislature saw were Donald Collins and Dr. Leonard Laufe, reporting on the the show, was impressed, and introduced a bill permitting international scene, and Robert W. McCoy on the domestic teachers to inform students about VD, and it was passed!) scene, and their sharing of recent “front line” experiences in Event 8: The scene-Beverly Wilshire Hotel Ballroom, the field was frightening and impassioned. This was a very with 850 people. The speaker, Margaret Mead. The introducer, important meeting, especially since it came just prior to the Fay Kanin, award-winning writer for TV, film, and theatre, and Moral Majority’s heavy attack on the right to choose. current president (for the third year) of the Academy of Motion Event 4: The scene-a producer’s home, high in the Hol- Picture Arts and Sciences. Dr. Mead acknowledged the crea- lywood Hills. The audience, primarily women writers and pro- tive community: “You have the world in your hands. The most ducers. (In the past six years, the number of women producers dramatic moment in my life was the time I saw the little blue has increased significantly.) The topic, “Images of Woman on ball, Earth, photographed from outer space. Hold that image, TV.” The speaker, Alan Alda. A few minutes before we are that little blue ball, in your creative consciousness and write scheduled to begin, he takes me out on the balcony. “Whatdo with it as your touchstone and inspiration!” you want me to say?” My reply, thankfully is lost in the noiseof (Flashback: As I stood up that night to introduce our the traffic below. Alda nods, walks back in, faces the crowd of master of ceremonies, Carl Reiner, I gazed on a sea of faces- 75 sitting-standing-leaning women and says, “I am personally representing to me the most influential people in the world- turned on by emancipated women and turned off by shows and I recalled my own childhood in Hollywood: nine years old, that create suspense with the use of women in jeopardy.” He shining shoes at Hollywood and Vine,and spending the nickels was sensational! and dimes to go to the movies; then selling papers and still going Event 5: The scene-an Emmy-winning producer’s to movies, sometimes three in one day. And I thought of two home. The speaker, Dr. Sol Gordon. Flashbulbs popping. (The films that struck populations in many countries with immense Los Angeles Times was at that time doing a story on the TV force, The Grapes of Wrath and How Green Was My Valley. I Project; two more have since appeared on the front page of its remembered the early films that dealt with racial injustice View section.) One hundred people crowded together for a (particularly The Ox-Bow Incident) and I knew why Senator buffet supper and a chance to view a slide show on media Joseph McCarthy, when he had virtually the whole world to handling of teen sexuality and to let Sol into their hearts attack, chose to attack those in the film industry who didn’t through laughter. Through this presentation and those of sub- agree with him. He launched his “crusade” against entertain- sequent visits, his energetic, original approach has altered the ers. I believe we can draw a crucial lesson from this, every- consciousness of hundreds of creative people. He generates a where in the world: The most gripping and “alive” powerful ripple effect. communicational vehicle is entertainment; it is shaping the Event 6: The scene-home of a cable TV executive and consciousness of mankind.) commercial producer and feature writer. The speaker, writer Event 9: Recently, when the American Public Health Jane O’Reilly (The Girl I Left Behind). The topic, reproductive Association meetings were held in Los Angeles, we set up an freedom. This particular meeting developed more of a “sizzle” evening at the home of an MGM vice-president where approx- than any other meeting I have ever had. Through a combina- imately half the audience was from family planning/public tion of the hosts, the speaker, and the audience, the chemistry health and half from entertainment. The scene-120 people was there. After this event, I never again doubted that a meet- jammed into an enormous living room, hanging from the stair- ing has the power to catalyze and transform. way and peeking over the piano. The format for the speakers: a (Flashback: It has never been the aim of the Project to representative from family planning states a problem or convince TV people to be politically active. Rather, it is to recounts an experience and an entertainment person provide them with factual information and the opportunity to responds. hear about experiences relating to crucial social forces and (Flashback: Often when you bring “outsiders” in direct issues in a way that educates, not enlists. Out of this particular contact with those who create the shows, the cynicism and meeting, a group of women got together an informal “caucus” l-never-watch-TV syndrome tend to fade and moderate to in behalf of reproductive freedom. One of their activities was some degree. You find that, in fact, “Well, yes, I do love to take pro-choice ads in the trade journals, Variety and Repor- MXA’cj*,,,” “ I saw you on a great “Lou Grant.” (‘You worked ter, and gather and publish over 300 signatures from entertain- on the Mary Tyler Moore Show? Now there was a great show!” ment professionals. This led to the forming of an “entertainers” There are some wonderful shows, and it should not be forgot- rally in support of reproductive freedom held at the Federal ten that 60 Minutes, for so long a “cult”show, has been tops in Building here in Los Angeles.) the ratings for a long while now. At the conclusion of the Event 7: The scene-home of the producer who pioneered dialogue between the two professional groups, Ethel Winant, in the use of the “Movie Made for Television” form as a way of the only woman to be vice-president at all three networks, who confronting social issues, Joanna Lee. One of her early films, I learned her way about during the very early days of television,

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 3 its golden age, said: “Yes, there are good shows, not enough, but by NBC, ABC, and CBS. My answer to terrifying problems but there are some. Do you write to a producer-or a network has always been education, and what educational tool can executive-when you see a good show? Probably not. You compare to TV in terms of cost, effect, and numbers of students?) should! I hear your concerns and these are your airways. Be P.S. In his American Film article, “Can Movies Kill?” responsible for supporting the best possible programming. (August 1982), Peter Koper wrote: “Twenty-eight people died What could be more important?“) from playing Russian Roulette-apparently after watching The (Final Flashback: Diana and I were married for three and Deer Hunter.” The most recent survey of TV viewing habits in a half years before we had a TV set. Like our friends, we the U.S. shows that the average home has one or more sets considered it a vast wasteland and “chewing-gum-for-the- turned on almost seven hours a day and the viewing time has eyes.” When Diana’s parents won a set in a lottery, she carted it increased during each of the past five years. McLuhan wrote: home after a visit, toting it through the railway station late one “Children of the television age intuitively recognize class- night, and plunked it on a table at home. We hadn’t turned it rooms as in interruption of their education.” Cumulatively we on yet next morning when a neighbor knocked on the door are watching billions of hours a year. That is colossal. But so is and said, “Kennedy’s been shot.” We didn’t move from the the fact that 1.3 million teens got pregnant last year. So is the tube for three days straight. That was our introduction, mourn- million-figure incidence of serious child abuse. So is the pros- ing as a nation, en masse. Suddenly we saw we had been out of pect of nuclear devastation. We can’t tell people what to do, we touch with the mainstream by not watching. And we have can’t make them do what we think is right, even supposing we come to see it as a force-as an extraordinary creator of com- knew. But we can engage them and entertain them and bring munity feeling in this world of traffic tie-ups, supermarket these realities closer to home. And we can place the crucial lines, and alienation. To cite “Anonymous,” the future will not issues of our time in the most powerful, evocative context that be created by Republicans, Democrats, or even Independents, exists-the television screen.

Sex and Disability Service ,DO YOU KNOW THAT.. . I The Sex and Disability Information and Referral Service has recently been instituted, cosponsored by United Cerebral ’ NFSEW 1983 Palsy Association of San Francisco and the Department of Psychiatry of the University of California at San Francisco. Its For the ninth consecutive year, the week of October 5-11 has activities will involve: developing a referral bureau and man- been set aside to celebrate National Family Sexuality Education ual; disseminating information regarding sexuality and disabil- Week, the week that highlights parents as the primary sexuality ity; compiling a national directory of available consultants, educators of their children. An innovation for 1983 has been peer counselors, and guest speakers; and updating resource the formation of a Steering Committee made up of representa- listings. For further information, write to: Denise Sherer, Coor- tives of various pertinent organizations and agencies who will dinator, 814 Mission Street, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA work together to sponsor special events for this year’s celebra- 94103. tion. And for those who want ideas about planning activities for their community’s participation, the Guidebook for National SIECCONN Conference Family Sexuality Education Week is available, for $6.50, from: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Department of Education, 810 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019. Informa- On June 1,1983, the Sex Information and Education Council of tion about the Steering Committee’s plans may be obtained Connecticut (SIECCONN) will hold its annual Spring Confer- from the coordinator, Sheila Essig, at the above address. ence at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. Entitled “Connecticut Update: Conference on Human Sexual- ity By and For Practitioners in Educational and Clinical Set- Conference on Child Abuse tings,” the program will have as its keynote speaker Dr. Peter Scales, Education Director, Planned Parenthood Feder- The Sixth National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect ation of America. SIECCONN is an affiliate of SIECUS. will be held in Baltimore, Md., September 25-28, 1983. For detailed information, contact: National Center on Child Abuse Summer 1983 Institute and Neglect, Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children, Youth and Families, Washington, DC 20201. On July 17-22, the Program in Human Sexuality at the University of Minnesota will present a one-week, intensive workshop for chemical dependency counseling professionals in the area of Sex Research chemical dependence and family intimacy. Topics covered will include assessment and treatment of sexuality and intimacy The Ninth Annual Meeting of the international Academy of dysfunction, family sexual abuse, and the connections Sex Research will be held November 22-26,1983, at Harriman, between chemical dependence and family intimacy problems. N.Y. For detailed information, write to: Dr. Heino F. L. Meyer- For further information, contact: Coordinator, CDFI Summer Bahlburg, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, 722 Institute, Program in Human Sexuality, University of Minne- West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032. sota, 2630 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414.

4 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 SPEAKING OUT

Sex on Television: A Case for Involvement

David Lloyd Green, MSW Director of Education Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc. Abington, Mass.

Sex on television. . . . It’s controversial, entertaining, and guar- workshop, should “television” be a discussion priority? If an anteed to attract a large viewing audience. Children watch with educator has 10 sessions with a freshman health class, what interest, yet are often confused by a bombardment of mixed percentage of time should be spent dealing with TV? Another messages. And parents are increasingly voicing their concern reality is that sexuality educators, like most people, have no that television may be having a negative impact on their child- desire to change their personal relationship with the TV set. ren’s sexual attitudes and behavior. Television executives savor The last thing hard-working professionals want to do when the uproar and continue to feed the public what it “wants.” they watch TV after an eight-hour day is to have’to “analyze, Several years ago I realized that I was not effectively deal- point out, and discuss.” Television is for entertainment, and ing with the issue of sex on television. Like most sexuality edu- that means to be amused, kept in suspense, or just be allowed cators with whom I have spoken, I would spend minimal time to sit and vegetate. A not so obvious reason may be the educa- discussing this issue in the classroom. Usually I would talk tor’s attitude toward the value of television. Many profession- about Three’s Company or General Hospital and ask partici- als will not,orcannot,admittowatching,letaloneenjoyingTV. pants for their impressions. But I had a vague sense that these It continues to be fashionable to think of TV as mindless junk brief, intellectual discussions about a visual medium were hav- food. A sense of guilt tends to surface when such people talk ing little or no impact. In my search for relevant educational about it: “I don’t watch much television, except maybe 60 materials, I discovered that there were few techniques or Minutes or Masterpiece Theatre.” resources available that educators could use to help people Whatever the reasons may be for not having dealt with sex understand, and more importantly, deal with sex on TV. The on television in the past, recent evidence now clearly indicates few ideas I did find were developed by “critical viewing skill” the need for greater involvement by sexuality professionals. organizations, and always as part of a multi-issue program. I Television has become one of the most powerful educators in found nothing created by human sexuality professionals. America today. By the time the average child graduates from In the meantime, newspaper articles, radio tal k shows,and high school, he/she will have watched over 15,000 hours of television news programs were finding this controversial topic television (compared to 11,000 hours spent in the classroom). newsworthy as it began developing into an issue of great con- In fact, children devote more time to watching TV than to any cern to many religious and parent organizations. When the other activity-except sleeping. It has now been documented media sought comments and possible solutions, “experts” that children both learn from and imitate behavior they see on popped up from groups like The Moral Majority and Action for TV. More significantly, The Project on Human Sexual Develop- Children’s Television. Professional sexuality organizations and ment found in its Cleveland study that a majority of parents educators were strangely silent. believe that TV is second only to themselves as the primary I am intrigued by the question of why the field of human sexuality educator of their children. sexuality has not taken a more active role in helping families What can be done to help parents face this realistic and cope with sex on television. When I initially began thedevelop- pervasive issue? Special interest groups have focused on the ment of Communivision (a concept using television as a spring- negative aspects of televised sexuality and have advised board for discussions about sexual issues), I believed that I had accordingly: unplug the set, pre-screen your children’s pro- stumbled upon a real void in the field of sexuality education--a grams, boycott products that sponsor offensive programming. void that needed to be filled. I assumed that other educators While these approaches have proven useful for some, they are across the country would share my excitement and begin a impractical for the majority of parents. Many parents are dialogue on the issue. Unfortunately, I have found a lack of uncomfortable with censorship, whileothersfind itfrustrating, interest, a reluctance, almost an aversion on the part of sexual- if not impossible, to screen what their children watch. These ity educators to deal with this subject. approaches also overlook television’s positive potential: serv- In an attempt to understand this lack of interest, I have ing as a catalyst for parent/child communication. come up with some possible explanations. One obvious reason Television can be a convenient, non-threatening vehicle is that sexuality educators are constantly confronted with the for initiating family discussions on the full range of sexual reality of time limitations. Given a four-session parent group issues-from sex-roles and body image to sexual communica-

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 5 tion, relationships, and sexual activity. Once parents and child- ality professionals in their productions. By participating on ren are taught how to identify the blatant and subtle ways radio and TV talk shows,which in turn generate newspaper and sexuality is dealt with, for example, on such programs as Mag- magazine articles, the educator is using the media to teach num P.I. and NFL football games, and in designer jeans com- important concepts to a major portion of the population who mercials, using this medium for discussion can become as do not attend workshops. The educator is also providing con- natural and rewarding as citing an interesting article read in the stuctive leadership in an area cluttered with over-night experts morning newspaper. in sexuality. There are two ways in which professionals can generate an Whether television is good or bad is not the issue; it is an interest in this constructive use of television in the field of integral part of American family life and needs to be recog- sexuality education. One approach is to conduct workshops nized as such. Because of the significant role this medium plays for both parents and children, using a TV set in the classroom, in the development of sexual values, attitudes, and possibly and turning it on and off to allow participants to practice behavior, educators must begin to treat it as a priority in sexual- “active viewing” and discussion skills. Another approach is to ity education. develop a media action campaign. While,generallyspeaking, it is often difficult to gain access to the media, sex on television [For information on DavidGreen’s newlypublishedguidebook remains a topical and marketable issue, and network pro- forparents, Communivision: Using Television to Discuss Sexu- grammers are recognizing the value of involving human sexu- ality, see below-Ed.1

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6 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 RESEARCH NOTES

“Research Notes” is prepared by Elizabeth Rice Allgeier, PhD, Psychology Department, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

Violent Erotica and the Victimization of Women

I was recently asked by the hostess of a Canadian talk show to we kept being referred back to words we had already looked comment on the possible consequences of exposure to erotic up. In any event, members of our society vary in their percep- films on Canadian cable television. Before I spoke, I listened to tion of whether or not particular erotic stimuli are obscene. the comments of several people who had called the station to Although some do view sexual desire and arousal, per se, and voice their opinions on the matter. The callers were incensed material that elicits it as “dirty,” (witness the 17-year-old caller over public availability of erotic material. One young woman to the talk show), others of us see such appetites and desires as who said that she was 17 years old remarked that she had seen not only an important part of the bond we feel with our dirty books and movies and that such materials should be partners, but also a necessary emotion for the maintenance of banned, because “sex is dirty.” the species. Most of the people I know who are employed in the areas Finally, it is also difficult to determine, except at the of sex education, therapy, and research do not share that view extremes, when a work is devoid of serious (what’s that?) liter- of sexually explicit material, tending instead to perceive erotic ary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Consider the movie material as potentially educational and/or entertaining. To sup- Taxi, which may be judged to have one or more of these values. port their point of view, they point to the general findings of But John Hinckley’s defense attorneys claimed that this movie the 1970 Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. The incited him to violence against the president in order to dem- Commission concluded that people do become aroused while onstrate his attraction toward actress Jodie Foster, who starred viewing erotic material, but that it either has no effect on their in the movie. subsequent behavior or that it is associated with a temporary That point brings me to one aspect of the Commission’s increase in the likelihood that observers will express them- findings that has concerned me. Regardless of whether or not selves sexually in whatever manner they normally do so. Based the movie Taxi, even with its serious artistic and literary value, on such findings, the Commission recommended that there actually contributed to John Hinckley’s aggressive behavior, should be no legislative interference with the rights of adults one of the findings of the Commission was that exposure to who wish to do so to read, obtain, or view explicit sexual erotica may be associated with a slight increase in the likelihood materials. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court’s 1957 Roth v. that observers will express themselves in whatever manner United States decision stands: Although Justice Stewart they normally do so. That seems harmless enough to those of us acknowledged that he could not define pornography, he who perceive sexual expression in neutral or even positive maintained that he knew it when he saw it. The Court took the ways. If a married person’s typical mode of sexual expression- position that material may be censored if it is judged obscene. coitus with a consenting partner, or masturbation-is The Court determined that material was obscene if it metthree increased, so what? Some individuals, however, include coer- criteria: (1) it must be offensive to contemporary community cive and aggressive sexual expression in their repertoire. Will standards; (2) the dominant theme of the work must appeal to exposure to erotica increase the likelihood that they will prurient interest in sex; and (3) the work must be devoid of engage in violent sexual behavior? So far, research has not serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. provided a conclusive answer to that question, and given ethi- Both the Commission’s findings and the Supreme Court’s cal constraints on conducting research in this area, it is likelyto ruling raise a number of questions. To begin with, it is not clear be some time before the kind of experimental work that could how the three criteria outlined by the Court can be operation- lead to such a causal inference can be conducted. ally defined. How does one go about determining the standard In the meantime, several groups of scientists have been of a community? In our pluralistic society, is it possible to conducting analogue research in the attempt to gain more of define a single standard held by all, or almost all, members of a an understanding of the relationship of exposure to erotica, community? This is a problem on which my colleagues, Kirk and in particular, violent erotica, to the increasingly common Smith, Steve Yachanin, Jennifer Myers, and I are currently phenomenon of sexual assault in our society. Some of their working. A similar problem exists regarding the determination results may be a source of consternation to those of us who are of prurient interest. My dictionary (Funk & Wagnalls, 1977) concerned with the protection of First Amendment rights to defines prurient as: impure in thought and desire; lewd; hav- freedom of expression and who, at the same time, believe that ing lustful cravings or desires; longing, desirous. Like inquisi- society has an appropriate stake in protecting the rights of tive l3-year-olds, my colleagues and I spent the better part of an individuals from coercive invasion. Taken as a whole, research afternoon looking up variouswordscontained in thedefinition findings by Neil Malamuth, Ed Donnerstein, Wendy Stock, of prurient, and although it was fun, it was also fruitless because Gene Abel, and their colleagues suggest that under some con-

