Is hyper-sexuality intrinsically linked with leadership? Should there be a new category of leaders to include sexual compulsion as part of successful dominance? What about the leadership of these Presidents compensated for their hyper-sexuality and allowed them to rise to the most powerful position in the world? What does it say about our society when we accept, elect, and idealize this behavior? Does sexual compulsion inhibit leaders or are their benefits such as infusing them with confidence and gratification? Is it actually condemnable at all? To answer these questions I’ve had to dive as deeply as I can into the psyche of these two Presidents: John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton.

Internet is today described as a new platform for sex and sexual encounters with unlimited access to anonymous sex, cybersex and pornography due to the expansion of Internet throughout the word. Computers provide new technology and the possibility of constant access via phones, tablets and computers. Even though many people claim this is something positive it has also been discussed in terms of sexual exploitation, abuse and dependence. Risks expected to increase in line with the technological development that is taking place. The purpose of this study is therefore to explore the capacity of different health facilities to cater the need of care in regard to an increased number of people, with risk to develop a behaviour that could be classified as sex addiction. The study is based on interviews with four professionals at three different health facilities in Malmö with the intention to find out how different health facilities look at the concept of sex addiction, when a behaviour transitioning to become an addiction and what treatment they recommend.According to respondents a behaviour become an addiction when the patient/client experience the consequences of the behaviour as negative or when the behaviour becomes compulsive. In addition, all stated that they never would ascribe a patient/client as a sex addict and all were careful in their use of the term sex addiction. Additionally it became clear that there are individual differences in course of action taken by the professionals within these health facilities.

The purpose of this study was to understand how clinical therapists of sexual addiction in Sweden construct sexual addiction as a problem. The data in this study was obtained from eight interviews with people who works as clinical therapists. The data then got analysed through perspective analysis. The findings in this study shows that the therapists find difficulties in defining sexual addiction and most of time the individual with sexual addiction define their own problem. Individuals with sexual addiction have a heterogenous perspective on the problem and the therapists also share this heterogenous perspective. A common theme in the stories from the therapists was that sexual addiction has many consequences. Two of the more prevalent consequences was the shame surrounding sexual addiction and the double life you must live as a person with sexual addiction because of this shame.

Sexualization of video game characters has been noted to have real world consequences. While there are studies surrounding characters designed by video game developers, the same cannot be said for players' choice of attire. This study aims to fill the gap left by qualitative studies in the field of player character customization with quantitative data in an Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game environment. To test our hypothesis of players willingly dressing up their characters in sexualized clothing, we conducted a study of N = 371 characters in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Square Enix Business Division 5, 2013). As we hypothesized, the results showed that character traits variables would have an influence over players’ customization choices and came to a conclusion that there are weak, but positive, connections between player avatar characteristics and how players decide to dress and customize them. / Sexualisering av videospelskaraktärer har noterats få verkliga konsekvenser. Faständet finns studier kring karaktärer designade av videospelsutvecklare, kan detsamma inte sägas om spelarnas val av klädsel. Denna studie syftar till att fylla luckan efter kvalitativa studier inom området för anpassning av spelarkaraktärer med vår kvantitativa studie inom ett Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game miljö. För att testa vår hypotes om att spelare frivilligt klär upp sina karaktärer i sexualiserade kläder, genomförde vi en studie av N = 371 karaktärer i Final Fantasy XIV: A RealmReborn (Square Enix Business Division 5, 2013). Som vi hypotiserade, visade resultaten att karaktärsdragsvariabler hade ett        inflytande över spelarnas anpassningsval och kom till slutsatsen att det finns svaga, men positiva, samband mellan spelaravatarers egenskaper och hur spelare bestämmer sig för att klä sig.

Utilizing an Afrocentric methodological framework, this dissertation research seeks to examine the general public perceptions of African American women as reflected in rap music videos, and to determine how African American females perceive the images that are presented of them in rap music videos. This study explores Black women's representation through analyses of top ten rap music videos from January to September 2010 and conceptualizes the effects of these representations on Black female viewers. This study also explores the reception of Black women's images in rap music videos as they are potentially exported to other cultures. This project is a multi-method examination including questionnaires and focus group sessions, exploring the effect of rap music video content on the representation of African American women, society's perceptions of African American females, and how when given an opportunity to construct their own media image, how would African women be represented. / African American Studies

