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A Study on the Sexuality in Contemporary Interior Design (현대 실내디자인에 나타나는 섹슈얼리티에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sea-Young;Shin, Hong-Kyung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.128-132
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    • 2004
  • Researches for sex consist feminism which manage academically, also variously in the fields of medicine, psychology, politics, society, philosophy, culture research etc. Moreover, sex has become that can no fall in art, dancing, fashion, literature, play movie, mass media, all art fields. About the proposition of sex, even the intellectuals tended to consider sexual love and bodily problem of sexual desire until the mid-20th century. Nevertheless, passing over physical function, man and woman, society, cultural situation and the various concept which contains the differences finally clearly have come in 21th century. Therefore, on this study, find out the relationship between interior design and sexuality and sexual expressional type. Also, through analyzing aspects which is expressed in popular culture, clear new interior design under the concept and characteristic of sexuality.

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An Analysis of Sexuality Education Books for Children and Young Adults (어린이·청소년 대상 성교육 도서의 현황 분석 연구)

  • Lim, Yeojoo
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.425-454
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    • 2022
  • This study analyzed the 77 most popular sexuality education books for children and young adults published in Korea, based on various criteria, including subject matters, format, implied readers, and author's occupational background. Among the key topics of the International technical guidance on sexuality education developed by UNESCO, the most mentioned was that it is natural to have curiosity on one's own feelings and body and that sex education books can help them learn about them. Respect on one's own body, knowledge of sexual and reproductive organs, eggs and sperms, menstrual cycle, effect of hormones were also easily found topics from the books. The least mentioned topics were HIV/AIDS and Gender-based violence. 63.5% of the analyzed books were books with/without illustrations. Other formats include picture books, comic books, and photo-illustrated books. Publication of books aimed for particular gender started to increase from 2019. Diversity of authors' occupation were also shown starting 2019. Further research on the role of sex education books is crucial to help all children and young adults develop their own sexuality and understand that of other people, and ultimately to live in a harmonious society.

Fashion Images of the France Posters of the Late 19th Century (19세기 말 프랑스 포스터에 표현된 패션 이미지)

  • Choi, Yoo-Jin;Choi, Jung-Hwa
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.812-825
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    • 2008
  • This article analyzed fashion representations in France posters, especially the late 19th century France when mass consumption cultures arose. That was analyzed by consumers' sexuality supposed in advertisement contents. Female models mainly figured in posters of the late 19th century France made a role to promote consumption, in which female models were emphasized on fashion, for example, erotic robe, unusual hair style and etc. Posters' type in this period were categorized in three types by presenting style of female body and fashion style. The first were targeting female consumers, and that posters represented bourgeois fashion styles and life styles to clear consumers' social status and to present women's consuming power. The second case was targeting male consumers, and that posters figured female models such as available products. In this case, poster artists emphasized female models' sexualities and used fantasies against eroticism of the legs and feet. And third case was targeting female consumers and males', in this case, two different aspects were required to appealing to consumers. One was to use a female sexuality to appeal for male consumers, the other was to modify female models as transcendental being such like a muse admirable and mysterious, through fashion styles for female consumers. In the late 19th century, female body and fashion were spectacular elements in visual arts specifically. This study clarified representations of female body and fashion in the late 19th century posters according to poster's contents and target consumer's sexuality. This was one of the aspects characterizing early advertisement media.

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Effects of Pictures on Sexual Education among Primary School Children (그림자료를 활용한 성교육(性敎育) 효과)

  • Bae, Joung-Sook;Kim, Yoon-Shin;Kim, Hyeon-Suk
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.217-227
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: The purpose of this research is to enhance the effect of pictures on sexual education on primary school children which is one of the most crucial topics in health education and to evaluate how utilizing drawings can contribute to the development of school children's appropriate knowledge and attitude toward sexuality. Methods: This research followed the pre-test /post-test experimental and control group design. The selected school children of four classes at sixth grade in the H primary school in Gyeongi-do uijeongbu province had a pre-test about the knowledge and attitude toward sexuality. With the result of homogeneity data, three classes out of the four classes were chosen to be the subject of the post-test and these three groups took the "Sexual Education through Pictures." Results: After analyzing the data, average scores about the knowledge for class participants were higher than the non participants' (p =.000). Average scores about the knowledge of boys and girls who participated in class were higher than the non participants' (boys; p =.00, girls: p =.000). In addition, average scores about the attitude for class participants' were higher than the non participants' (p =.03), but there was not statistically significant among gender. Conclusion: From the results above, "Sexual Education through Pictures" proved to be a systematic and scientific method to develop a positive influence towards the knowledge and attitude of sexuality for primary school children of the sixth graders. These results show that the above teaching materials suggest an effective method to develop appropriate knowledge and attitude towards primary school children's sexual education.