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 7 ditions and with some individuals, exposure to violent erotic men exposed to the nonaggressive erotic film, but both of the material may contribute to aggression against women. Before films containing aggressive components resulted in increased discussing further the ramifications of this conclusion, I will aggressive behavior on the part of volunteers, with the aggres- summarize some of the work done by these researchers. sive/erotic film producing the highest levels of aggression. This In an extensive series of studies, Neil Malamuth and his aggressive response appears to be limited to female targets: colleagues have exposed male volunteers to slides and tapes Donnerstein (in press) found that male targets who anger a read by women involving coercive or consensual sexual inter- volunteer prior to exposure to the different versions of the action. Prior to the presentation of these erotic materials, the films are not the recipients of greater aggression. Donnerstein men are asked to indicate the extent to which they would be suggests that violent erotica featuring females as victims streng- likely to commit rape. In various college student samples, thens the association of women with violence and this associa- Malamuth (1981) has found that roughly a third of the men tion may be a critical component in the facilitation of aggres- (“force-oriented”) indicate some likelihood that they would sion against women. commit rape if they could be sure of not getting caught. In the studies reviewed so far, “normal” college student Roughly two-thirds of the men (called “nonforce-oriented”) males served as volunteers. Sceptics could question the extent indicate that they would not commit rape even if they could to which findings with these samples might generalize to peo- be sure of not getting caught. These force- and nonforce- ple who actually commit rape. Research by Abel and his col- oriented men have been exposed to consensual or coercive leagues (Abel et al, 1977; 1978; 1981) indicates that rapists may sexual stimuli in which a woman is depicted as wandering along be differentiated from nonrapists in their response to consen- a deserted road where she is approached by a man. She faints, sual and coercive erotic material. Rapists are equally aroused he carries her to his car, she awakens, and they hav.e coitus. In by both kinds of erotic stimuli; in contrast, nonrapists are less one version of this basic story, the woman clearly consents to aroused by violent erotica than by consensual interactions. the act. In another version, she is tied up and forced to have These differential responses have also been found when diag- sex. Males find both versions rousing, as indicated by measures nosing and treating child molesters on the basis of reactions to of their genital responses and by their own reports of arousal. erotic materials using child-versus-adult stimulus persons. However, force-oriented men report having more arousal fan- Thus far, we have considered only the responsesof men to tasies after exposure to the rape depiction than after exposure violent erotica. As noted earlier, rapists tend to believe that to mutually consenting coitus. In contrast, nonforce-oriented women desire and enjoy their sexual assaults. Research by Stock men have more arousing fantasies in response to the consent- (1982) sheds some light on this issue. Stock exposed women to ing than they do to the coercive sexual interaction. Further, the depictions used by Malamuth which she describes as con- when the victim’s negative reaction is emphasized, nonforce- taining a number of erotic cues even in the coercive sex oriented men do not find the erotica arousing, whereas force- version. Suggesting that actual rapes are noticeably lacking in oriented men continue to be aroused (Malamuth, 1981.). erotic cues, at least from the victim’s standpoint, she exposed What about the kind of violent erotica that depicts a posi- another group of volunteers to a “realistic” rape depiction. tive reaction on the part of the victim? As Donnerstein (in press) Like their male counterpoints in the Malamuth and Donner- has pointed out, this type of reaction on the part of victims of stein studies, Stock’s female volunteers found both the con- assault is quite common in the violent erotica media. Further, senting and coercive depictions arousing. Women, however, convicted rapists fail to perceive their assault as coercive on the did not respond with arousal to the realistic rape depictions, in grounds that their victims desired intercourse and enjoyed the contrast to the beliefs of rapists that they do. sexual attentions of the rapist (Gager & Schurr, 1976). Since Because of space limitations, I am leaving out discussion of exposure to violent erotica increases sexual arousal and nega- a number of other potential contributing factors to the pheno- tive attitudes regarding both rape and women (Malamuth, in menon of acceptance of aggression against women, such as the press; Malamuth & Donnerstein, 1982), Donnerstein reasoned demeaning and inaccurate belief that men, once aroused, are that aggressive behavior against women should also be incapable of controlling their passion, which in turn justifies increased, particularly when a woman is depicted as having a the belief that attractive women are responsible for eliciting positive reaction to sexual assault. To test this hypothesis, Don- their own victimization. Traditional gender role socialization nerstein and Berkowitz (1981) paired males with a female con- has also been recently implicated in cultural contributions to federate who either angered the volunteer or treated him in a assault in that women may be trained to believe that, regardless neutral manner. Volunteers were then shown one of four films of their feelings, they should initially appear to be reluctant to of the sort described above including a neutral version, a have sex. Men’s training, on the other hand, emphasizes that version which involved consensual interaction, a third version men should take responsibility for sexual approaches to the in which the victim had a negative reaction to forced sex, and a point of pushing an apparently reluctant woman to concede fourth in which the victim’s reaction was positive. After viewing (after all, they also know that she is supposed to resist, at least one of these films, volunteers were given an opportunity to initially, their attempts at sexual intimacy). In support of the administer electric shocks to the female confederate. For those part gender-role training plays in contributing to attitudes that volunteers who had been angered, exposure to both the posi- may support assaultive behavior, Check and Malamuth (in tive and negative versions of the victim’s reaction to forced sex press) have found that individuals who hold traditional gender- increased aggression. Even the non-angered men, however, role attitudes are equally aroused by coercive and consenting became more aggressive following exposure to the positive sex depictions, whereas more egalitarian people are more reaction version of the film. aroused by consenting than coercive sex. Further, “tradition- In a further study, Donnerstein (1983) compared levels of als” perceive rape victims as responding more favorably to aggression following exposure to a nonaggressiveeroticfilm,a coerced sex than to those holding more egalitarian gender- nonerotic aggressive film, and a film that contained both erotic role attitudes. Finally, Check and Malamuth found that tradi- and aggressive components. Little aggression was expressed by Continued on page 70

8 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 IN MY OPINION. . . ‘fy s ae-cw 1 I I

Mary S. Calderone, MD, formerly President of SIECUS, is now Adjunct Professor in the New York University Human Sexuality Program. She is co-author, with James W. Ramey, of Talking With Your Child About Sex and, with Eric W. Johnson, of The Family Book About Sexuality.

Fetal Erection and Its Message to Us

Presented before the Sixth World Congress of Sexology May 25, 7983, Washington,-D.C.

As technology evolves, these are evident from birth onward, to continue cyclically from time to time recogni- throughout her life. All of this makes possible the central tion becomes possible of a finding that the human sexual response system functions liter- naturally occurring phe- ally during the entire life span. Of course, as with other body nomenon that clearly must systems, functioning in utero and during the first days of life is have been happening for reflex in nature. But Brazelton (1981) has demonstrated how eons, and whose existence surprisingly early and how quickly a newborn learns control of is of far more significance a number of body reactions and functions. In fact, “everybody than one initially may knows” (though not everybody has observed) that infants of recognize, One such phenomenon recently observed is the both sexes are often highly successful in learning, in the first fetal erection of the penis. Depending upon one’s point of weeks or months of life, that a pleasurable experience view, such a discovery must be of varied significance. can be set in motion simply by pressing the thighs together. For We have been hearing about the concept of fetal erection want of an age-related term, we call it orgasm, and infant girls for some time now, but it has remained in the”‘so what, every- appear to be quite enthusiastic about this accomplishment. body knows that” category simply because so few of us had Certainly by the time a baby gains enough control of its hands to access to its living proof-as recorded in an ultra-sound picture begin exploration of what is nearest and dearest to it-its own such as the one presented on this page which shows this erec- body-the sexual pleasure center thereof has already been tion in a 29-week-old fetus. This remarkable sonograph has identified, from then on to be enjoyed as much as the sur- been generously supplied to me by Deborah Alley, RP, RPMS, rounding culture will allow. senior ultra-sound technician in the Department of Radiology And this is often not a great deal-or not at all. Given our at the Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, and I am present apprehensive and fearful attitudes, interference with very grateful for this contribution. this naturally occurring phenomenon is the order of the day Staring at this actual proof and suddenly absorbing the fact with most parents (and even with a goodly number of profes- that such intrauterine erection is a real and universal aspect of sional people) who take for granted that to permit is to con- the human experience, so great has been my wonderment that done, something that at all costs must not be allowed to I want to share with everyone my own logical interpretation of happen. Providing reassurance that masturbation is harmless is its meaning. generally in vain. Some people grudgingly concede that “It’s The primary message seems to me a simple one: Each of okay, but only if you don’t do it too much.” But what is too the human body systems begins its characteristic functioning much? Who are we to say, especially as we know that the during pre-natal life, except for the reproductive system which body’s natural refractory periods take over as safeguards? remains on “hold” until the approach of puberty. Thus, the However, when we interfere, that is, when we try to come fetus ingests the amniotic fluid surrounding it and this is then between the child and his/her body, the negative results may processed by the digestive and urinary systems. Deborah Alley not be seen until much later. Therefore, parents need to be writes: “We can watch the baby’s bladder empty and fill again made aware of the importance to the child’s future of the with a 30-minute interval. . . . We often see the fetus void evolution of-rather than the suppression of-the child’s sexu- which presents as a steady stream of echoes flowing out through ality. They should be instructed that they are not simply bring- the penis.” The heart beating and the blood circulating are ing up their child, but someone’s future husband orwife,and a probably the earliest signs of fetal body functions easily possible parent of their own grandchild. Do they really wantto observed, though there is also the general metabolic activity pass on to the next generation the damaging chain of negative that results in growth, and the movements of the musculo-skel- sexual conditionings that they themselves have undoubtedly eta1 system. The fetus’s reactions to loud sound or bright light experienced? directed at the sheltering abdominal wall are also well known. What is needed is to teach them that sexuality is a marve- As to the sexual response system, I’m informed that pre- lous natural phenomenon, to be developed in the same way as natal penile erection is cyclical on a pretty regular basis, just as the child’s inborn human capacity to talk or to walk, and that it will continue to be throughout the rest of that individual’s their role should relate only to teaching the child the appropri- life. What of the baby girl? NO direct observation before birth ateness of privacy, place, and person-in a word, socialization. has been possible up to this time, whether of clitoral erection Parents can be helped to comprehension of this if they will only or vaginal lubrication, but Langfeldt (1980) has shown that recognize that, from the very beginning of its life, a child’s

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 9 sexuality is an integral part of its being-that it is meant to function along with, rather than apart from, its mind and body, with each inherently influencing and being influenced by the other two. And if this realization is reflected in the parents’ attitudes and actions, the child will start off on a positive path: “I know my body is good. The feelings it has and the things it does and what it produces are all good. I am learning where, when, and how it is okay to let these things happen. I am in charge of my body.” The serenity that comes from loving and being loved, trusting and being trusted, provides a secure basis for moving ahead through life’s changes. In my opinion, any crippling interference with children’s normal body functions is a form of emotional as well as physical abuse. If child development can come to include the development of appropriate use of all human endowments, including sexuality, we may just possibly begin to note fewer of the signs and symptoms of psychosocial dislocations that are presently all around us. Descartes said, “I References think, therefore I am.” But, well before they reach that stage, Brazelton, T. B. On becominga family: Thegrowth ofattachment. New the infant and young child are saying to us, without words, “I York: Dell, 1981. Langfeldt, T. Aspects of sexual development, problems and therapy feel, therefore I am.” in children. In Samson, J. M. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Interna- Look well at the face of the three-year-old person at right tional Symposium on Childhood and Sexuality. Montreal: Edi- in whom I see all of the foregoing epitomized. tions Etudes Vivantes, 1980.

Check, J. V. P., & Malamuth, N. M. Sex-role stereotyping and re- Violent Erotica, Continued from page 8 actions to depictions of stranger versus acquaintance rape. tional men report greater likelihood of committing assault (if Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, in press. assured that they wouldn’t be caught) than do more egalitarian Donnerstein, E. Aggressive pornography: The role of sexual and aggressive content. Under editorial review, 1983. men. Donnerstein, E. Pornography: Its effect on violence against women. As noted at the beginning of this column, we do not yet In N. Malamuth and E. Donnerstein (Eds.), Pornography and have conclusive evidence regarding the effect of violent erot- sexual aggression. New York: Academic Press, in press. ica on the commission of aggressive acts against women. On Donnerstein, E., & Berkowitz, L. Victim reactions in aggressive erotic films as a factor in violence against women. journal of the strength of the data obtained so far, however, New Zealand Personality and Social Psychology, 1981,47, 710-724. has passed laws restricting access to violent erotic material Cager, H., & Schurr, C. Sexual assault: Confronting rape in America. (Malamuth, personal communication, March 4, 1983; New New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1976. Zealand Herald, March 24,1982; Auckland Star, April 7,1982). I Malamuth, N. M. Rape proclivity among males.Journal ofSocial Issues, believe that it is premature to enact legislation, but the labora- 1981,37, 138-157. Malamuth, N. M. Factors associated with rape as predictors of lab- tories of the scientists described in this column are busy with oratory aggression against women. journal of Personality and further data collection and analyses in the hope of gaining Social Psychology, in press. greater understanding of the relationship of exposure to vio- Malamuth, N. M., & Donnerstein, E. The effects of aggressive erotic lent erotica to subsequent coercive sexual behavior. Hope- stimuli. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in Experimental Social fully, further results will be available when Malamuth, Psychology, Vol. 15. New York: Academic Press, 1982. Rape becomes “blood sport.” Auckland Star, April 7, 1982. Donnerstein, Stock, and Abel present their plenary session on Stock, W. E. The effects of violent pornography on women. Paper pre- violent erotica at the national meeting of the Society for the sented at the national meeting of The Society for the Scientific Scientific Study of Sex in Chicago next November. In the mean- Study of Sex, San Francisco, Calif., November, 1982. time, many of us continue to attempt to deal with the rational and emotional quandary suggested by their results so far, and in particular, with the question of which public policy implica- tions, if any, would represent appropriate responses to ,DO YOU KNOW THAT.. . research findings in this area. Resource to Write for . . . References

Abel, G. C., Barlow, D. H. Blanchard, E. B.,& Guild, D. The components Short Term Relationship Counseling: A Self Instructional Man- of rapists’ sexual arousal. Archives of Genera/ Psychiatry, 1977,34, ual for Use in Family Planning Clinics by Terry Beresford has 895-903. Abel, G. G., Becker, J. V., Banchard, E. B., & Dlenderedjian, A. Dif- been published in a revised (1982) edition. A chapter on ferentiating sexual aggressives with penile tumescence measures. “Reflecting Feelings” has been added, along with expanded Criminal justice and Behavior, 1978, 5, 315-322. notes on pregnancy, abortion, and contraceptive counseling. Abel, C. C., Becker, J. V., Murphy, W. D., & Flanagan, B. Identifying To order this fine 150-page manual, send $8.50 (plus 15% pos- dangerous child molesters. In R. B. Stuart (Ed.), Violent behavior: Social learning approaches to prediction, management, and tage and handling) to: Planned Parenthood of Maryland, 610 treatment. New York: Brunner-Mazel, 1981. North Howard Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201. Bulk rates arealso Censorship tightened. New Zealand Herald, March 24, 1982. available.

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1~ AUDIO-VISUALS FOR SEXUALITY PROFESSIONALS A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

This annotated listing, prepared by Leigh Hallingby, MSW, MS, SIECUS For those professionals who have not yet worked extensively with librarian, and Sara Avni, library intern, is intended for sex educators, AVs,the following suggestions may be helpful: (1) Plan ahead. Popular counselors, and therapists to help them in selecting audio-visual AVs are often booked for weeks or even months in advance. (2) If materials in the major topical areas. The selection is based primarily on possible, include an allowance for AV use in your budget. The average reviews published in the S/ECUS Report over the past five years. Other cost of renting a film now runs from $25 to $75. (3) Check into local AVs were included either to augment certain categories or because sources that may provide access to AV materials on a free-loan basis or they are unique and of exceptional quality. at low rates, such as public, college, and university libraries, and Planned While the citations were chosen on the basis of quality, space Parenthood affiliates. (4) Remember that AV distributors function restrictions have made it impossible to include every excellent AV primarily through mail and phone orders, and that geographical loca- resource currently available. It is suggested, therefore, that readers tion is therefore no deterrent in obtaining the resources. The mailing who want a broader selection should request catalogs from the individ- costs are generally added to the fee. (5) Always preview an AV resource ual distributors whose addresses are provided at the end of the before showing it to the intended audience. This is especially impor- bibliography. tant for those films which include explicit sexual material. All the AVs listed are in color unless otherwise noted, and all those Single copies of this bibliography may be obtained from SIECUS for which format information is not included are available as 16 mm for $1.50 and a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope for films. Most distributers also offer their films in one or more video for- each list requested. In bulk they are: 75~each for5-49copies; 50qeach mats, usually at a lower purchase price than for the 16 mm. (plus $3.00 for postage and handling) for 50 copies or more.