Inledning: Överdrivna sexuella handlingar och de risker de kan medföra har beskrivits sedan antiken. Hur man sett på problemen har varierat beroende på vilket religiöst eller politiskt perspektiv man utgått ifrån. Man har ännu inte kunnat enas om vilken term som bäst beskriver problemen, vilket försvårar forskningen och skapar osäkerhet om hur problemen ska behandlas. Den term som allt oftare används bland allmänheten och i media är sexmissbruk. Allt fler söker hjälp för problem som de själva kallar sexmissbruk. De flesta som söker hjälp är män. Syfte och frågeställningar: Denna studie syftar till att öka kunskapen om hur hjälpsökande män ser på och förstår sitt sexmissbruk med följande frågeställningar: Hur beskriver männen sitt sexmissbruk? Hur upplever de sexmissbruket? Hur förklarar männen sitt sexmissbruk? Metod: En kvalitativ metod med fenomenologisk och deskriptiv ansats har använts. Fem vuxna män, som själva uppgett att de har ett sexmissbruk, har intervjuats. Männen går i psykodynamisk psykoterapi på en mottagning där man kan söka hjälp för sexuella problem. De transkriberade intervjuerna har analyserats med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Studiens resultat presenteras under fyra kategorier och ett flertal underkategorier. De fyra kategorierna omfattar männens faktiska beskrivning av sexmissbruket, olika typer av insikt i problemen, sexmissbrukets konsekvenser – individuella och sociala, samt männens egna förklaringar till sitt sexmissbruk. Ett övergripande tema, som löper som en röd tråd genom samtliga kategorier, tolkas som att leva med skam. Diskussion: Männens beskrivning av sitt sexmissbruk stämmer väl överens med hur man tidigare definierat problemen. Missbruket omfattar olika handlingar och har konsekvenser för männen själva, deras nära relationer och sociala liv. Studien visar att män med sexmissbruk för en kamp med sin skam. De har olika grader av skam och olika försvar mot skam. Skammen beskrivs som en form av "motor" i missbruksprocessen, vilket överensstämmer med tidigare forskningsresultat. Männen uppger att förklaringar till problem med sexmissbruk finns i deras uppväxtförhållanden och tidigare erfarenheter. De uttrycker behov av hjälp för att kunna ta sig ur missbruket. För att kunna hjälpa män med sexmissbruk behöver man som psykoterapeut ha mod att möta skammen, både den hjälpsökandes och den egna.

In this thesis statement I explore Sikh-Punjabi masculinity in the diaspora. I am concerned with questioning the construction of my identity and the possible impact of new forms of masculinity on the next generation of diasporic Sikh-Punjabi youth. I use found text and video to examine these new identity constructions. As a foundation for these explorations into masculinity, I am concerned with unveiling concealed and erased memories and realities as related to Sikh-Punjabi diasporic communities. This thesis looks at my work along with the work of other artists.

In this thesis statement I explore Sikh-Punjabi masculinity in the diaspora. I am concerned with questioning the construction of my identity and the possible impact of new forms of masculinity on the next generation of diasporic Sikh-Punjabi youth. I use found text and video to examine these new identity constructions. As a foundation for these explorations into masculinity, I am concerned with unveiling concealed and erased memories and realities as related to Sikh-Punjabi diasporic communities. This thesis looks at my work along with the work of other artists.

Une revue des modèles explicatifs de l’agression sexuelle (développementaux, typologiques, processus de passage à l’acte) permet de mettre en évidence la place centrale occupée par la déviance et l’hypersexualité dans les études portant sur les agresseurs sexuels. L’étude présentée dans ce mémoire investigue la sexualité des agresseurs sexuels de femmes adultes extrafamiliaux sous ses facettes déviantes et non-déviantes afin d’évaluer l’hétérogénéité des styles de vie sexuelle des violeurs. Les caractéristiques psychosexuelles et délictuelles de 160 violeurs incarcérés au Québec (Canada) ont été investiguées. Une analyse de classe latente, suivie d’une analyse factorielle, ont permis d’identifier trois styles de vie sexuelle distincts : le Déviant Internalisé (DI), le Sans Problèmes Sexuels (SPS), et l’Hypersexuel Déviant (HD). Les résultats suggèrent que les DI sont caractérisées par une insatisfaction sexuelle, la déviance sexuelle, ainsi que par la pauvreté de leur vie sexuelle. Les SPS sont caractérisés par une absence de déviance sexuelle et d’hypersexualité. Leurs distorsions cognitives, plutôt que leur style de vie sexuelle, semblent favoriser leur passage à l’acte. Finalement, les agresseurs HD sont caractérisés par l’hypersexualité, de même que par leur déviance sexuelle, lesquels favorisent leurs comportements sexuellement coercitifs. Les implications cliniques et théoriques seront discutées. / A review of the models of sexual offending (developmental, typological, and offending processes) sheds light on the role of sexual deviance and hypersexuality in sexual offending. Consequently, the aim of the study was to investigate the deviant and nondeviant sexuality of extrafamilial sexual aggressors against women in order to evaluate the heterogeneity of their sexual lifestyles. Psychosexual and crime-related characteristics of 160 extrafamilial sexual aggressors against women incarcerated in Quebec (Canada) were analyzed. Latent class analysis, followed by a factor analysis results in the identification of hree distinct sexual lifestyles: Internalized Deviant (ID), No Sexual Problem (NSP), and Hypersexual Deviant (HD). ID aggressors were characterized by sexual dissatisfaction, sexual deviance, and a bland sexual life. NSP aggressors were characterized by the absence of sexual deviance or hypersexuality; their cognitive distortions, rather than their sexual lifestyles, appear to be the basis for their sexual crimes. Finally, HD aggressors were characterized by hypersexuality and sexual deviance, both of which may favour coercive sexual behaviours.