Gender Display in Music Videos: Gender Image and Sexuality by Genre and Gender (국내 뮤직비디오에 나타난 성역할 고정관념: 노래 장르와 성별 차이를 중심으로)

  • Joe, Susan
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.14 no.7
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    • pp.58-69
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to examine stereotype of gender role in music video, comparing of gender image, sexuality(body exposure & sexual expression) by genre and gender difference. A content analysis of 300 songs and 517 characters was conducted between 2004 and 2013. Results were including followings. While women engaged in classic image, man engaged in naive image. R&B and Ballad demonstrated more classic image of women. Ballad, R&B, and Rock demonstrated more naive image of men than other genre. Sexuality was more prominent in dance and hip-hop genre. Compared to male character, female character was more sexually objectified, held to exposer herself and more likely to demonstrated sexually alluring behavior.

A Study about Bisexuality in Current Fashion-Basis on a Representative Designers and their Characteristics in the each period- (현대패션에 나타난 양성적 복식에 관한 연구-시대별 대표적 디자이너와 그 특성을 중심으로-)

  • 채금석
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.44
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    • pp.37-56
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    • 1999
  • In clothing, a tendency of Bisexuality is in case of wearing clothing of the opposite sex, the mixing of modeling principle and characteristic of man and woman, the exclusion characteristic of sexuality that present sexlessness-the third sex. They-Designer Gabrielle Chanel, YSL, Giorgio Armani-give characteristic of man's fashion to women's fashion. However, the consciousness in design is different. Chanel apply principle of man's suit to woman's wear to express authority and power about gender image, hereby she express women liberation and equality of man and woman based on social ideology through fashion especially, she express women's sexual independency and self assurance to her clothing. YSL express liberal and bold women that pursuit reasonal and liberal life in 1970. As he apply tailoed suit's rigidity to women's wear, he made 'pants look' universal in women's wear through“Dress for success”in modern life. Armani apply successful modern image to women's wear, so he express women's image of confident intellegent as well as feminine image. He focus women's new image as man living liberal and indivisual life excluding social category rather than will of equality of man and women. Gernreich break sexual prejudice and release women freely, furthermore, as he express concern of sexuality pursuit liberty of mankind surpassing sex distinction with women liberty. Gianni Versace pursuit mix and extinguishment of sexual image many-sided, and break fixed idea of sex, and reprovide feminine and masculine image. So his design tend homosexuality because he regard women's glamor and ostensible sexuality as standard of beauty, he apply this to man's wear as well as women's wear. With this, he expresses sensitive and liberal man's that break characteristic of Gender that symbolize power and authority in man's wear through 'Without ties'.

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Effects of Sexual Knowledge and Consciousness on Sexuality Course on University Students (성관련 강좌가 대학생들의 성지식에 미치는 효과)

  • Kim, Young-Seon;Son, Su-Gyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.83-93
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    • 2005
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to confirm the effects of lectures on sexuality and investigate changes in students' sexual knowledge and consciousness. Method: The subjects in this study were 50 students at K University in Busan, and the research period was from the $8^{th}$ of March to the $7^{th}$ of June 2004. This study was designed to be one-group pretest-posttest. Data were analyzed by frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, paired t-test and $x^2$-test using the SPSS 10.0 program. Results: 1. The score of sexual knowledge increased from 14.48 before the education to 15.70 after and the difference was statistically significant (t=3.926, p<.001). 2. Significant differences of sexual consciousness were observed in 'the extent of sexual behavior' ($x^2$=12.584, p<.05), 'the meaning of intercourse' ($x^2$=46.014, p<.001), 'the self attitude of premarital purity' ($x^2$=84.686, p<.001), 'the premarital intercourse' ($x^2$=75.323, p<.001), 'the definition of purity' ($x^2$=23.770, p<.001), 'the general premarital purity attitude' ($x^2$=32.305, p<.001), 'the conception of love, sex and marriage' ($x^2$=38.452, p<.001) and 'the premarital sex experiences' ($x^2$=50.210, p<.001). Conclusions: This study showed that a sexuality course has effects on increasing sexual knowledge and changing the consciousness in university students.

Analysis of the Concepts Underpinning Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Nadaum Children's Books (포괄적 성교육 개념에 근거한 나다움어린이책의 젠더감수성 분석)

  • So, Jieun;Yang, Sungeun
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.8
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    • pp.593-607
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    • 2021
  • Gender sensitivity is a concept needs to be substantially count since early childhood when a child starts understanding and developing their gender role. As such UNESCO published the guideline on Comprehensive Sexuality Education(CSE) guidelines. In Korea, the Ministry of Women and Family selected the book called 'Nadaum children's book' in order to support children to better develop the gender sensitivity in their early childhood. This study aims for qualitative research on 101 books for low-grade children of Nadaum Children's Books. Content analysis and theme analysis were conducted based on UNESCO's CSE guidelines. This is to analyze the frequency rate of the CSE concepts and how the value of gender sensitivity is described throughout the books. The results shows that 'family member' and 'value of tolerance' were most frequently appeared while 'puberty' and 'sex and health' were not included. In addition, the results of theme analysis showed that this book well described the activities pursuing the value of gender sensitivity as well as process of being materialized it.