Please note that SIECUS does not distribute any of these audio-visual materials.

her life; Lynn, who no longer sees the baby’s baby, and the baby’s father bring to life all the ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY father and lives with her mother, with whom harsh realities of adolescent pregnancy. she struggles over parenting responsibilities; Carousel Films (7979), 75 min. Price, $300 AND PARENTHOOD and Rick and Anna, who married during her pregnancy and opted to separate two years WE WERE JUST TOO YOUNG later due to emotional and financial strain. One of the best films on teenage parenting. This stark documentary begins two years HIS BABY, TOO: Available in captioned version. after the birth of a baby to Janice and John, PROBLEMS OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY Filmfair Communications (7979), 23 min. now 17 and 20. The couple has separated, Price, $430; rental, $35 partly because of John’s history of physically Focuses on the rights and responsibilities of abusing Janice. There are glimpses into the the young father-to-be, as well as his legal attitudes and feelings of family members and and moral obligations. Case studies pres- TEEN MOTHER friends, who are not very supportive of the ented are an effective vehicle for exploring A 19-year-old shares her experiences of young couple. Both John and Janice regret the options available to teenage couples fac- pregnancy and of the interaction which she as having had a baby so early in their lives, and ing an unplanned pregnancy. Open-ended a single parent has with her infant son. their continuing immaturity makes their deci- questions successfully involve viewer in mak- Enacted sequences depict the personal prob- sion seem all the more self-defeating. ing difficult decisions. Rights regardingadop- lems, the difficulties with parents, and the MT/ Teleprograms (7979), 30 min. Price, $450 tion, marriage, child support, and visitation range of “choices” adolescents are forced to (film), $400 (video); rental $70 are also covered. face as a result of pregnancy and parenthood. Sunburst Communications (7980); 3 filmstrips Negative experiences are offset to a degree WHEN TEENS GET PREGNANT with cassettes. Price, $729 by narrator’s look “on the brighter side.” Mobius International (7987), 24 min. Price, Five adolescents share their hopes, expec- A MATTER OF RESPECT $550 (fi/mm), $475 (video); rental, $50 tations, worries, and the details of the precipi- tating experiences that brought them to the This film explores from the male viewpoint Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston to the case study of Angela and Tommy, urban TEENAGE FATHER have their babies. The five are a marvelous teenagers who must deal with her pregnancy. This drama is so realistically acted that it microcosm to illustrate the issues pregnant includes interviews, discussion among preg- seems like a documentary, and it is in fact teenagers must cope with. nant teenagers in a school-age mother pro- based on interviews with real-life teenagers Polymorph Films, 79 min. Price, $395; rental, ject and among teenage males in a Planned involved in unwanted pregnancies. Covers 840 Parenthood program, and excerpts from a various pregnancy options, relationships with talk by the Rev. Jesse Jackson to an adolescent peers and parents, and legal rights of adoles- audience. Film is open-ended, and a 12-page cent parents. Won 1979 Academy Award. ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY leader’s guide provides suggestions for Highly recommended. discussion. Children’s Home Society of California (7978), Blackside (79&I), 78 min. Price, $795; rental, 30 min. Price, $395; rental, $35. $35 THE TEENAGE MOTHER: ADRIANNE’S MAN PRISONERS OF CHANCE A BROKEN DREAM BOYS DON’T DO THAT FRIENDS OF CARL Based on real characters, this film dramat- This is a well-edited, concise documentary WAYNE’S DECISION izes the lifestyles of several teenagers who about a 15-year-old single mother. Includes WHAT’S TO UNDERSTAND? have become parents: Maureen,an articulate filmed interviews with Mary, her mother, and young black woman who had many problems the directbr of a special school for pregnant Five trigger films, each of which sets up a and thought having a baby would improve girls. Mary’s unrealistic hopes for herself, the situation and leaves the resolution up to the

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 11 audience. Situations realistically and believa- nence is an appropriate decision for teenag- Overall positive, reassuring quality. bly presented and production values excel- ers comes across effectively. Stanfield House (7981), four filmstrips with lent. In the order listed above, the films deal Sunburst Communications, focus Interna- cassettes. Price, $55 each, $200 for entire with: whether a %-year-old girl should be tional, (1980), 3 filmstrips with cassettes, 30 series. dating a man in his 20s; sex- role stereotyp- min. Price, $729; renta/, $25 ing; marriage and divorce; parental opposi- WHAT CAN A GUY DO? tion to a 17-year-old boy’s plans to marry his PROMISES pregnant girlfriend; and a teenage couple’s Three couples-white, black, and Hispan- A TENDER BALANCE decision-making and communication con- ic-are followed from the time each discov- cerning sexual intercourse. Designed as trigger films, these are not ers the possibility of pregnancy through their Memphis Planned Parenthood (1979), 4-6 meant to stand on their own but to be used experiences in coping with this difficult situa- min. each. Price, $75 for first film and $65 for only along with the comprehensive discus- tion. Interspersed are presentations of a each additional film purchased; $285 for sion guide that accompanies each. Basic pur- cross-section of high school students who entire set. pose of this package is to encourage respond to the questions, “How did you learn thoughtful adolescent sexual behavior and to about birth control?” and “Whose responsi- promote saying “no” as an alternative to bility is birth control?” Angel Martinez role- THE DATE advanced sexual activity. Promises takes models an understanding adult in a family viewers through different stages of a roman- planning agency for this film, which should After elaborate preparations for a romantic tic relationship by showing Caucasian, Black, help male adolescents overcome personal evening, Laurie drives off with Rob to a and Hispanic couples dealing with different and social barriers to getting information friend’s apartment. He is under pressure to aspects of dating in a high school setting. A about birth control. “score,” and she wants some reassurance of Tender Balance takes place the day after a Serious Business Company (7980), 75 min. love as the price of consent. An argument school dance and follows one of the couples Price, $258 (fi/m), $278 (video); rental, $32.50 ensues, and Laurie reveals her feelings and as they interact with their parents about issues fears and asks him to do the same, which he related to adolescent sexuality. Field tested does. Realizing they are afraid of the same with teens and well produced, these filmsare things, Rob and Laurie find themselveson the an excellent resource for educators working verge of a new, deeper relationship. with adolescents. Focus International (1977), 20 min. Price, $360 ODN Productions, Calif. (1982). Promises, 74 AGING (film), $330 (video); rental, $40 min. A Tender Balance, 17 min. Price, $275 each if so/d separate/y, $250 each if so/d together; rental, $30 each CROWING UP YOUNG Four brief vignettes-all centering on ado- A RIPPLE OF TIME RUNNING MY WAY lescent sexuality’ and the decisions it im- This explicit film, which has now become a poses-are acted out to stimulate discussion Story of ups and downs of relationship of classic, shows that sexuality is by no means the by teenagers. Two of the vignettes involve Lisa, a runner, and her boyfriend Tony, who exclusive province of the young. Interludes adolescent pregnancy. Emphasis throughout coaches her,as they cope with the pressure of of conversation alternate with leisurely and is on the need to make responsible decisions society, the example of friends, the expecta- active lovemaking to paint a beautiful and and free oneself from peer pressures. Friend- tions of parents, and their own desires. The moving picture of mature sexuality. The cou- ship and open communication are presented cards are stacked slightly in favor of “absti- ple, ages 50 and 63, engage in several posi- as essentials in building boy-girl rela- nence for now,” although the film ends with tions, some with a vibrator. Their affection for tionships. no definitive resolution. Excellent resource each other shows in their obvious delight Perennial Education (7980), 22 min. Price, for stimulating discussion and opening chan- and enjoyment. $360; rental, $42 nels of communication between peers, and Multi Media Resource Center (1974), 24 min. between teenagers and parents. Price, $330; rental, $50 Children’s Home Society of California (7987) MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT SEX 28 min. Price, $395; rental, $40; free loan in California ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME Eight California teenagers, ranging in age Rose, a 7%year-old woman living in along- from IS to 19, express their very disparate opinions and feelings about having inter- term-care facility, has developed an intimate relationship with a male resident and quietly course. Although the interview and voice- SAYING “NO” over format is familiar, what is special about finds her way into his room at night. When Based on hundreds of interviews with she is discovered in bed with him by the this program is the spontaneity and sincerity women, this film presents the issues that are of the viewpoints of these young people, and nurses, the administration and her family try vital to consider in making the decision to to stop their behavior. The poignant pre- the unstaged natural sequences which place have or not to have sexual intercourse. The these teenagers in work, recreational, and sentation of Rose’s situation provides an ex- women’s sharing of information about how cellent springboard for frank discussion of family settings. they made their decisions and how they feel older people’s need for touch, affection, Churchill Films (1981), 25 min. Price. $420 about them provides strong and much- (film), $375 (video); rental, $40 love, and dignity. needed support for young women who do Adelphi University Center on Aging, Focus not wish to participate in sexual intercourse international (7979), 15 min. Price, $295; ren- in a time when social pressures imply that OK TO SAY NO: tal, $40 “everyone is doing it.” THE CASE FOR WAITING Perennial Education, 77 min. Price, $306; ren- Part I shows 16-year-old Vicky learningthat tal, $34 sexual relations do not necessarily lead to a closer personal relationship, and coming to THRESHOLD understand that she is not emotionally ready for sex. In Part II, Paul, a young black, is pres- Divided into four parts: Male and Female BISEXUALITY sured by peers into having sexual relations, Puberty; Sexuality; Sexual Responsibility; resulting in demands from his girlfriend that and Conception, Pregnancy, Birth. In each are not compatible with his other goals, Part section an attempt is made to flout mythsand III stresses the positive feelings Donna has to provide information in a non-threatening AFTER THE GAME about living according to her moral and reli- way. Biological processes are handled by gious beliefs, which involve her remaining a means of graphics, but most of the visuals are Nicole and Diana, both in their early 20s virgin until marriage. The message that absti- high-quality, ethnically varied photographs. are close friends and have reached a crucial

12 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 moment in their relationship. As they discuss LOVE CAREFULLY message, the film is lively and upbeat. Mobius international (7982), 26 min. Price, a man with whom they have both been In straightforward, simple terminology, the involved at different times, they become ap- $550 (n/m), $475 (video); rental, $50 film presents information about the pill, IUD, preciative of the warm and loving friendship diaphragm, condoms, foam, withdrawal, nat- they share and begin to verbalize their feel- ural family planning, abortion, and voluntary ings of sexual attraction for oneanother. Film sterilization for men and women. Detailed GRAND OPENING has an open ending and should facilitate dis- animation used to present various methods cussion of same-sex friendships and sexual and describe how they work. Emphasizes the great variety in sizes and relationships. Perrennial Education (7977), 77 min. Price, shapes of female genitalia and associations FOCUS International, Iris films, multi Media $276; rental, $33 between slang and correct terms for various Resource Center (1979), 19 min. Price, $310- body parts. Also illustrates the insertion of $400; rental, $40-850 tampons and the use of the speculum and contraceptive devices. The sequence making SO MANY VOICES BOTH/AND comparisons of the vulva to the shapes of Through interviews with people personally many flowers and fruits, and the inclusion of a A group of nude people discuss how they affected by the abortion issue, examines birth at the end of the program serve as beau- came to call themselves bisexual, how they human implications of both sides. Members tiful reminders of the reproductive function have dealt with feelings surrounding monog- of right-to-choose and anti-abortion groups, of a woman’s body. Companion piece to amy and jealousy, rejection by both hetero- as well as members of the public, state their Exhibition. sexuals and homosexuals, and the difference cases, and relate abortion to such issues as Focus /nternationa/, Multi Media Resource and openness that bisexuality has brought to rape and amniocentesis. Ed Asner and Tammy Center (7980), two-part program in filmstrips their relationships. Interspersed with the dis- Grimes host this film produced by the or slides, with cassettes; Part I, 8 min.; Part I/, cussion are scenes of group sexual activity. National Abortion Rights Action League. 70 min. Price, $720 (filmstrips), $790 (slides); Multi Media Resource Center (7975), 75 min. Phoenix Films (7982), 30 min. Price, $450 rental, $25 (filmstrips), $30 (slides) Price, $260; rental, $40 (film), $275 (video); rental, $50

YOUR PELVIC AND KINSEY THREE: BREAST EXAMINATION THE BISEXUAL EXPERIENCE TAKING CHANCES A sensitive film showing how a young Split-screen process combines visuals, nar- Sequences of spontaneous sharing of opin- woman performs a self-examination of her ration, and music to examine the lifestyle and ions and feelings in a youth discussion group are interspersed with dramatic vignettes that breasts and also showing the complete details feelings of a bisexual male. Program portrays further explore the barriers to responsible of a pelvic examination conducted by a nurse his day-to-day life and explicit sexual rela- practitioner. The articulate young woman is tionships with a male and female partner. use of contraception among sexually active able to ask questions in a very natural Shares his personal history and explains his teenagers. Well-produced, using humor to balance presentation of a serious social issue. manner. Captioned version also available. philosophy of bisexual life. Excellent starting Only drawback is a stereotypical view of ado- Perennial Education (7975), 72 min. Price, point for opening discussion on this and lescent males. $799; rental, $23 other alternative lifestyles. Focus Internationa/, Multi Media Resource Mobius international (7979), 22 min. Price, Center (7976), 700slides with cassette, 15min. $525 (film), $450 (video); rental, $50 Price, $750; rental, $25

TEENAGE BIRTH CONTROL: WHY DOESN’T IT WORK? FERTILITY Jamie believes that she is pregnant and regrets not having used birth control. She considers six of the most common reasons CONTRACEPTION AND teenagers cite for failing to use birth control, ABORTION pointing out the inherent fallacies in each. ONE, TWO, THREE-ZERO FERTILITY When she finds out she is not pregnant, she A skillful blend of interviews both with and her boyfriend seek information about medical personnel and with couples ex- contraception from a counselor. Up-to-date periencing fertility problems, and of film clips facts about each method are presented. showing ovaries, uterus, and live sperm. Des- CONDOM SENSE Sunburst Communications, Focus Interna- cribes various reasons for infertility in both Using dramatic sketches, comedy se- tional, (1980), 2 filmstrips with cassettes and women and men and what can be done to teacher’s guide. Price, $89-$99; rental, $25 quences, and scenes in family planning overcome barriers to parenthood, including centers, men’s groups, and sexuality classes, surgery, hormone treatment, artificial insem- this creative film promotes condoms as a ination, and adoption. Generates real emo- practical, inexpensive form of birth control. tional impact when one couple ultimately Excellent for use in promoting honest com- experiences successful pregnancy. munication between the sexes about birth Filmakers Library (7987), 28 min. Price, $425 control. While frank and realistic, it is never (fi/m), $375 (video); rental, $45 explicit. Comes with valuable usage guide. FEMALE SEXUAL HEALTH Perennial Education (7981), 25 min. Price TRYING TIMES: $450; rental, $45 CRISIS IN FERTILITY Besidesgiving information about infertility, HOPE IS NOT A METHOD-II CRAMPS this film also shows what science is doing to An update of the 1972 version, this film Combines creatively presented dramatic help couples who want to have children and provides objective information about seven sequences with the spontaneous interaction what agencies like Planned Parenthood are types of contraception: withdrawal, rhythm, in a women’s discussion group and factual doing to counsel infertile couples. Stressful foam, condom, diaphragm, pill, and IUD. information from Dr. Penny Budoff. Effec- nature of tests is made clear, as is strain child- Also discusses vasectomy, tubal ligation, and tively squelches the “it’s all in your head” lessness imposes on many marriages. Reviews abortion. Available in Spanish. notion of causality and through animation possible adoption alternatives. Perrenial Education (1977), 17 min. Price, demonstrates how anti-prostaglandin medi- Fanlight Productions (7980), 33 min. Price, $276; rental, $33 cation works. Despite the seriousness of its $520 (film), $450 (video); rental, $45

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 13 SHARING THE SECRET: ture of male autoerotic play. Film is accom- HOMOSEXUALITY SELECTED GAY STORIES panied by three brochures: “Testicular Self-Exmaination,” “Facts on Testicular Out of SO interviews with homosexual men, Cancer,” and “Facts on Prostate Cancer.” five people were selected to create film por- David Steven Enterprises (7982), 72 min. Price, traits of a cross section of the gay community. $225; rental, $35 The feature length of this movie allows time GREETINGS FROM WASHINGTON D.C. to explore character in more depth than usual A boisterous documentary recording the in educational films. The men share with EXHIBITION: THE MALE GENITALS unusual honesty what it means to them to be 1979 march of 100,000 lesbians and gay men, In both life and art, shows male genitalia gay in today’s society, and in doing so will along with supportive friends, in the nation’s (including flaccid, erect, urinating, and ejacu- help audiences put stereotypes of male capital on behalf of gay rights. Presents a lating penis) in all their variety of sizes, homosexuality into proper perspective. colorful panorama of individuals and groups shapes, colors, and functions. Accompanying lfex Films (7987), 84 min. Rental rates vary from all over the country, including inter- musical score and use of humor create light, according to audience size: classroom (under views with a cross section of gay people, as relaxed mood. Companion piece to Grand 50 persons), $700; 50-700 persons, $750; over well as with some detractors. Opening. 200, $200 Iris Films (79&l), 28 min. Price, $450; rental, Focus Internationa/, Multi Media Resource $60 Center (7977), two-part program in filmstrips WE ARE OURSELVES or 250 s/ides with cassette. Part I, 7 min.; Part II, 9 min. Price, $720 (filmstrips), $790 (s/ides); Entertaining and explicitly sexual film THE INVISIBLE MINORITY: rental, $25 (filmstrips), $30 (slides) HOMOSEXUALS IN OUR SOCIETY about two thoughtful and independent women who have followed their individual Looks at society’s attitudes toward homo- desires to seek a fulfilling and creative life- sexuals through the eyes of lesbians and gay style together. An impressively honest film men, and answers questions most frequently about one lesbian couple among many. asked about homosexuality. A fine basic Multi Media Resource Center (7976), 75 min. resource. Price, $260; rental, $40 Focus international (7983, revised, abridged), MARRIAGE AND FAMILY filmstrip with audio cassette. Price unavail- WHO HAPPEN TO BE GAY able at press time. This ABC Television documentary profiles six professional men and women, each of CHILLYSMITH FARM MICHAEL, A CAY SON whom is a mature, productive individual for whom homosexuality is only one part of This award-winning film, IO years in the An enacted case study about “coming his/her life. Provides good gay role-models making, is a remarkable document of family out.” Michael, who is in his mid-2Os, gets and shatters some of the myths about homo- love and devotion, focused on the most basic advice from a gay support group, and sexuality. An excellent film for audiences events in life-death and birth. Memorably together they share a variety of the experien- whose consciousness about homosexuality is captures a four-generational family’s expe- ces involved in telling their parents of their just starting to be raised. rience with Cramp’s death at home. Con- homosexuality. When Michael meets with his Direct Cinema Limited (7978), 23 min. Price, tinues to record the family as Cramp’s wife, own family, his sister is the ony one who is $390; renta/, $30 Nan, ages and dies peacefully at home, supportive. In a moving session, a family ther- among those she loves. When Dee and Mark apist who joins them enables the family Jury expect another child, they decide to members to bring out what Michael’s homo- WORD IS OUT make this a shared experience for the family sexuality means to them. Two versions available. In the longer ver- as well. Beautifully done, providing food for Filmakers Library (79&l), 28 min. Price, $450 sion, 26 lesbians and gay men talk about their thought about family values, communication, (film), $400 (video); rental, $45 lives as homosexuals-how old they were and family living from birth to death. Highly when they first became aware of their gay- recommended. ness, what their adjustments have been like, Filmakers Library (7987), 55 min. Price, $750 NICK AND JON how their families have reacted, the means (ii/m), $650 (video); rental, $75 Explicit study of a beginning relationship tried on some of them to effect a “cure,” and between two men. They comment on their what they are doing now. Ages, personalities, NEW RELATIONS experiences in coming out as gay, relation- and life situations are highly varied; charm, ships, meeting new partners, lifestyles, and humor, bravery, and strength are most Thissensitiveandgentlefilm istheautobio- sexual likes and dislikes. Their first sex impressive. Shorter version highlights repre- graphical study of a man who becomes a includes humor and affection as they spend sentative material. father in his mid-30s. He and his wife agree the afternoon in bed giving each other sexual New Yorker Films (7978), long version, 730 that he will take on the major responsibilites pleasure. Course of the future relationship is min. Rental, $750. Short version, 45min. Price, for child care. As his son reaches his first birth- left open-ended. $695; rental, $725 day he frankly explores the costs and rewards Multi Media Resource Center (7976), 20 min. of that decision. While it is a sobering look at the Price, $370; rental, $45 responsibilities of parenthood, it provides a reassuring example of the growth and enrich- ment that can also be an integral aspect of PINK TRIANGLES MALE SEXUAL HEALTH parenting. Fanlight Productions (7980), 34 min. Price, A film about prejudice against and perse- $520 (film), $450 (video); rental, $45 cution of lesbians and gay men. Includes his- tory of Nazi imprisonment of homosexuals, NOT TOGETHER NOW startingly homophobic statements from New DAVID-SEXUAL SELF-HELP Right spokespeople, a Gay Speakers Bureau Actual case history of a marriage gone AND SELF-PLEASURING discussion about homosexuality with a group stale. An intelligent, attractive young couple of high school students, perspectives of par- The objectives of this unique film are to: with three children share their feelings about ents who have confronted their feelings about model confident and positive feelings about why they were attracted to each other, why their children’s homosexuality, and ideas of sexual health care; demonstrate specific self- they chose to marry, and what happened dur- educators, authors, and gay activists. examination techniques for men; help males ing the course of their lives together. They Cambridge Documentary Films (7982), 35 integrate the genitals and anus into a positive speak without rancor or vindictiveness. Gives min. Price, $500; rental, $50 total body image; and present a healthy pic- insight into the dynamics of marriage and

14 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 what it’s like to be left alone afterwards. this film appropriate for a wide variety of series covers nine areas: parts of the body,. Polymorph Films, 25 min. Price, $425; rental, groups. male and female puberty, social behavior, $40 Perennial Education (1978), 15 min. Price, reproduction, contraception, sexually trans- $249; rental $29 mitted diseases, marriage, and parenting. Can be used as one unit or selectively, according WELCOME TO PARENTHOOD SELF-LOVING to the level of understanding and specific A series of straightforward interviews with needs of each individual or group. Very use- new mothers and fathers. The harsher reali- Groups of women are filmed in both urban ful for those working with this special ties of parenthood are not glossed over-the and rural settings as they talk about self- population. necessity for personal sacrifices, feelings of pleasuring. They discuss candidly and with Stanfield Film Associates (7980,2nd edition), inadequacy, heavy financial and psychologi- humor their appreciation for the role mastur- g-part series of350slides with narrative. Price, cal demands, and the idea that “lifewill never bation played in developing their total sexu- $330; with EASE curriculum, $395; individual be the same.” But the rewards can also be ality. Covers early childhood experiences, sets, $43.50 enormous. fantasies, use of vibrators, and current orgas- Filmakers Library (?981), 16 min. Price, $350 mic experience. No explicit sequences. (film), $300 (video); rental, $40 Multi Media Resource Center (7976), 34 min. Price, $440; rental, $60

PARENT-CHILD COMMUNICATION MASTURBATION MENTAL DISABILITY

A FAMILY TALKS ABOUT SEX FEMALE MASTURBATION Shows how a family discusses sex over a ALL WOMEN HAVE PERIODS A straightforward presentation of female period of I5 years as children grow from self-pleasuring. A woman experiences stimu- Menstrual hygiene for the mentally re- infancy to college age. Young parents answer lation with her hands and with an electric tarded is clearly demonstrated in this brief their children’s sex-related questions and vibrator. The appearance of nipple erection, film. The application and disposal of sanitary teach proper terminology. At later stages the skin flush, muscle tension, and orgasmic napkins are shown and explained step by step family talks about puberty, pregnancy, men- response provides evidence of sexual excite- with frequent repetition and in language struation, contraception, and marriage. ment and gratification. Utilizes a simple bed- that a mentally handicapped girl would Perennial Education (7978), 28 min. Price, room setting with which most viewers will comprehend. Leading role is played by a $360; rental, $42 easily identify. prepubescent Down’s Syndrome girl. Cap- Focus international (7980), 6 min. Price, $725; tional version also available. LOVING PARENTS rental, $25 Perennial Education (7979), 77 min. Price, $783; rental, $22 Overriding intent of this film is to trigger discussion among parents and it succeeds MALE MASTURBATION beautifully. Four real-life situations (such as a BOARD AND CARE A short, explicit film, without any attempt child walking in on his/her parents embrac- ing in bed) are dramatized. Each ends with- to create mood or atmosphere, which Ricky and Lila (played by actors with out resolution and is followed by a group of straightforwardly presents a typical sequence Down’s Syndrome) meet in an activities cen- parents (representing a wide cross-section) of male masturbation from arousal patterns ter and fall in love. But they are separated responding to and discussing the issues through manual manipulation to ejaculation when Lila is placed in a board and care com- raised. Their honesty is most appealing and and resolution. Captures nipple erection, munity residence in a far-off city. Ricky is should be an inspiration to other parents. contraction and elevation of the testicles, and powerless to do anything but grieve. This Texture Films (7978),24 min. Price, $425; ren- some of the skeletal muscle spasms that usu- moving film is the winner of many awards, tal, $55 ally accompany male masturbation. including an Academy Award. Focus international (7976), 6 min. Price, $725; Pyramid Films (7980), 27 min. Price, $450; ren- rental, $25 tal, $55 MOTHER MAY I?

Focuses on a few days in the life of a MASTURBATION: MEN FEELING GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF middle-class teenager during which she Four men between the ages of 20 and 50 Gloria Blum’s work is based on the need to thinks she is pregnant. Her parents, who candidly talk about their masturbation and foster social skills-especially communica- become suspicious, discuss their own roles the role it plays in their lives. Each is filmed in tion skills-among people of all ages who are and responsibilities in dealing with their children’s sexuality. Film ends on positive his home in what is a typical masturbation considered developmentally disabled. Her session for him, and each relates his earliest innovative program is presented in a work- note with girl not pregnant and parents experiences and how these affected his atti- shop format, designed to educate and train knocking on her door to initiate a family talk. tudes toward self-pleasuring. The men also parents, teachers, therapists, and other help- Churchill Films (7982), 28 min. Price, $450 share their fantasies. ing professionals, as well as disabled clients (film), $340 (video); rental, $50 Multi Media Resource Center (7979), 78 min. themselves. Demonstrates the yes-no pro- Price, $300; rental, $40 cess, a dynamic method of assertiveness training, covering issues of victimization, A MASTURBATORY STORY making yourself understood, self-esteem, and sexual information. Presented in an intriguing format as a Multi Media Resource Center, Perennial PHYSICAL DISABILITY motion picture composed of a series of still Education (1980), 22 min. price, $325-8332; pictures of a young adult who enacts the typi- rental, $39-845 cal male trials and tribulations in learning about autoerotic pleasure. Narration is in the SEXUALITY AND THE form of a rhyming song with guitar accom- ACTIVE PARTNERS MENTALLY HANDICAPPED paniment. Humorous, light-hearted ap- A moving explicit film which sensitively proach and non-explicit visuals should make Conceived by Winifred Kempton, this portrays the interaction of a disabled quadri-

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 15 plegic male and his female partner in a “day- this self-narrated autobiographical profile, changes in boys and girls during puberty- in-the-life” format. While he has no sen- Sara describes her disability, her early child- the growth spurt, skin changes, masculine sation below his shoulders and must use a hood years, her social relationships as a and femine physique, endocrine glands, and urethral catheter for bladder drainage, he and young adult, and her subsequent marriage. In secondary sex characteristics. Each film his partner have a mutually satisfying sexual Part II, the focus is on the quality of her life at explains the reproductive system of the other relationship. Both individuals talk about their the present time, the issues and situations sex. Personal health, hygiene, and emotional experience together and their observations which confront her on a daily basis. In Part Ill, aspects of adolescence are also discussed. illustrate why good communication and a Sara and her husband discuss the intimacies Both available in Spanish. sense of humor are essential elements in their of their relationship and their bond of caring Churchill Films (1976, revised editions). Boy (or any) partnership. and loving. She also discusses the importance to Man, 74min. Price, $255; rental, $40. Girl to Multi Media Resource Center (1979), 18 min. of the natural opportunities for developing as Woman. 17 min. Price, $295; rental, $40 Price, $300; rental, $40 an adolescent in social activities and sexual experiences. Focus International (7981), 3-part sound/slide CHOICES: IN SEXUALITY DEAR DIARY program. Part I, 72 min.; part II, IO min.; Part WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY Highlights the trials, tribuationsand joysof /It, 9 min. Price, $785; rental, $30 three adolescent girls. Information about A two-part film in which disabled people body changes, menstruation, and maturation (spinal cord injury, ostomy, and cerebral SOCIAL AND SEXUAL ASPECTS OF presented tastefully, with humor and reassu- palsy) and their partners relate and depict LIVING FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED rance. Like its companion, Am I Normal! it is their experiences. Part I deals with consider- presented in situation comedy format. ing one’s sexual self, fears of rejection, and Developed by Winifred Kempton, the New Day Films (1987),,25 min. Price, $432; establishment of relationships. Part II, which package includes a stimulating narrative with rental, $52 includes explicit sexual activity, covers strug- questions for discussion meant to be signed gles with specific problems such as inconti- by the teacher. Subject areas covered by the nence, diminished and lost sensation, captioned slides are: parts of the body, male EUCENIE arousal, positions, and communication. Some and female puberty, social behavior, human A delightful, haunting, and provocative solutions are presented. A beautifully real- reproduction, contraception, sexually trans- film in which we meet a 12-year-old girl who ized set of films. mitted diseases, marriage, and parenthood. A is grappling with the sometimes frightening, Mercury Productions (1982); Part /, 20 min.; useful and unique resource. sometimes exciting, often confusing rites of Part II, 40 min. Part II cannot be distributed Stanfield Film Associates (7980); g-part series passage to womanhood. Eugenie, who lives separate/y from Part 1. Part I: price, $300; rental, of 350 slides with narrative, $395 complete; with her divorced mother and younger sister, $60. Parts I & II: Price, $875; rental, $160 individual sets, $43.50 is influenced by a teenage babysitter, and is both attracted to and repelled by her moth- LIKE OTHER PEOPLE er’s bovfriend. Film beautifullv caotures her awkward movement from childhood toward A moving film dealing with the sexual, PUBERTY her fragmented picture of womanhood. emotional, and social needs of the physically Phoenix Films (1977), 16 min. Price, $295 (film, handicapped. The two main characters are $195 (video); rental, $30 cerebral palsy people who, in their own AM I NORMAL? words, make a plea to humanity to under- stand that they have the same desire for love In situation comedy style, we follow jimmy HUMAN GROWTH Ill and intimacy that all people do. Despite and his two buddies through a series of epi- being 10 years old, it is definitely recom- sodes that provide general information about Presentation of adolescent sexual develop- mended. sex, as well as on penis size, erections, wet ment as a natural part of human growth; nar- Perennial Education (1973), 37 min. Price, dreams, and masturbation. Deals with issues rated by students, and interspersed with an $442; rental, $52 of embarrassment involved in communicat- animated presentation. Concepts discussed ing about sex, difficulty in finding accurate include: differences between boys and girls information, peer pressures, and sex-role ste- in rate of physical and sexual maturation, A NIGHT OUT reotypes. Message is that pursuit of authorita- glands which control physical and sexual Designed for viewing by deaf and hearing- tive sex information is legitimate and that activity, male and female sex organs, men- impaired teenagers, this film concerns being adults can be found who are willing to discuss struation, fertilization, pregnancy, and birth. raped in a dating situation. Everyone in the sexual matters with young people. Highly Includes brief live-birth sequence. cast communicates by sign language. After a recommended. Companion film: DearDiary. Perennial Education (1976) 20 min. price, pleasant evening at the movies, Tom and Julie New Day Film, Focus International (1979), 24 $332; rental, $39 go to his older brother’s apartment where min. Price, $432; rental, $52 Tom attempts to force Julie to have sexual IN BETWEEN intercourse with him. The program ends with ANATOMY AND ATTITUDES: her fighting him off, and there is much mate- UNDERSTANDING SEXUALITY Three characters, all in early adolescence, rial for discussion. appear throughout the three partsof this film ODN Productions, N.Y. (1981), 9 min. Price, A three-part program for early adolescents which deals with the privileges and problems $180; renta/, $40 designed to provide information on male and associated with growing up and reaching female sexual anatomy, to develop a vocabu- puberty. Part I deals with feelings of frustra- lary of precise and accurate sexual terminol- NO LESS A WOMAN tion generated by rules set by Mark and Dee- ogy, and to correct some common myths and Dee’s parents, rules felt to be restrictive Examines situations of single and married misconceptions, as well as to look at how compared with lenient ones for Susan. Part II women who are attempting to recover from attitudes about sexuality are formed. Script is looks at changing body image and problems the far-reaching effects of mastectomy. Their excellent and photography crisp and sensi- that must be dealt with when pre-adolescents problems in giving and accepting love, as well tive. Teacher’s guide included. look older or younger than their actual ages. as their fears and fantasies, are frankly Sunburst Communications, Focus Interna- In Part III Mark and DeeDee try to help Susan presented. tional, (1981), 3 filmstrips with cassettes, 40 out of an awkward and possibly traumatizing Multi Media Resource Center (1981), 23 min. min. Price, $119-$129; rental, $25 dating situation without jeopardizing their Price, $325; rental, $47 own interests. Excellent accompanying curric- ulum entitled In Between: A Family Life Edu- BOY TO MAN cation Curriculum for Early Adolescents SARA NEEDHAM: A SPECIAL PERSON GIRL TO WOMAN (Ages 10-74) available for $18. Sara Needham was born with no legs and These two films, which are among themost Memphis Planned Parenthood (1981), 3 parts, only one complete arm. In the first section of widely used sex education films, describe the 6-7 min. each. Price, $245

16 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 INTO WOMANHOOD breech position, and a breech presentation finally his newly arrived baby sister. Comes INTO MANHOOD which results in a spontaneous, unmedicated with excellent Parent/Teacher Study Guide. vaginal birth. Handbook includes film narra- Centre Productions (7980), 23 min. Price, $350 Into Womanood explains menstruation tive and questions for discussion. (fi/mj, $275 (video); rental, $35 (film) and helps prepare girls for their first period. Focus /nternationa/, Multi Media Resource Into Manhood helps boys understand ejacu- Center (1978), B/W, 29 min. Price, $395-$430; lation and the various situations in which it PREGNANT FATHERS rental, $45 may take place. Both use live models as well as The basic themes stressed are that: fathers drawings and convey a positive view of body need support during the pregnancy period functions as natural and as legitimate topics HAVE A HEALTHY BABY: just as mothers do; fathers have the potential for discussion. Each includes a written script LABOR AND DELIVERY to be as nurturant as mothers; fathers are for teacher to read and adapt to specific class- relevant and significant in the lives of their room groups. Also available in captioned Combines authoritative information (with babies. A father is depicted in his relationship version. animation sequences clearly explaining the with hiswife and young son, and in his partici- Stanfield House (1978), filmstrip or slides, 30 physiology and process of birth) with emo- pation in preparatory classes with other min. Price, $80 each tional impact as two couples are followed through the experience of labor and delivery. expectant parents. Camera then records Both husbands are involved in every aspect of actual birth and its profound impact on the the birth process. One delivery is difficult, father. and this is honestly presented. The other Anzalone Foundation, 28 min. Price, $375; mother has a normal delivery, and the tension, rental, $35 REPRODUCTION: humor, apprehension, pain, and finally the joy PREGNANCY AND BIRTH are beautifully captured. Also available in Spanish. Churchill Films (7978), 29 min. Price $435 (film), $325 (video); rental, $50 SEX ROLES

BREASTFEEDING: HUMAN AND ANIMAL BEGINNINGS A SPECIAL CLOSENESS Live-action photography has been com- GENDER This film with its companion teaching guide bined with animation to show similarities and explores issues involved in choosing to differences in the early development of ani- This provocative and artistically produced breast-feed one’s baby, such as arrangement mals and humans. The second edition also fol- film begins with a dramatic and intriguing of work schedules, the father’s role, mobility, lows a mother and father to the hospital for pantomime in which a beautiful woman dis- nutrition, bonding, and the benefits of the birth of their baby and contains a live robes and reveals that he is a beautiful man, breast-feeding. Features families and single birth sequence. Geared toward elementary Logan Carter. Pantomime is accompanied by parents of different ethnic groups and shows grades. Charles Aznavour singing “What. Makes a how parents incorporate a nursing infant into Perennial Education (7980, 2nd edition), 15 Man a Man?” This is followed by a forceful their daily life. min. Price, $276; rental, $25 soliloquy by Logan Carter in which the anger, Motion, Inc. (7980), 23 min. Price, $350; ren- sorrow, and struggle for acceptance of one tal, $40 who cross-dresses is presented. LEARNING TO BREASTFEED Focus international (7980), 7min. Price, $700; Various new mothers are shown as they rental, $25 DAUGHTERS OF TIME attempt to nurse their babies for the first time, Three very personable and appealing and babies’ responses are presented. tn- HAPPY TO BE ME nurse-midwives share their feelings about eludes a sequence set in a hospital class on their work and take viewers along on their breast-feeding for pre- and post-partum This documentary-style film is based on a daily rounds. Sister Angela Murdaugh works women. Also shows how fathers can be survey of more than 600students (K-12) from in a rural Texas community with an alternative involved. Recognizes that breast-feeding can one of New York City’s public school districts, birth center. Marion McCartney, a partner in be difficult for some women. representing a widevarietyof socioeconomic a privately owned home-birthing service in Polymorph Films (7979), 22 min. Price, $395; and ethnic backgrounds. The results of this Maryland, discusses her fight to keep her hos- rental, $40 research on attitudes about sex roles are pres- pital delivery privileges. Linda Viera, in Colo- ented through brief portions of filmed inter- rado, works in a private practice with an views with young people ages 5-18. The effect MIDWIFE: WITH WOMAN obstetrician performing deliveries in a hospi- is at times depressing and at times refreshing. tal birthing room. Film begins by tracing the history of midwif- An accompanying guide provides the statis- New Day Films (7987), 29 min. Price, $457; ery in America. Includes interviews with fami- tics on the 14 basicquestions in the interview rental, $57 lies, nurses, and physicians, addressing such schedule, broken down by sex and age. In issues as: the differences in training and pers- combination, film and guide are an excellent FERTILIZATION AND BIRTH pective between obstetrician and nurse-mid- resource. wife, the desire of families for greater physical Arthur Mokin Productions (7979), 25 min. Provides information on animal and human and emotional involvement in the childbirth Price, $425; rental, $40 reproductive systems and functions. Ani- experience, and an approach to pregnancy mated and intended for children in grades and childbirth which is oriented toward well- KILLING US SOFTLY: one through three. ness rather than disease. ADVERTISING’S IMAGE OF WOMEN Perennial Education (7978), 70 min. Price, Fanlight Productions (7982), 28 min. Price, $166; rental, $20 $480 (film), $420 (video); rental, $45 A powerful film of a slide presentation accompanied by Jean Kilborne’s lecture on how the media traps women (and men) FIVE WOMEN, FIVE BIRTHS NICHOLAS AND THE BABY within stereotyped gender roles. She com- Consists of a series of black-and-white still A unique childbirth film designed for use bines knowledge, insight, and outrage with a photographs with narration by fivewomen in with children ages 4-12 and their parents. keen sense of humor that keeps the audience their own words describing what the birth Presented from pre-schooler Nicholas’s point with her throughout. An excellent stimulant experience meant to each of them. Included of view, and he and his mother,father, and a to discussion of stereotyping, gender roles, are a hospital birth where the woman is per- friend do the narrated sequences. The mak- body image, and sexuality. mitted to determine which procedures she ers of this award-winning film have captured Cambridge Documentary Films (7979), 30 wants to follow, a home birth with midwife spontaneous, intimate, and very special min. Price, $450 (film), $395 (video); rental, and another with doctor, a cesarean due to moments between Nicholas, his parents, and 846

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 17 MAKING POINTS tanning aids, stereos, and water beds. A light- someone who can help. A teacher’s guide is hearted springboard to serious considera- included. A woman TV reporter interviews a group of tion of the male sex role and male sexuality. ODN Productions, N. Y. (7982), 73 min. Price, boys while they are playing basketball, about Benchmark Films (797!i), 71 min. Price, $275; $300; rental, $60 their plans for the future. The viewer gradu- rental, $25 ally becomes aware of the topsy-turviness of their answers (“I’d like a really good job- RAPE: ESCAPE WITHOUT VIOLENCE legal secretary”), and at the film’s end learns This film about rape prevention is narrated that the boys are actually actors giving lines by a rape survivor who discusses nonviolent from a series of interviews conducted with techniques for stopping a rapist, Encourages teenage girls. A clever role reversal which SEXUAL ABUSE women to have a realistic awareness of rape effectively shows the pervasiveness of sexism, and stresses that many rapists are intimidated Direct Cinema Ltd. (7987), 77 min. Price, $250; by a woman with assertive body language. rental, $20 Also dispels many myths about rape. Perennial Education (7979), 78 min. Price, ACQUAINTANCE RAPE SERIES MEN IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION $298; rental, $35 The underlying philosophy of the program Presents a fascinating multi-ethnic, multi- is that rape is a serious issue for both men and THIS FILM IS ABOUT RAPE racial, cross-generational group of men who women and that a focus on blame or guilt is share their reasons for entering the field, the unproductive. While the males are depicted Includes interviews with a number of reactions of female colleagues and the child- as the aggressors, the curriculum is definitely women who were rape survivors, as well as ren’s parents, the satisfactions they have not anti-male. The emphasis is on prevention with some rapists. Offers numerous sugges- found, and the problems they face as pio- through development of better communic- tions for avoidingsituationswhere rape could neers in a vocation that has traditionally been tion. The four trigger films and accompanying take place and various assertive techniques associated with women only. This thought- materials make this a program of exceptional for self-defense. Some very sympathetic, provoking documentary frankly advocates value. In The Party Game Kathy’s need for affir- objective testimony is given by professionals early childhood education as a vocation for mation of her attractiveness and Mark’s who work with both survivors and rapists. An men. desire for quick sex involve them in a con- excellent 76-page manual accompanies the Davidson Films (7982), 24 min. Price, $370 frontation resulting in violence. In lust One film. (film), $325 (video); rental, $40 of the Boys the concept is dramatized that MT/ Teleprograms (7980), 30 min. Price, $475 peer pressure and labeling contribute to (fi/m), $430 (video); rental, $70 acquaintance rape. Mike is put into a dilemma WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE: of whether to join his buddies in sexualiy UNDERSTANDING SEX ROLES WHY MEN RAPE attacking Josie or to abstain and risk losing A revised, updated version of Masculinity face. The End of the Road presents a some- Ten convicted rapists, now in prisons or and femininity (1969). Part 1 provides an what happier situation illustrating how asser- psychiatric hospitals, talk about the lack of overview of sex-role development and how tiveness can prevent acquaintance rape. The self-esteem (stemming from many failures in gender roles are established by manipulation, concept of The Date is that behavior asso- school and at home) which caused them to channeling, verbal appellation, and activity ciated with traditional sex roles increases the hate and fear women. Various young people in exposure. Part 2 presents four men who give probability of acquaintance rape. a rap group also discuss their own attitudes their personaldefinitionsof masculinity. Parts MT/ Teleprograms, ODN Productions, N. Y. toward sex. The general consensus is that 3 and 4offer the female vantage point and the (7978), 4 films, 6-70 min. each; 4 teacher there should be more open discussion of sex role conflicts faced by women in society guides; student fact sheets (30 per film); 7 in the family and elsewhere. There is much today. Individuals selected to present their discussion posters; and 76 role-playing cards. discussable material here for high school age views are a stimulating group of people of Price: entire set, $595 (film), $540 (video); and up. different ages and racial and ethnic back- individually purchased, $760 (film), $745 Learning Corporation of America (1980), 40 grounds, with traditional and nontraditional (video); rental, $725 entire set min. Price, $600 (film), $450 (video); rental, viewpoints. $50 Guidance Associates (1982), 40min. Four film- INCEST: THE VICTIM strips with cassettes; alsoavailableinslideand NOBODY BELIEVES video formats. Price, $749.50 (filmstrip), $769.50 (slides), $149.50 (video) Three articulate women very openly share SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION their experiences of growing up in a house- hold where their fathers forced them into AND THERAPY WOMEN AND SEXUALITY: incestuous relationships. All three convey the A CENTURY OF CHANGE confusion, isolation, and guilt they struggled with in childhood and adolescence, how it A consciousness-raising film which exam- affected their feelings about their mothers and ines the intersection between the sexual BECOMING ORGASMIC: A SEXUAL their siblings, and how eventually they were revolution and the women’s movement. GROWTH PROGRAM FOR WOMEN able to halt the relationship. Documents Victorian views about women, MTI Teleprograms (7976), 23 min. Price, $475 First film, Self Discovery, shows a woman their sex roles, and sexuality through the use (film), $430 (video); rental, $70 looking at her body, exploring her genitals, of pictorial materials and revealing quota- and discovering areas of her body that give tions. Also shows the contrast between the her pleasure. Simultaneously she shares fears surface propriety of the time and what actually NO MORE SECRETS and hesitations about what she is doing. In pertained underneath. Past attitudes toward While spending a pleasant afternoon at Pleasuring, the woman continues to explore women are compared with present views as play, two little girls and two little boys talk ways of pleasuring herself by experimenting beautifully articulated in the personal com- about frightening experiences they have had with techniques including erotic body move- ments of four women of today. with family members. The abusive experien- ment exercises. Sharing introduces the wom- Aftana (1983), 36 min. Price, $500; rental, $65 ces are cleverly but explicitly shown by means an’s male partner in whose presence the of a combination of cut-out cartoon figures woman pleasures herself and then guides him against live backgrounds, effectively remov- as he learns to pleasure her effectively. Shows YOU IRRESISTIBLE YOU ing the threatening and sensational aspects of intercourse with concurrent manual stimula- Explores the increasing number of pro- such situations. Designed for viewing in class- tion. ducts now available to men which promise to rooms by elementary grade children, this film Focus International (7976); Film I, 76 min.; Film make them irresistible to women. Viewer is attempts to help children identify sexual II, 78 min.; Film 111, 78 min. Price, $320 each, shown a bewildering array of malecosmetics, abuse, learn how to say “no,” and confide in $850 together; rental, $50 each, $740 together

18 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 DIAGNOSING ERECTILE PROBLEMS well, and be aware of any changes. A female MARSHA AND HARRY TREATING ERECTILE PROBLEMS gynecologist explains pelvic examination. Presents a humorous look at the joys and Syphilis, gonorrhea, and herpes are dis- Film I opens as a family physican interviews tribulations of first-time sexual intercourse. cussed. Shows viewer how to locate profes- a patient who presents erectile problems. Marsha and Harry are personified as vulva sional help anywhere in the USA. Patient is referred to a specialist who con- and penis puppets which are modifications of Perennial Education (1978), 77 min. Price, ducts history and assessment interview focus- the latex genital models produced by Jim $287; rental, $34 ing on psychological factors. Detailed Jackson. They discuss their fears and anxieties physical examination and series of tests fol- and confront the awkwardness of foam and low. Physician conducts supportive dialogue condom contraceptives. A good desensitizer with patient throughout. in Film II, couple and ice-breaker. discusses anxiety related to sexual perfor- Focus International (7982), 70 min. Price, mance, and communication problems be- $225; rental, $30 come evident. Along with its focus on sexual OTHER TOPICS fantasy and relaxation training, the therapy RESPONDING includes giving and receiving sexual pleasure without an erection, demonstration of A well wrought film showing two people “teasing technique, ” insertion of flaccid looking, touching, and responding sexually penis into vagina, and intercourse with erect BREAKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER: to each other. The images flow and merge in penis. SEXUAL SLANG such a way that there is no interruption as one Focus International (7987), 20 min. each. person replaces another in the interaction. Revision of an earlier set. Definitions pro- Price, $385 each, $695 together; rental, $60 Thus a scene of a woman and a man becomes vided for 15 anatomical and 21 behavioral each, $770 together one of two men or two women engaging in terms. In each case, the initial frame, which the same behavior. Viewers will recognize provides a straightforward definition of the that the ability to respond sensually/sexually term, is followed by a second frame carrying MASSAGE to another human depends on the appropri- the slang words most widely used as syn- ateness and effectiveness of that other person onyms. Delightful cartoons illustrate the con- At its most basic level, this film is a skillfully as a partner and not on her/his sex. tent. Creates an active learning experience demonstrated pictorial anatomy of massage Focus international (7980), 6 min. Price, $725; for all group members. for those seeking expertise in the art. Also rental, $25 conveys the simple fact that touching is one focus International, Multi Media Resource of the most basic and intimate modes of com- Center (7977); 74 s/ides, no sound, discussion munication, Dramatically underscores sev- guide. Price, $80; rental, $25 SEASONS OF SEXUALITY eral important educational and therapeutic An excellent introductory film to set the messages: that the total body is a reservoir of EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE subject of sexuality in the broader context of pleasure, that intimacy need not be genital, the family and the life cycle. Captures some Within the context of a loving relationship, and that giving is as pleasurable as receiving. effective interaction in a public park as a this beautiful film presents one heterosexual Multi Media Resource Center (7973), 48min. diverse group of people play, picnic, and couple’s sexual pattern. Explicitly models a Price, $550; rental, $80 relax. Wide variety of topics covered can sti- wide variety of sexual pleasuring between mulate discussion on nudity, privacy, fantasy, two somewhat idealized partners. A voice- body image, masturbation, touch, values, and over narration emphasizes significant aspects decision making. Appropriate for all ages and and points out factors that enhance their sex- types of groups. Captioned version also ual experience and keep the relationship available. exciting and spontaneous. Perennial Education (7980), 74 min. Price, Multi Media Resource Center (7981), 32 min. $249; rental, $29 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED Price, $440; rental, $60

DISEASES SEXUAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY: HARD WORK MALE AND FEMALE Revolves around the Hooker’s Convention Part I, Female Anatomy (80 frames, 15 in Washington, D.C., and covers a five-day min), examines the sexual response capaci- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES: period of meetings, press conferences, a con- ties of the individual parts of the female geni- CAUSES, PREVENTION, AND CURE gressional cocktail party, the Hooker’s Ball, talia plus the breasts and entire skin surface. and a sunrise walk around the White House. Part II, Male Anatomy (57 frames, 13 min.), Aimed at teenagers, this program describes Margo St. James, founder of COYOTE (Call the causes, transmission, prevention, and, reviews the sexual physiology of the penis, Off Your Old Tired Ethics), argues for remov- scrotum, and testes, as well as of orgasm, and where possible, cures for sexually transmitted ing prostitution from criminal law and having diseases. Part 1 defines the diseases, givessta- resolution. it regulated by civil law. A somewhat over- Focus international (7976), slides or filmstrips tistics on their prevalence, and stresses the long but compelling film. social issues related to efforts to control them. with audio cassettes, 43 min. Price, $730(film- MT/ Teleprograms (7978), 29 min. Price, $395 strip), $785 (s/ides); rental, $25 (filmstrip), $35 Parts 2,3, and 4 deal with herpes, gonorrhea, (film), $360 (video); rental, $60 and syphilis respectively. Part 5 describes (s/ides) other STDs and Part 6 describes treatment, possible precautions, and a typical v&t to a THE LOVE TAPES VISA: VISUAL INVENTORY OF public health clinic. SEXUAL ATTITUDES In locations such as museums and malls, a Guidance Associates (1982), 66 min. Six film- booth was set up containing a video camera A tool for assessing sexual attitudes (and strips with cassettes; a/so available in s/ide and and TV screen which allowed one person at a experience) within groups on a purely anon- video formats. Price, $799.50 (filmstrip), time to sit and talk in privacy for three min- ymous basis. Depicts 42 male and 40 female $279.50 (s/ides), $749.50 (video) utes on their feelings about love. The individ- behaviors. Group members respond to each uals are surprisingly spontaneous and their by marking multiple choices indicating their feelings and emotions come through in a own feelings and experiences. Explicit nature VD AND WOMEN most effective cinema verite manner as they of slides provides atmosphere for desensitiza- five women of different ages give informa- discuss the power of love, “ideal” love, the tion and values clarification. tion about sexually transmitted diseases. A search for love, the lack of love, and being focus International, Multi Media Resource young woman’s sexual anatomy is identified, worthy of love. Center (7977); 92 s/ides, no sound, inventory following which she is given commonsense filmakers Library (7987), video on/y, B/W, 30 sheet and manual included; ca. 25 min. Price, advice: to look at her body, get to know it min. Price, $250 $790-8200; rental, $30

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 19 embroidered on. Typically proportional, Also available are cross-sectional cut-away THREE-DIMENSIONAL including body hair and genitals. Adult male models of the genitals and another set which penis becomes erect and adults can simulate depicts a pregnant uterus with embryo just RESOURCES copulation. Adult female gives birth. implanted, embryo at six weeks, and fetus at /im Jackson and Company. Prices: $750 each 12 and 24 weeks. Modifications of skin tone for adult female and ma/e; $60 each for child and other special needs can be custom EFFIE DOLLS female and male; $20 each for infant female ordered. These are a superb resource well and male worth the investment. Handmade 18” male and female rag dolls /im jackson and Company. Send for catalog that come in both Caucasian and Black com- for complete price information. plexions. The male doll is complete with geni- MODELS OF HUMAN GENITAL ANATOMY tals and condom. Female doll comes with a sanitary belt and pad useful for menstrual These three-dimensional lifesize replicas of TEACH-A-BODIES education. She is available in both a non- male and femalegenitalia are made from soft, pregnant and pregnant version. The latter flesh-colored latex. Available painted, Handmade rag dolls. The adult is 22” long. includes baby with umbilical cord and pla- unpainted, or with synthetic pubic hair, they Males come with moustache, body hair, and centa. Dolls were intentionally designed not are sophisticated, functional, and remarkably exchangeable (circumcised and uncircum- to be physically beautiful. lifelike. On the female models, the vagina will cised) penises. Females come with a sanitary Mrs. ludith Fran@ Price, $50 a pair accommodate a speculum or the erect penis napkin and belt, tampon, and baby with model; the uterus will accommodate an IUD; umbilical cord. Child dolls are 17” long. Each and the urethra allows for insertion of a cath- set available in Causasian and Black. GENDER DOLLS eter. Male models available with flaccid or Teach-A-Bodies. Prices: Adult dolls, $65 a Handmade of strong double-knit cloth, erect penis. Anus and rectal liningaccommo- pair, $75 a pair with clothes; child dolls, $50 a filled with polyester fiber, with details date digital examination of the prostate gland. pair, $60 pair with clothes.

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Infantile Origins of Sexual Identity. loss, precocious symbolic functioning, a view method with a sample size of one Herman Roiphe and Eleanor Calenson. congenital defect, a narcissistic mother, a individual. These findings on single New York: International Universities depressed mother, delayed genital cases have to be suggestive at best. Press, 1981 (301 pp.; $26.50). arousal, or disturbance in sexual ident- Some findings and general conclu- tity. sions based on observation and inter- Reviewed by Floyd M. Martinson, PhD, The authors set an almost impossible view of all 66 infants and parent pairs Research Professor of Sociology, Gus- task for themselves as, in each of are worthy of note: (1) A ubiquitous tavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn. the above cases, using a sample of one early genital-zone arousal appeared The studies reported on in this book infant, they attempt to show correlates regularly between 15 and 24 months of focu,s on attempts to correlate the de- in development along the various devel- age, reflected in a significantly in- velopment of the human infant along opmental axes and to show causal rela- creased frequency and intensity of each of several axes: separation-indi- tionships between them. This results genital manipulation including or- viduation, libidinal phase, emergent ag- in a great deal of inference from often ganized masturbatory activity. (2) A gression, and ego structuralization. less than adequate observational and large number of infants developed at The authors were particularly inter- interview data. The reader is required some time in the first year of life a pro- ested in the relationship between in- to have a great deal of faith in the found, protracted, painful true consti- stinctual-phase development, self-ob- authors’ ability to observe, to interpret pation. (3) The average age of penile ject differentiation, and other aspects of what is observed, and a great deal of discovery preceded the girls’ initial ego development. faith in the psychoanalytic descriptive genital discovery by one to three Roiphe, Galenson, and associates and analytical concepts they employed. months. (4) Toward the end of the sec- studied 66 infants and their families The authors frequently introduce ond year, new intentional penile grasp- between September 1968 and July statements of causal connection with ing was often accompanied by definite 1975. A nursery was especially equip- expressions such as”We think.. .,““We evidence of pleasurable nonerotic ef- ped to study infants and their mothers believe . . .,” “It seems . . . .” Two ex- fect. (5) Sometime between the 15th during the second year of life. Home amples will suffice: In discussing an inci- and 19th month in the nontraumatized visit observations were added in the dent when Kate (characterized by the infants, the heightened genital sensi- fourth year of the study. Information authors as especially troubled by pre- tivity began to serve as a source of about the infants’ first year of life was Oedipal castration anxiety) broke a large focused pleasure which was far more in- gathered in interviews with parents. brown crayon and tried to put it to- tense than the earlier forms of genital The infants, half males and half females, gether again, the authors state, “It seems self-stimulation had provided. (6) In the were 10 to 13 months of age when they safe to infer . . . that Kate was making boys, masturbation was largely manual entered the nursery. Each mother/in- an effort to actively repair the narcissistic and the testicles were often included fant pair was observed at least twice injury consequent to the passive con- in the self-stimulation. The infant fre- a week by one or more members of the frontation with her castration” (p. 12); quently made affectional gestures and staff. Over half of the sample were and in the second instance, they note touched the mother’s body during or normal infants, that is, they had ex- that “lady’s curious and evocative subsequent to the genital self-stimula- perienced no especially traumatizing verbalization, ‘Caca, dada, bye-bye,’ tion. (7) In the girls, the new genital experiences during the first year of life. seems to betray . . . concern about the self-stimulation consisted of manual, The remainder were selected for study lack of a penis-that is, a stool has ac- repetitive rubbing, squeezing, and because of some unusual occurrence in quired the additional significance of pinching of the labia at the area of the their first-year history-a physical dis- the father’s phallus” (pp. 161-162). mons and clitoris, along with open ability, a premature birth, a failure to The authors’ frustration with their affectionate behavior toward the moth- thrive, inadequate parenting, etc. data and methodology comes through, er. (8) After the first few weeks, the The book contains separate chapters and they state: “It is an unfortunate affectionate behavior in both sexes was or portions of chapters on 11 of the limitation of the observational method replaced by an inward gaze and a self- infants. TWO chosen for special analysis that children so young have limited absorbed look during genital play, ap- had had normal first-year experiences. verbal capacity. Accordingly, the mean- pearing to indicate a fantasy feeling- Others were selected because they ing . . . must remain open to question.” state as a concomitant of genital self- were characterized by the authors The infants’ inability to speak is but one stimulation, making of it true mastur- as having experienced preoedipal cas- of a number of problems in ascertaining bation. tration reaction, an early genital phase, relationships, causal and otherwise, In addition, the authors found an early sexual development and object when using an observation and inter- unanticipated paucity of overt castra-

Audience Level Indicators: C-Children (elementary grades), ET-Early teens (junior high), LT-Late teens (senior high), A-College, general adult public, P-Parents, PR-Professionals.

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 21 tion reaction in the boys’ discovery of tive perception of the subject, thereby “offender-husbands” and would have the anatomical differences between amplifying an emotional element of the provided greater validity to Russell’s males and females. On the other hand, research methodology. research. they claim to have found very mild to The chief issue involved within marital Another major flaw is the vehemence moderately severe castration reactions rape concerns the “consequences of the of the author’s feminist perspective in all but three of 25 randomly selected unequal power relationship between which permeates the book. She makes girls. It was these boy-girl differences husband and wife.” By including ex- the inference that the relatively small in reaction to the awareness of genital cerpts of interviews with the victims, this percentage of men who have never differences that seemed, above all, to abuse of power is “personalized.” The raped their wives “may never have been mark the divergent paths each sex cases are presented in separate catego- denied sex by their wives.” One could would take in the development of a ries, based on the degree of force used. conclude, then, that all men view sex in sense of sexual identity. The authors In later chapters, additional differentia- relation to how much power is needed agree with Freud that penis envy and tions are made between victims of wife to force women to submit to their the feminine castration complex exert beating, both beating and rape, and advances. But certainly there are hus- crucial influences upon feminine de- rape only. The style in which the bands who describe their sexual rela- velopment, but believe that these occur interviewers’ questions and the victims’ tionship with their wives in sincere and earlier than Freud had anticipated. responses are presented provides a sensitive terms, with a goal of mutual Not all psychoanalysts, and certainly powerful impact as the reader is faced fulfillment rather than domination and not all researchers dealing with infant with the degradation, humiliation, and control. This observation does not sexuality, find the castration anxiety loss of identity suffered by these appear anywhere in the book, with the concept to be a valuable and powerful women. According to the study, the result that there is a considerable dispar- conceptual tool in ascertaining the common denominator in operation is ity of attention to the motivational fac- causes of differentiation in male and the structural arrangement in the mar- tors involved in marital rape. female gender and sexual identity. This riage, whereby “the husband is the In spite of these flaws, this sensitively book will therefore have its greatest primary breadwinner, and the wife is the written work is a definitive first step appeal to researchers and therapists primary homemaker and rearer of child- toward recognition of this type of vio- embracing a psychoanalytic perspective ren.” The economic imbalance provides lence. Such a landmark study may give on infantile development. PR men with the belief that “their wives do impetus to the further study of marital not have the right to refuse their sexual rape with particular attention to the per- advances.” Russell describes our society petrators of the behavior. A, PR in patriarchal terms, and states that the Rape in Marriage. Diana E. H. Russell. primary cause of violence in our country New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., is related to defining masculinity in 1982 (412 pp.; $16.95). terms of violence and the existing power The Extramarital Connection: Sex, Inti- imbalance. macy, and Identity. Lynn Atwater. New Reviewed by Eileen M. Chancy, MSW, In regard to the perpetrators of mar- York: Irvington Publishers, 1982 (263 Director, Sex Offender Services, Hamp- ital rape, there are severe shortcomings shire County House of Correction, pp.; $15.95). in the research, one being that there are Northampton, Mass. Reviewed by David L. Weis, PhD, Assist- no interviews with offenders to provide ant Professor, Home Economics Depart- During the past decade, a great deal of symmetry to the study. Russell’s criticism ment, Cook College, Rutgers University, effort has been made to increase our of Dr. A. Nicholas Groth’s work with New Brunswick, NJ. understanding of sexual assault. Within offenders evidences her misunder- this same time frame, progress has been standing of the role of power in cases of This book is the latest in a rash of popular made in the study of family violence. sexual assault. Groth’s study indicated publications about extramarital sexual- Rape in Marriage is one of the first stu- that offenders typically perceive women ity. While it is not perfect, it is considera- dies to address the previously ignored in powerful positions, derived from bly better than most sex books directed issue of sexual assault against women intellectual and emotional superiority. at the general public, and it does contri- within a marital relationship. These men believe that the only way in bute to our growing understanding of The most critical finding in Russell’s which they may exert their power is female sexuality. Much of what makes study is that “a minimum of 14% of through physical and/orsexual domina- this book so worthwhile stems directly American women who have ever been tion. This clearly contradicts Russell’s from the inadequacies of previous married have been raped by a husband thesis of male superiority. While one research. In her own thorough citations or ex-husband.” The research design, may agree that in our society there do of previous work on extramarital sexual- and specific information on the sample appear to be some inherent imbalances ity (ES), Atwater notes that most of the selection (930 women in the San Fran- between men and women, it is simplistic literature has focused narrowly on the cisco area), screening for interviewers, to view them in the light of division of incidence of ES, on the personality of and interviewing procedures are explic- labor. There has been a recent emer- persons who have experienced it, on the itly described early in the book. The gence of women’s independence which negative consequences of such behav- author provides concise definitions of has lessened the economic dependency ior, and on its impact on marriage. In this all relevant terms and organizes typolo- on men. As a result, one must view the report of her research on ES among fe- gies of the offense and the offender. difference of power between men and males, Atwater has explored new areas. While this section is more scholastically women according to the nature and use She focuses on the social factors involved oriented than other portions of the of that power. Such a clarification could and on the process of extra-marital book, Russell demonstrates here a sensi- have been derived from interviews with relationships, and, most important-

22 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 ly, she explores the meaning of ES to perpetuating impersonal sexuality. ways to meet and be with other gay men women-the motives, feelings, rewards, Many of us (males) would not agree. In on a social basis, such as through rap and underlying costs, and how these fact, Atwater herself presents evidence groups, religious and various other influence sexual identity and the non- that many of the women in this study interest-centered groups, and through sexual aspects of the self. The book also discovered that at least some men are ads in gay newspapers. Because the includes a discussion of the discrepancy fully capable of caring and expressive book assumes a certain amount of nai- between ES behavior and attitudes, an relationships. vete on the part of the reader, this sec- investigation of “open marriage” con- Because of the relatively small sample tion might well have gone beyond tracts, an exploration of lesbian ES rela- enjoyed in this research, it is important merely giving some of the translations of tionships, and an insightful analysis of to view the findings with some caution. ad abbreviations and included some what Atwater calls the “myth of the rigid However, readers will find this work to helpful hints about using or answering penis.” be a highly readable and provocative personal ads, such as getting a post Basically the book reports the results analysis of a growing social concern. office box or using mail-forwarding ser- of a set of interviews with 50 women, all A, PR vice and meeting initially on neutral of whom have been involved in extra- ground. marital relationships, some with only The chapters on first experience and one partner, others with several. (The first love, while brief, manage to hit the methodology and sampling are thor- Coming Out Right: A Handbook for the highlights very well. The caution to oughly discussed in an appendix.) The Gay Male. Wes Muchmore and William begin with an experienced, considerate quoted transcripts from the interviews Hanson. Boston: Alyson Publications, partner in a “secure and comfortable consistently indicate the satisfaction and 1982 (200 pp.; $5.95). place” where you have plenty of time is joy the vast majority of these women Reviewed by Robert 0. Hawkins, jr., excellent advice. Since, unfortunately, it found in their ES relationships. Chief MEd, PhD cand., Associate Professor usually does not happen that way, the among the rewards mentioned are an and Associate Dean, School of Allied authors could have added a sentence or increased sense of autonomy/self- Health Professions, Health Sciences two to indicate that even if one missed esteem and an enjoyment of “expres- Center, State University of New York at this type of experience the first time sive” intimacy. Stony Brook, N. Y. around, it is still the best option to con- One of the more intriguing and valu- sider for future relationships. able sections of this work is the analysis of This book is a practical, well-written While the chapter on “The Older Gay the stages through which women move source of basic information for the gay Man” has some excellent practical from a goal of sexual exclusivity within male who is new to the world of gay advice, the fact that less than one page of marriage to actual ES involvement.Other men. It also contains some helpful hints the chapter is devoted to “the positive findings: Unhappy marriage was not a for those who have been involved in a side” of aging points upthe book’sfocus primary motive for most of these gay relationship over a period of time, on the idea (which is reflected in its women; oral sex played a prominent but who have not followed any of the cover illustration) that youth and/or a role in their ES experiences; many chose apparently more common gay life- youthful appearance are important younger partners; three-quarters said styles-for example, the man who may qualities in gay male culture. There is no that they felt no regrets; and, finally, two- have fallen in love and lived with only mention of organizations such as Senior thirds indicated that they were likely to one other man in a somewhat insulated, Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE), pursue ES experiences in the future. As monandrous relationship, and now and one of the references in the “Biblio- Atwater correctly suggests, many of finds himself, for whatever reason, with- graphy and Sources” section for this these findings will force a reconsidera- out his former partner. In addition to the chapter is a book on cosmetic surgery. tion of many of our stereotypesabout ES text, the book also contains a useful list With the U.S. population, and conse- involvement. of suggested readings and resources. quently the gay population, becoming Atwater will no doubt be accused by The initial chapter on coming out con- one in which the percentage of older some of reflecting an advocacy of ES. tains appropriate cautions as well as people is increasing, there could have She has certainly avoided the negative samples of discrete signals that can be been more emphasis placed on the bias shown by most others who work in used in attempting to tell someone else needs of this age group. this area. At the least, her work will serve that one is gay without actually an- In their chapter on “The Underage to counterbalance the condemnations nouncing it in the opening sentence. Gay,” the authors state: “The underage seen in other works. There are, how- This is followed by a chapter on bars- homosexual suffers the most from the ever, more serious criticisms. One con- how to find them, what to do in them, discrimination against gay people. cerns her tendency to attribute her what to wear, how to cruise, and how to Unfair, you say? Yes, it is.“Theyemphas- results to the sexual freedom and mil- drink (advice that could benefit many ize here the need to focus more atten- itant feminism of the 1960s and 1978s. In gay men). The section on gay baths covers tion on the plight of the gay person who my opinion, this represents a stereo- in very practical terms what to do as well is under 18. typed and insufficient view of social as what not to do in this environment, The next chapter, on “Gay Minori- change in twentieth-century America. and this is followed by a discussion of ties,” accurately speaks to sadomaso- Her work also tends to exaggerate the cruising places, where to find them, and chism, transvestism, effeminism, and differences in male and femalesexuality. the dangers involved. pedophilia. There are many other gay This can be seen in several places, most Lest the gay man reading this book minorities, however, that were omit- noticeably in the last chapter where she begin to feel that being gay is simply a ted-for example, interracial couples, speaks of resocializing men, and sug- sex issue, the next chapter discusses, especially black and white; the physi- gests that men have a vested interest in albeit quite briefly, several alternative cally or mentally disabled; the gay trans-

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 23 sexual; and the gay man who remains several years can establish the fact that in nursing care, regardless of the married. It is unclear why the authors he was not “unduly influenced” at a sin- patient’s presenting health concerns. chose to include or omit various minor- gle moment in time. Second,all relatives Most importantly the text discusses the ities. One could guess that inclu- should be named in the will and, if possi- impact of the nurse’s socio-sexual values sion was based on visibility such as in the ble, some token left to each of them, and attitudes on nursing care delivery so case of the transvestite, or on media even if it is the sum of one dollar. This that the nurse-reader will be better able reaction such as with man-boy lovers. helps to avoid the possibility of having to work with patients who have value sys- But the others exist and, unfortunately, relatives contest the will on the grounds tems and behaviors different from hers. this book is not going to be nearly as that the testator “forgot” to mention The text is divided into sections ad- helpful for them. them. dressing topics such as sexual function, The excellent chapters on employ- Two observations: The book’s stated body image, sex roles, and new ap- ment, medical problems, and recrea- purpose is to help “the man who is in the proaches to socio-sexual problems process of coming out” avoid many of tional drug use provide some very arising as a result of hospitalization, practical advice. Since it is impossible to the mistakes that come from trying to illness, or disability. The authors knowl- follow nongay rules in a gay environ- cover all situations, the authors have edgeably summarize extensive clinical ment or function without any guide- obviously chosen to address what data in a readable and useable fashion. lines. This means that the book is appear to be the most common. For For example, one very positive feature focused primarily on the potentially example, they have elected to omit any of the book is the information describ- troublesome areas. If the man is at- discussion of Acquired Immune Defi- ing basic anatomy, sexual functioning tempting to deal with self-esteem issues, ciency (AID) and, while they mention and developmental concerns. The reading about all the possible dangers that some men may be life-time carriers authors’ emphasis on normal individual has the potential of adding to those self- of type B hepatitis, they offer no sugges- differences (illustrated by pictures and esteem concerns. Secondly, the book is tions for what those men should or discussion of commonly asked ques- written basically for the gay man who is could ~ZIO about it. A simple suggestion to tions), as well as on specific issues that white, able-bodied, and between the make certain that a potential sex partner arise as a result of illness, is also quite ages of 18 and 30. For people who fit this had antibodies would have been appro- instructive. priate. Selecting a physician and accept- description, it is an excellent source of A strong feature is the extensive information that will certainly aid in the ing responsibility for monitoring one’s annotated reference section at the end own health care are very important process of coming out, helping to of each chapter. These suggested read- aspects of the gay man’s life. The book is accomplish this with fewer mistakes, less ings are divided into topic areas and too general on both points. And the trauma, and perhaps even more pride separated according to their appro- authors’assumption that a gay physician than was possible before. For others it priateness for professionals, patients, would be better than a nongay one needs to be supplemented. I would also or the lay public. Some chapters even needs to be considered with caution. recommend this book to anyone, have special resource sections which Being gay does not necessarily provide regardless of orientation, who is work- list audio-visual materials and infor- one with the knowledge necessary to ing with gay male clients, since it pro- mation about groups, organizations, work successfully with gay clients. vides a great deal of helpful and and specialized journals helpful in The next three chapters,“The Police,” illuminating information on the varied planning patient care. “Friends, Roommates, Lovers,” and aspects of contemporary gay life. A, PR Another definite asset to this book is “Looking Ahead,” focus on gay men and the graduated series of Learning Ex- the law. The excellent chapter on poten- tial interaction with the police contains periences (LE’s) developed for each suggestions which should be heeded in Sexuality: Nursing Assessment and In- chapter. These involve the readers in an order to assure protection of basic indi- tervention. Sydney Siemens, and Rose active process of learning by doing, vidual rights if one is stopped by the C. Brandzel. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippin- helping them to clarify their values and police. The chapter on people who live cott Company, 1982 (481 pp.; $14.75). build skills in effective nurse/patient interactions concerning sex-related together presents several practical con- Reviewed by Sharna L. Striar, RN, PhD, problems so as to become more com- siderations, including a sample written AASECT-certified sex educator; Assist- fortable and informed on sexual issues agreement that should prove helpful for ant Professor, Psychiatric-Mental Health encountered in health and illness. These many people who share living space, Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann learning experiences can be done alone, and also emphasizes that separate hous- Arbor, Michigan; with Betsy Davidson, with another person, or in small groups. ing is an advised arrangement “at the RN, BSN, Graduate Student in Psy- The text would definitely be useful to beginning of a serious relationship,” a chiatric-Mental Health Nursing at the the nurse in any clinical practice not worthy point often omitted in similar University of Michigan. discussions. The section on life insu- only because of its practical and clear rance and wills is generally appropriate Sexuality: Nursing Assessment and In- presentation of information and inter- and accurate. There are two points that I tervention provides clinical information vention, but also becauseof its emphasis would have added. First, a will should be about human sexuality in terms of both on the importance of maintaining a reviewed periodically and altered sev- normal development and specific health proactive stance on sexuality. Since the eral times to insure that the major care issues. Throughout the book, the authors particularly stress the ways aspects of the will are both current and authors discuss sexuality and sexual in which the nurse’s own sexual values, clear. If a testator’s primary beneficiary is expression positively, stating that it is a attitudes, and feelings affect the inter- to be his lover, then changing other vital part of everyone’s life and therefore ventions planned and implemented parts of the will in periodic updatesover must be acknowledged and addressed with patients, this book would be es-

24 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 pecially good for nursing students. standardized laws among the 50 states sexual activity by adults (or by older Although written for nurses, the text regarding incest behavior and for children), the behavior invariably in- would also be a valuable basic resource society to adopt a more enlightened, volves abuse of power. When force or for any health care professional because humane response when incest statutes threat of force is employed, the inherent of its attention to sexuality as a pri- are transgressed. The need for standard- aggression is obvious. Even when non- mary health consideration, its resource ized legal definitions, sanctions, and violent strategies are used to engage the listings,and thespecificclinical informa- penalties is obvious. Most thoughtful child in sexual activity (e.g., entice- tion it provides. Indeed, Siemens and people will also agree that harshly puni- ment, deception, entrapment), abuse of Brandzel have written a text that is a tive penalties for incest behavior and power is still taking place. We are in- valuable addition to the nursin’g litera- stigmatization of all family members, debted to A. Nicholas 00th and Ann ture on sexuality. PR especially when force or threat of force W. Burgess for their studies of mo- is absent, are not helpful and simply tivational intent of sexual offenders aggravate the situation. However, I think against children. Sexual activity with a that the book does not explore ade- child answers a host of non-sexual Incest: Understanding and Featment. quately the distinctions between in’cest needs for the adult-primarily needs Domeena C. Renshaw. Boston: Little, behavior between consenting adults for power and control and dominance. Brown and Co., 1982 (178 pp.; $17.95). and sexual abuse of children within It is true that non-violent child molesters families. Renshaw appears to view all engage in sexual behaviors with child- Reviewed by Suzanne M. Sgroi, MD, non-violent incest behavior between ren that could be described as sex- Co-Director, Saint Joseph College adults and children as sexualization ualized affection. Child rapists, by Institute for the Treatment and Con- of affection among family members contrast, overpower their victims, and trol of Child Sexual Abuse, West Hart- rather than as child abuse. She further their behavior does not involve any ford, Conn. appears to equate a child’s cooperation type of affection. Either way, the child Domeena C. Renshaw, MD, Professor with sexual advances by an adult (or may not consent to the activity. He or of Psychiatry at Loyola University’s older child) within the family with con- she is being sexually abused because Stretch School of Medicine in Chicago, sent to sexual activity. Both premises a child’s subordinate position, incom- has written for professionals a thought- deserve further exploration for the fol- plete cognitive and emotional matura- ful and provocative book on incest in lowing reasons. tion, and cultural expectation that adults which she appeals for better under- First, when children are engaged in will protect rather than exploit him or standing and less prejudgment of con- her all preclude consent. temporary incest behavior. Shesupports Renshaw indicates that it is not ap- these requests with a chapter entitled propriate to assume that all children “Anthropological Perspective on In- are severely traumatized by incest be- cest” (by Francis X. Crollig) and with a The Professionals havior. In three chapters which address well-written and extensive chapter on the treatment of incest, she decries the “Family Aspects of Incest.” The latter Recommend. . . common practice of imposing one’s chapter identifies the need to re-ex- own conflicted feelings and fears upon Erwin J. Haeberle amine incest mores in the light of the the client and appeals to professionals changes that have occurred in American THE SEX ATLAS to examine and purge their prejudices New Popular Reference Edition families in the second half of the twen- Revised and Expanded and learn techniques of working con- tieth century. For example, the high “The most comprehensive sexual guide structively with cases. She also points rates of separation, divorce, and remar- ever” (Psychology Today Book Club) has out that automatic societal responses riage have resulted in increasingly now been brought completely up to date. of fear and hostility toward incest larger numbers of amalgamated families *New Sex Education Test participants, and inflexible case-man- in which step-parents and step-siblings * More than 500 pages of text and photos agement practices of forced separation *Endorsed by prominent experts cannot be expected automatically to of family members in all cases are un- *A definitive reference source adopt new roles and observe expected necessarily punitive. I agree. However, “An authoritative and highly useful book role boundaries without conscious that is warm and human.” I found myself disagreeing with her education of all family members and -Dr. Mary S. Calderone $14.95, pbk interpretations of most of the case ex- considerable efforts exerted by both amples that were presented to illustrate remarried parents to set and enforce Richard Hettlinger these points. appropriate limits. Renshaw points out YOUR SEXUAL FREEDOM For example, on pages 106-108 she that desexualization of affection is Letters to Students presents a case involving a 20-year-old necessary learned behavior among new “in the United States today sex education woman who is in her junior year of family members and that role confusion is taking place everywhere but the home. college. This young woman had as- The greatest need is for a model to help and failure to observe new role bound- parents learn how to communicate with sumed a maternal role in her family aries (including sexual activity among their children-of all ages-about sex. of origin at age 13 after her mother step-relatives) may have a different Professor Hettlinger provides us with that died suddenly. She cooked and kept meaning in amalgamated families as model.“-Dr. Philip M. Sarrel $7.95, pbk house for her father and three brothers compared to nuclear families. This insight Available at bookstores or prepaid from throughout her high school years, main- and her clinical suggestions for the taining good grades in school but en- problem are a valuable contribution to CONTINUUM gaging in no peer social activities. the field. The Continuum Publishing Company Five months after her mother’s death, Renshaw also appeals for more 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 her father “came into her bed and had

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 25 intercourse with her without saying a sexually abuse his grandchildren if he apparently did not lend itself to a neat word.” Thereafter, her father and three has access to them. Lastly, any or all classification schema for categorizing older brothers all had intercourse with of these men may also have been the various positions held. Repeatedly her “from time to time.” The incest sexually abusive to children outside here, the writers refer to the complexi- behavior did not stop until she left for their own family. ties and ambiguities that emerge as college. She presented to the author in When (if ever) will sexual abuse of thoughtful and compassionate persons 1965 with an acute anxiety attack after children cease to be a serious prob- ponder the abortion question and find reading for the first time about criminal lem in our society? Many gaps in our that, far from being one question, it con- incest behavior in an abnormal psychol- knowledge and capacity for case man- sists of many questions and no easy ogy textbook. After calming down, the agement exist. However, humane re- answers. Even the either/or terminology young woman stated that she had been sponse to incest behavior must in- of pro-life versus pro-choice may at unaware that her sexual behavior clude recognition of abuse of power; times seem overly simplistic in designat- with father and brothers was “wrong.” and treatment must include account- ing the struggles of conscience charac- Dr. Renshaw concludes that the client’s ability, limit-setting, and monitoring terizing many of the writers. lack of feelings of victimization (prior to as well as attention to child protection “Those of us who favor availability of reading the textbook) indicates that she issues. Incest: Understanding and Treat- choice are at a disadvantage concerning was not traumatized by her incest ex- ment presents some useful clinical in- semantics,” writes attorney Sarah RagJe periences. I disagree. It is probable sights and is best read in conjunction Weddington. “Those who oppose avail- that this young woman’s panic attack with works that address these other ability of choice emphasize being pro- occurred because she suddenly became issues as well. PR life. All of us would affirm the sanctity of aware of the enormity of her personal life, the joy of life, the value of life. The situation which involved systematic points on which we divide include the sexual exploitation by four male family definition of human life, the weighing members over a period of five years Abortion: The Moral Issues, Edward Bat- of concerns for the pregnant woman when she was alone, unprotected, and chelor, Jr., ed. New York: Pilgrim Press, and for the fertilized ovum, and the entirely naive. I believe that the impact 1982 (246 pp.; $8.95). implications of constitutional law.” issues for this client include abuse of The first section of Batchelor’s book is The Religious Case for Abortion: Pro- power, betrayal of trust, and confusion devoted to “The Voice of Women,” and testant, Catholic, and Jewish Perspec- regarding family role relationships, as includes the essay by Weddington, who tives. Hamilton Gregory, ed. Published well as issues of guilt and fear of physical argued the historic Roe v. Wade case by Madison & Polk, P.O. Box 8447, Ashe- and emotional damage. It is improbable before the U.S. Supreme Court which ville, N.C. 28814, 1983 (86 pp.; $9.95). that a 20-year-old college junior in 1983 resulted in overturning antiabortion would be ignorant of society’s attitude laws on the basis of a woman’s right to Reviewed by Letha Dawson Scanzoni, toward the incest experiences de- privacy. In this same section is an article professional writer in social issues and scribed; even in 1965, the client’s by the late anthropologist Margaret religion, Greensboro, N.C.; author of ignorance until she read the telling Mead, published only a few weeks Sex Is a Parent Affair (Bantam Books, paragraph in the textbook could also before the historic 1973 Supreme Court revised edition, 7982); coauthor of Is the be interpreted as studied unawareness ruling. Mead contends that questions Homosexual My Neighbor? (Harper & based on massive denial. I would expect surrounding abortion are intricatelytied Row, -I 978). this young woman also to need assis- to other life-and-death and quality-of- tance with values clarification, decision- Sex educators, counselors, religious life issues and she does not hesitate to making, and recognition of exploitative leaders, health professionals, and other confront inconsistencies in the abort- behavior. Without clinical help, she concerned persons will welcome these tion debate. “Those who draw such would be highly vulnerable to future two complementary books which bring appealing pictures of unborn infants,” victimization experiences and at high together an array of valuable historical shewrote,“shouldfacetheirwillingness risk for marrying a man who could be information and ethical and theological to compel our young men to go to war expected to abuse her or her children. It reflection on the topic of abortion. and to pour napalm on the children of is unlikely that she will avoid being Religious ethicist Edward Batchelor, the people we have declared, by fiat, to victimized by others if she does not Jr. earlier compiled a useful book of be our enemies.” Another of the “voices recognize exploitative behavior. readings showing Roman Catholic, Pro- of women” is that of philosophy profes- Renshaw further concludes that this testant, and Jewish thought on the ethics sor Lisa Newton, who argues that to case presents no other child protection of homosexuality (see S/ECUS Report ponder the justifiability of abortion as an issues. Again, I disagree. What about the review, September 1981). Here, he takes ethica/ issue is not necessarily to see it as father and three older brothers? Are we us into the reasoning processes of a religious issue. expected to believe that the client of Catholic and Protestant theologians, In the following four sections of Bat- record was and will continue to be the ethicists, and other scholars as they chelor’s book, we hear only the voices of only victim? The likelihood is far greater grapple with the moral issues surround- men-although Batchelor does not title that she was one of many child victims: ing abortion. (A perspective specifically any of the sections in this way. These that father was re-married (probably to a written from the standpoint of Judaism is sections lay down “rules for debate,” woman who already had young children not represented in this present volume, examine “the state of the question,” by another marriage) and that his sons although several writers refer in pass- present “the case for change,” and show carried on the family tradition by ing to Jewish thought on the subject.) “abortion as a socioethico issue.” sexually abusing their own children. In contrast to his book on homosexu- “Where issues are urgent and dispu- I further speculate that father will ality, Batchelor’s anthology on abortion tants have enormous personal stakes

26 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 and investments, there is a tendency to against abortion, James Kraus opens the decisions and social policies in a draw sharp lines very quickly and begin section of the book entitled “The Case pluralist society,” He reminds us that the shootout,” writes Richard McCor- for Change” by sharing his own strug- “one part of any morality, in situations mick as he presents ten points to keep in gles of conscience. He concludes that “it of moral conflict, is the grace to rec- mind in discussing abortion with some- may be possible to justify abortion in ognize that people who oppose us may one who disagrees with one’s position. some instances precisely for the sake of a be acting out of a moral concern as His final point is “to incorporate the greater reverence for life.” Pointing out authentic as ours.” Aware that many woman’s perspective”; but unfortu- that arguments against abortion are the persons on the religious and political nately his tone becomes quite patroniz- same ones used not so very long ago to right have failed to heed Shinn’s ad- ing toward women. I felt he broke some forbid even the rhythm method of birth vice, Paul Simmons, who teaches Chris- of his own rules in the language used. control, Kraus argues that “if it is a ter- tian ethics at a Southern Baptist theo- A particularly insightful essay is Gre- rible thing to play God by terminating logical seminary, warns of a kind of gory Baum’s “Abortion: An Ecumenical physical life, it is also a terrible thing, in “neo-fascism” among certain militant Dilemma,” in which he urges his fellow another sense, to play God by imposing fundamentalists engaged in anti-abor- Roman Catholics not to “adopt a tone of as a divine absolute a prohibition that tion crusades. He is concerned about voice as if their position is beyond chal- may cause immense suffering both to “a mind-set or temperament-a cer- lenge,” nor to dismiss certain Protestant individuals and society.” tain style of religious mentality or thinkers as being unprincipled and An essay by Roman Catholic philos- perspective characterize! by an arro- unconcerned about God’s will. “The opher Joseph Donceel on “mediate gance that considers itself normative dilemma,” he writes, “is that there are versus immediate animation” traces on all matters of theology and morals.” Christians who think a liberal position Catholic teachings over history con- Simmons counters this movement by on abortion is more in keeping with cerning the time the human soul enters setting forth a persuasive and biblically God’s will than the traditional one.” He the human body. Many readers may be based “theological response to funda- provides a useful analysis of historical surprised to learn that Saint Thomas mentalism on the abortion issue.” and cultural background factors that Aquinas, whose “natural law” emphasis Batchelor concludes his book with have given rise to different religious atti- so greatly influenced the Church’s two critiques, both by Protestant semi- tudes on abortion. Describing two basic moral theology, did not believe the fer- nary professors of ethics. James Gustaf- paradigms-or models-for approach- tilized ovum becomes a human being at son urges moving beyond imposing ing human sexuality, Baum shows how the moment of conception, nor did he universalized judgments from the out- religious persons operating out of one consider abortion in the earliest weeks side in ways that abstract and isolate model will see abortion as something to be murder. a particular pregnancy from the total quite different from the way persons Warning against oversimplification context of a particular woman’s life. influenced by the other model will see and sloganeering, Catholic moral theol- “The position of personal responsibility it. Further light on rules for debate is ogian Charles Curran argues that there is that physicians, mothers, and others provided in a study document (not a pol- room for questioning, dissent, and have is different from that of the writer icy statement) drawn up by the Commis- change in the accepted Catholic teach- of a manual of moral theology, or of a sion on Faith and Order of the National ing on abortion and describes the cur- priest who judges the moral rectitude Council of Churches of Christ in the rent ferment in scholarly circles as of others and determines the penance U.S.A. ethicists and theologians reexamine and that is to be required,” says Gustafson In answering “What Does Theology debate that teaching. From a Protestant (italics his). Say About Abortion?” J. Robert Nelson perspective, theologian Helmut Thie- Batchelor is no doubt attempting sees human experience as an essential licke rather agonizingly and almost to show us that he is keenly aware of part of theological formulations and reluctantly concludes that “the only the special stake women have in the suggests that two meanings of the word help we can get from a theological ethics abortion debate and would agree with life (as seen in the Greek terms, bios and is that it may help us see what the alter- Roger Shinn’s statement that “[a woman] zoe) must be considered where abor- natives are and thus prepare the material is not the sole cause of her preg- tion is seen as a conflict of life with life. for our decision.” nancy; but she is solely pregnant.” Daniel Callahan’s brief overview and Part Five of Batchelor’s book moves Thus, Abortion: The Moral Issues ends, critique of the Roman Catholic position away from abstract reasoning to focus as it began, with the voice of a woman. is one of the best articles in the book. He on “abortion as a socioethico issue.” Beverly Wildung Harrison wraps up the is troubled to sometimes see an attitude Joseph Fletcher, known for his writings anthology by proposing a “theology of that elevates principles above persons. on situation ethics, points out the futil- pro-choice: a feminist perspective.” Callahan’s explanation and discussion of ity of debating a True Believer “whose Harrison says the problem is “that the “principle of double effect” and dogmatism rules out any kind of prag- Christian theology celebrates the power direct and indirect abortion are helpful matic or responsible judgment about of human freedom to shape and deter- for understanding Catholic theological down-to-earth cases.” Another essay by mine the quality of human life except thought on abortion. Charles Curran treats Christian morality when the issue of procreative choice While acknowledging complexities, and civil law, giving enlightening histori- arises.” She is deeply concerned about Protestant ethicist Paul Ramsey and cal and analytical background for the desperation many women feel when theologian Karl Barth take a rather cau- understanding Catholic teachings on faced with an unwanted pregnancy (the tious approach in discussing “The Mor- the nature and functions of law and usual category of pregnancy where ality of Abortion” and “The Protection the state. abortion becomes an issue), and she of Life,” respectively. Protestant ethicist Roger Shinn il- is troubled by societal and religious In rethinking religious arguments lumines the task of making “personal Continued on page 29

SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 27 AUDIO-VISUAL REVIEWS

These reviews were written by Deryck late people who have faced their prob- The film makers involved in this pro- D. Calderwood, PhD, Director, Human lems and are now functioning sexually duction have achieved high standards Sexuality Program, New York Univer- again. in all the aspects of educational film sity; chairperson, S/ECUS Board of In Part II, the same individuals, making with the result that viewers are Directors. with the exception of a paraplegic man genuinely enriched. and his wife, are involved in nude and This series of reviews will be my last sexually. explicit scenes which model as audio-visual reviewer for the S/ECUS behavior for others with similar dis- Teens Having Babies. 16 mm, color, Report. It has been a rewarding task abilities and provide clear under- 20 min. Price, $395; rental, $40. Poly- over the past years and I am pleased standing for anyone involved with the morth Films, 118 South Street, Boston, that my final reviews include films that disabled as family, friend, or educator. MA 02111. are superior examples of the visual re- These explicit scenes are necessary in sources available to educators today. order to comprehend the complexities This film accepts the fact that adoles- For some time I have been promoting and details involved, for which narrative cents get pregnant and have babies. the advantages of having film reviews alone is not adequate. We see for our- We follow several young women through done by a panel of persons involved selves the stoma and how the woman prenatal care and childbirth. Directed at in education at various age levels and with an ileostomy handles the bag in young mothers-to-be, the presentation in various educational settings. A group preparation for intercourse. If early on models a pattern of complete physical, consensus-or a majority and a minority we accept the catheter and bag of the social, and psychological service and report-will, I believe, be more effec- quadriplegic male as we watch the film support. The initial visit for examination tive and unbiased than the reactions of his love-making, we can emotionally and the taking of a medical history and of a single individual. Beginning with and intellectually accept his clinical subsequent visits for routine check-up the next issue, therefore, the audio- paraphernalia as no more than a minor are shown. A nutritionist explains the visual reviews will take on a new format. difference in a partner. The paraplegic weight gain to expect, what foods are couple use the spasms triggered by inter- helpful to mother and baby, and the course to advantage in moving the dangers of smoking and drug use. A woman to orgasm. Because these peo- social worker explains her services. ple are able to talk honestly and frankly Nurses and attendants are both sup- Choices: In Sexuality With Physical with one another, the problems of in- portive and helpful, and treat the Disability. 16 mm, color. Part I, 20 continence are manageable for these young women with respect. Childbirth min.; Part II, 40 min. (Also available in couples whether only one person or classes, which include the fathers or the % or % video cassettes). Part I: price, both partners are disabled. The attend- person who will be with the mother $300; rental, $60. Parts I & II: price, ant working with the cerebral palsy during delivery, are shown and they $875; rental, $160. Part II cannot be dis- couple shows how she positions the provide the opportunity for educa- tributed separately. Mercury Produc- partners and leaves them to their own tion about the birth process, as well as tions, 17 West 45th Street, New York, pace in foreplay and intercourse with- practical preparation for the event. NY 10036. out destroying their sense of privacy Finally, the camera stays with an Choices deals primarily with sexual or her own sense of propriety. These adolescent couple throughout the de- expression after traumatic injury. With sequences give us a real sense of a livery of their baby. The services de- the exception of a couple who have “first-hand” experience that is not picted may be idealized, but the film cerebral palsy, the people shown (para- usually achieved by film. sets a standard for teens in the range of plegics, a woman with an ileostomy, The most vital message of the film is services and the professional treatment and a quadriplegic) are dealing with not only applicable to the disabled. they can expect. The examination their return to the sense that they are The film models for every couple in- scenes and the birth sequence are ex- sexual beings again after accident or volved in sexual activity together the plicit but are handled professionally. surgery. In Part I, which contains no crucial role of honest communication. This will be a useful film for those sexually explicit scenes, the individuals How many able-bodied partners can working directly with pregnant teen- frankly describe their concerns about frankly discuss their private mastur- agers and a helpful resource in family- finding partners, their fear of rejection, bation needs and practices? How many life classes. the changed concept of self, their need can verbally share throughout their for basic information about their dis- love-making what feels good for them- ability, and the limits of their ability and what does not? Clearly the disabil- Intimacy. Video only, color, 34 min. to function sexually. While this could ities made communication necessary, Price, $200; rental, $30. Multi Media Re- have been a depressing exercise in self- but the group of personable, articulate source Center, 1525 Franklin Street, pity, one is immediately struck by the people one meets in this film have San Francisco, CA 94109. healthy and optimistic attitudes pre- truly mastered the art of sharing and sented by these bright, attractive, articu- they demonstrate its value for all of us. This is a straightforward, videotaped

28 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 lecture which is part of the workshop Promises. 16 mm, color, 14 min. A natives which includes suggestions for which Roger Mellot has presented with Tender Balance. 16 mm, color, 17 min. role-play activities. The Tender Balance very positive reaction in various parts Price, $275 each if sold separately, guide includes techniques for support- of the country. It is not a dry, aca- $250 each if sold together; rental, ing parents as sexual educators. Each demic talk but a spontaneous, hu- $30 each. ODN Productions, 1454 6th guide has ideas for summary activities. morous, friendly, seemingly informal Street; Berkeley, CA 94710. Promises takes the viewers through dif- presentation. In it he presents a pyra- ferent stages of a romantic relationship mid theory of intimacy (an inverted I am tempted to review these com- by showing a Caucasian, a Black, and a version of Broderick’s “funnel” concept panion resources as “well developed Hispanic couple dealing with different of relationships in dating and courtship), study guides accompanied by films” aspects of dating. Their situations are in- involving seven levels. The base of the in order to emphasize the point that terwoven into high school and social pyramid is hand-holding and the levels the two should be inseparable. “Trig- settings familiar to most adolescents. proceed up through kissing, petting, ger” films are made to be open-ended The focus is on peer relationships. A nudity, foreplay, and intercourse, to and without neat dramatic resolutions Tender Balance takes place the day the peak of orgasm. At each level, to problems-they are designed to trig- after a school dance and shows teen- Mellot uses anecdotes, examples, and ger” or stimulate thoughtful discussion, agers Mike and Barbara as they inter- some audience participation in a crea- Too often the discussion is limited or in- act with their parents. It provides op- tive way to help us recognize how effective because of poor planning and portunity for father-son, father-daugh- stereotypical and programmed our lack of time. If used as recommended, ter, mother-son, and mother-daughter courtship procedure usually is. He such will not be the case for these films; sequences, as well as interaction be- emphasizes how we strive always to there is a comprehensive discussion tween the siblings and the parents. The reach the peak in our sexual intimacy guide for each and two hours or two parents are fairly traditional in their and see activity at the lower levels as class periods are suggested to allow sex-role portrayal, but this issue is fuel more or less wasted time. He en- sufficient time for dialogue among for discussion, along with family issues courages exploration of the lower the students. The basic purpose of these relating to sexuality. levels-hand holding, kissing-as mean- films is to encourage thoughtful behavior The scripts have been field-tested ingful rather than trivial expressions of about sexuality and to promote saying with high school students, so the situa- intimacy. He also describes the process “no” to sexual intercourse as an alterna- tions and dialogue ring true. Profession- known as sensate focus and its use in tive to advanced sexual activity. In al actors add to the credibility of the intimate relationships. That time passes addition to giving tips to discussion episodes and the film is well produced. quickly as you watch this presentation leaders on how to prepare in advance, The combined excellence of the discus- is a real credit to the way in which the guides provide a suggested format sion guides and the professional qual- Mellot keeps your interest high through- with discussion questions, and a meth- ity of the films with their presenta- out. A few examples of how the pyramid odology for re-examining old ideas, tion of realistic “slice of life” episodes theory applies to same-sex couples improving communication, and de- make for a stimulating educational would make this a more universal re- veloping consensus in decision making. experience for adolescents and parents source. From high school up, this pre- The Promises guide has a section on alike. It is an ideal package for educa- sentation will have appeal. learning assertiveness and choosing alter- tors working with teens.

Book Reviews, Continued from page 27 and the style is geared to easy reading. considered incompatible with religious attitudes and injustices which have Though somewhat overpriced, Greg- commitment. A list of pro-choice proven harmful to women over history. ory’s book would lend itself well to religious groups is provided, along She writes that “to equate a biologic group discussions on abortion. Or with a physician’s testimony, a warning process with full normative humanity counselors might recommend it to against right-wing tactics, and a sec- is crass biologic reductionism, and clients who are struggling with ques- tion of quotes by religious leaders and such reductionism is never practiced tions and guilt over abortion and who others favoring freedom of choice. in religious ethics except where wom- need to know that more than one reli- The “experience” section of the book en’s lives and well-being are involved.” gious viewpoint exists. presents gripping first-person accounts She is convinced that the “Holy Crusade Gregory’s book is divided into two by (1) a young mother who, before quality of present teaching on abortion parts, one dealing with religious views safe, legal abortions were available, is new in Christianity” and believes it and the other with abortion experi- was brutally raped and had to have a derives from cultural shifts requiring a ences. The opening essay by Baptist “back-alley” abortion; (2) another rethinking of attitudes toward women scholar Graham Spurgeon, “Is Abortion young mother who thanks God she and sexuality. Murder?” is an excellent statement of a could have an abortion for reasons of Batchelor’s book is lengthy and pro-choice position presented in a physical and emotional health; and (3) a scholarly, cannot be skimmed quickly, question-answer format. Gregory then father who tells of arranging for an and will appeal mostly to professionals. devotes one brief chapter each to sum- abortion for his daughter who was im- In contrast, Hamilton Gregory has marizing Jewish, Roman Catholic, and pregnated during a violent gang-rape put together a slim little book unambi- Protestant perspectives from represen- by kidnappers. guously intended to show “the reli- tatives of each of these major faiths who These two books combined bring to- gious case for abortion.” The tone is believe that abortion can be a viable gether a wealth of useful information more polemic than Batchelor’s book, option and that it does not have to be that might otherwise be missed. A, PR

SIECLJS Report, May-July 1983 29 INDEX TO VOLUME XI September 1982 - July 1983 I 1

Articles - Titles Bell, Alan P. Sexual Preference: A Postscript. No. 2, p. 1. Calderone, Mary S. Fetal Erection and Its Message to Us. No. 5/6, About the Myopic Vision of Organized Religion. Bill Stackhouse. No. 3, p. 9. p. 5. Carmen, Arlene. judson Memorial Church: Drawing Closer. No. 3, The Action Is in Washington, DC.! Anne Backman. No. 4, p. 8. p. 7. Audio-Visuals for Sexuality Professionals: A Selected Bibliography. Carrera, Michael A. Some Reflections on Adolescent Sexuality. No. 4, Leigh Hallingby and Sara Avni, camps. No. 5/6, p. 11. p. 1. Bibliography of Religious Publications on Sexuality and Sex Educa- Dawson, Ken. Serving the Older Gay Community. No. 2, p. 5. tion. Leigh Hallingby, camp. No. 3, p. 11. De Armond, Charlotte. Let’s Listen to What the Kids Are Saying. Correlates of Sex Education: Promiscuity and Pregnancy or Con- No. 4, p. 3. traceptive Use! Elizabeth Rice Allegeier, No. 2, p. 7. Esibill, Nancy. Sexuality and Disability: fourth Annual National Fetal Erection and Its Message to Us. Mary S. Calderone, No. 5/6, p. 9. Symposium. No. 1, i. 11. Gender, Androgyny, and Transsexualism. Elizabeth Rice Allgeier, No. Fleishman. Norman. Pooulation and Sexualitv: The Hollvwood, Con- 3, p. 14. nection. No. 5/6, p: 1. Homosexuality and Social Justice: Report of the Task Force on Gordon, Kevin. Homosexuality and Social justice: Report of the Task Gay/Lesbian Issues. Kevin Gordon. No. 3, p. 1. Force on Gay/Lesbian Issues. No. 3, p. 1. Human Sexuality: A Selected Bibliography for Professionals. No. 2, p. 9. Green, David Lloyd. Sex on Television: A Case for Involvement. No. Human Sexuality: Books for Everyone. No. 1, p. 15. S/6, p. 5. /udson Memorial Church: Drawing Closer. ArleneCarmen. No. 3, p. 7. Gregg, Carol Hunter, Sexuality Education: Who Should Be Teaching Let’s Listen to What the Kids Are Saying. Charlotte De Armond. No. 4, the Children! No. 1, p. 1. p. 3. Hallingby, Leigh, camp. ‘Bibliography of Religious Publications on On a Concept of Comfort. Bill Stackhouse and Susan Afriat. No. 4, p. 7. Sexuality and Sex Education. No. 3, p. 11. On Policies and Programs. Jane Quinn. No. 1, p. 5. -9 camp. Sexualitv Periodicals for Professionals: A Biblioe- Postponing Sexual Involvement: A New Approach. Marion Howard. raphy. No. 4; p. 23. ’ No. 4, p. 5. Hallingby, Leigh, and Avni, Sara, camps. Audio-visuals for Sexuality Population and Sexuality: The Hollywood Connection. Norman Professionals: A Selected Bibliography. No. 5/6, p. 11. Fleishman. No. 516, p: 1. Hofman, Major Peter J., and Cole,- Elma Phillipson.’ Youth-Serving Serving the Older Cav Communitv. Ken Dawson. No. 2. D. 5. Agencies: Innovative Programs (The Salvation Army). No. 1, p. 7. Sex on-Te/evision:A Case for Involvement. David Lloyd Green. No. 5/6, Howard, Marion. Postponing Sexual Involvement: A New Approach. p. 5. No. 4, p. 5. Sexual Preference: A Postscript. Alan P. Bell. No. 2, p. 1. Mass, Lawrence. What Does AIDS Mean? No. 2, p. 4. Sexual Values in the Classroom. Elizabeth Rice Allgeier, No. 4, p. 9. Quinn, Jane. On Policies and Programs. No. 1, p. 5. Sexuality and Disability: Fourth Annual National Symposium. Nancy Stackhouse, Bill. About the Myopic Vision of Organized Religion. Esibill, No. 1, p. 11. No. 3, p. 5. Sexuality Education: Who Should Be Teaching the Children! Carol Stackhouse, Bill, and Afriat, Susan, On a Conceot of Comfort. Hunter Gregg. No. 1, p. 1. No. 4, p. 7. Sexuality Periodicals for Professionals: A Bibliography. Leigh Halling- Vizcarrondo-DeSoto, Maria. Youth-Serving Agencies: /nnovative by, camp. No. 4, p. 23. Programs (YWCA). No. 1, p. 8 Some Reflections on Adolescent Sexuality. Michael A. Carrera. No. 4, p. 1. Summer 1983 Graduate Workshops in Human Sexuality and Sex Edu- cation. No. 4, p. 12. Values and Human Sexuality: An Enrichment Program for Adults. Audio-Visual Materials Reviewed Anne Backman. No. 3, p. 9. Violent Erotica and the Victimization of Women. Elizabeth Rice All- Active Partners. No. 1, p. 13. geier. No. 5/6, p. 7. Anatomy and Attitudes: Understanding Sexuality. No. 2, p. 23. What Does AIDS Mean? Lawrence Mass. No. 2, p. 4. Body Image and Sexuality As Affected by Cancer and Its Treatment. Youth-Serving Agencies: innovative .Programs. Salvation Army: No. 3, p. 23. Major Peter 1. Hofman and Elma Phillipson Cole. YWCA: Maria Choices: In Sexuality With Physica/ Disability. No. 5/6, p. 28. Vizcarrondo-DeSoto. No. 1, p. 7. Cramps. No. 2, p. 23. David-Sexual Self-Help and Self-Pleasuring. No. 1, p. 13. Expressions of Love. No. 1, p. 13. Intimacy. No. 5/6, p. 28. Articles - Authors Masturbation: Men. No. 1, p. 13. Midwife: With Woman. No. 3, p. 23. Allgeier, Elizabeth Rice. Correlates of Sex Education: Promiscuityand OK to Say No: The Case for Waiting. No. 3, p. 22. Pregnancy or Contraceptive Use? No. 2, p. 7. Promises. No. 5/6, p. 29. ___. Gender, Androgyny, and Transsexualism. No. 3, p. 14. Running My Way. No. 3, p. 22. ___. Sexual Values in the Classroom. No. 4, p. 9. Saying “No.” No. 1, p. 12. ____. Violent Erotica and the Victimization of Women. No. 5/6, Seasons of Sexuality. No. 1, p. 12. p. 7. Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Causes, Prevention, and Cure. No. 1, Backman, Anne. The Action Is in Washington, D.C.! No. 4, p. 8. p. 12.; ~. Values and Human Sexuality: An Enrichment Program Social and Sexual Aspects of Living for the Hearing Impaired. No. 2, for Adults. No. 3, p. 9. p. 24.

30 SIECUS Report, May-July 1983 Some of the Things That Go On Out There. No. 2, p. 23. The Religious Case for Abortion: Protestant, Catholic, and ]ewish Teens Having Babies. No. S/6, p. 28. Perspectives. Hamilton Gregory, ed. No. 5/6, p. 26. A Tender Balance. No. 5/6, p. 29. Sadomasochism: Etiology and Treatment. Suzanne P. Schad-Somers. What Can a Guy Do? No. 3, p, 22. No. 4, p. 21. When Teens Get Pregnant. No. 1, p. 12. Sex Education and Counseling of Special Groups: The Mentally Who You Are and What YOU Are: Understanding Sex Roles. No. 2, and Physically Handicapped, I//, and Elderly. Second edition. p. 23. Warren R. Johnson and Winifred Kempton. No. 1, p. 23. “You Would If You Loved Me”: Making Decisions About Sex. No. 1, Sexual Abuse of Children: Selected Readings. Barbara McComb Jones, p. 12. Linda L. Jenstrom, and Kee MacFarlane, eds. No. 1, p. 30. Sexual Dilemmas for th@ He/ping Professional. Jerry Edelwich, with Archie Brodsky. No. 4, p. 20. Sexual Problems in Medical Practice. Harold I. Lief, ed. No. 1, p. 21. Sexuality: Nursing Assessment and Intervention. Sydney Sidmens and Rose C. Brandzel. No. 516, p. 24. Books Reviewed - Titles Singles: The New Americans. Jacqueline Simenauer and DavidCarroll. No. 1, p. 28. Abortion: The Moral Issues. Edward Batchelor, Jr., ed. No. 5/6, p. 26. Taking a Sex History: interviewing and Recording. Wardell B. Anal Pleasure and Health. Jack Morin. NO. 2, p. 22. Pomeroy, Carol C. Flax, and Connie Christine Wheeler. No. 1, And They Fe/t No Shame: Christians Reclaim Their Sexuality. Joan p. 22. Ohanneson. No. 3, p. 16. Talking With Your Child About Sex: Questions and Answers for Boys and Sex. Revised edition. Wardell B. Pomeroy. No. 1, p. 27. Children From Birth to Puberty. Mary 5. Calderone and James W. Changing Perspectives on Menopause. Anne M. Voda, Myra Dinner- Ramey. No. 4, p. 15. stein, and Sheryl R. O’Donnell, eds. No. 1, p. 31. Teenage Pregnancy in a Family Context: Implications for Policy. Chi/dren.andSex: New findings, New Pespectives. Larry L. Constantine Theodora Ooms, ed. No. 1, p. 26. and Floyd M. Martinson, eds. No. 1, p. 24. Traumatic Abuse and Neglect of Children at Home. Gertrude J. Wil- i Coming Out Right: A Handbook for the Cay Male. Wes Muchmore liams and John Money, eds. No. 1, p. 30. ani William Hanson. No. 5/6, p. 23. The Vasectomy Book: A Complete Guide to Decision Making. Marc Counseling Lesbian Women and Gay Men: A Life&sues Approach. A Goldstein and Michael Feldberg. No. 4, p. 22. Elfin Moses and Robert 0. Hawkins, Jr. No. 1, p. 25. What Are They Saying About Sexual Morality! James P. Hanigan. No. 4, Embracing the Exile: Healing journeys of Cay Christians. John p. 15. E. Fortunato. No. 1, p. 31. Women’s Sexual Experience: Explorations of the Dark Continent. The Extramarital Connection: Sex, Intimacy, and Identity. Lynn Martha Kirkpatrick, ed. No. 3, p. 20. Atwater. No. S/6, p. 22. Your Sexual Freedom: Letters to Students. Richard Hettlinger. No. 2, For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy. Lonnie Barbach. No. 4, p. 17. p. 22. The G Spot and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality. Alice Kahn Ladas, Beverly Whipple, and John D. Perry. No. 3,~. 17. Gay and Gray: The Older Homosexual. Raymond M. Berger. No. 2, p. 18. Cayspeak: Gay and Lesbian Communication. James W. Chesebro, ed. No. 2, p. 19. Books Reviewed - Authors Girls and Sex. Revised edition. Wardell 6. Pomeroy. No. 1, p. 27. Handbook of Clinical Intervention in ChildSexual Abuse. Suzanne M. Altman, Dennis. The Homosexualization ofAmerica, theAmericaniza- Sgroi. No. 1, p. 29. tion of the Homosexual. No. 2, p. 18. Historical Perspectives on Homosexuality. Salvatore J. Licata and Atwater, Lynn. The Extramarital Connection: Sex, Intimacy, and Robert R. Petersen, eds. No. 4, p. 22. Identity. No. 5/6, p. 22. I A Historv of Women’s Bodies. Edward Shorter. No. 4. D. 16. Badinter, Elisabeth. Mother Love: Myth and Reality. No. 4, p. 18. Homoseiuality and Psychotherapy. John C. Consiorek;ed. No. 4, p. 17. Barbach, Lonnie. For Each Other: Sharing Sexual Intimacy. No. 4, p. 17. Homosexuality: Social, Psychological, and Biological Issues. William Batchelor. Edward, Jr., ed. Abortion: The Moral Issues. No. 5/6, IJ. 26. Paul, James D. Weinrich, John C. Gonsiorek, and Mary E. Hotvedt, Berger, Rgymond M. Gay and Gray: The Older Homosexual. Go. 2, eds. No. 3, p. 19. p. 18. The Homosexualization of America, the Americanization of the Brooks, Virginia R. Minority Stress and Lesbian Women. No. 4, p, 21. Homosexual. Dennis Altman. No. 2, p. 18. Calderone, Mary S., and Ramey, James W. Talking With Your Child Human Sexuality in Nursing Process. Elizabeth M. Lion, ed. No. 3, About Sex: Questions and Answers From Birth to Puberty. No. 4, p. 20. p. 15. Impotence: Physiological, Psychological, and Surgical Diagnosis and Chesebro, James W., ed. Gayspeak: Gay and Lesbian Communication. Treatment. Corm Wagner and Richard Green. No. 1, p. 22. No. 2, p. 19. Incest: Understanding and Treatment. Domeena C. Renshaw. No. Constantine, Larry L., and Martinson, Floyd M., eds. Children andSex: 516, p. 25. New Findings, New Perspectives. No. 1, p. 24. Infanti/e Origins of Sexual Identity. Herman Roiphe and Eleanor Crawford, Linda, and Lanning, Lee. Loving: Women Talk About Galenson. No. 5/6, p. 21. Their Love Relationships. &o. 3, p. 20. - Loving: Women Talk About Their Love Relationships. Linda Crawford Edelwich, lerrv, with Brodskv,Archie. SexualDilemmas fortheHe/aing I ” and Lee Lanning. No. 3, p. 20. Prof&sior&. No. 4, p. ii. Ma/e Rape: A Casebook of Sexual Aggressions. Anthony M. Scacco, Jr., Fortunato, John E. Embracing the Exile: Healing journeys of Gay ed. No. 1, p, 29. Christians. No. 1, p. 31. Man to Man: Gay Couples in America. Charles Silverstein. No. 1, p. 26. Fricke, Aaron. Reflections of a Rock Lobster. No. 2, p. 20. Marriage, love, Sex, and Divorce. Johathan Cathorne-Hardy. No. Cayhorne-Hardy, Jonathan. Marriage, Love, Sex, and Divorce. No. 2, 2, p. 20. p. 20. Men Behind Bars: Sexual Exploitation in Prison. Wayne 5. Wooden and Goldstein, Marc, and Feldberg, Michael. The Vasectomy Book: A Jay Parker. No. 4, p. 19. Complete Guide to Decision Making. No. 4, p. 22. Minority Stress and Lesbian Women. Virginia R. Brooks. No. 4, p. 21. Gonsiorek, John C., ed. Homosexuality and Psychotherapy. No. 4, p. Mother Love: Myth and Reality. Elisabeth Badinter. No. 4, p. 18. 17. The Myth of Masculinity. Joseph H. Pleck. No. 3, p. 21. Gregory, Hamilton, ed. The Religious Case for Abortion: Protestant, The Parent’s Guide to Teenage Sex and Pregnancy. Howard R. and Catholic. and lewish Persoectives. No. 516, p. 26. Martha E. Lewis. No. 2, p. 21. Hanigan, James P. What Are They Saying About Skxual Morality? No. 4, Prison Sexual Violence. Daniel Lockwood. No. 1, p. 29. p. 15. Rape in Marriage. Diana E. H. Russell. No. 516, p. 22. Hettlinger, Richard. Your Sexual Freedom: Letters to Students. No. 2, p. Reflections of a Rock Lobster. Aaron Fricke. No. 2, p. 20. 22.

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