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14 pages in length. Addiction has become a generalized word thrown around with reckless abandon as much as crazy, gay or stupid. To look at the actual meaning of these words is to find just how deeply they have become embedded within a lexicon that not only dilutes definitions but also adds connotations that have absolutely nothing to do with the human target at which it is being hurled. According to Siegal et al (2007), in order to be an addict one must have a disease that needs to be cured. Hypersexuality in and of itself, the authors contend, is neither akin to true addictive behavior nor in need of healing but instead a very natural, regular activity for some human beings and not for others. To ascertain if such behavior is considered normal is to first define normality, which is precisely where perceived morals become inextricably - as well as inappropriately - intertwined with the notion of sexual "addiction." Bibliography lists one source.
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how deeply they have become embedded within a lexicon that not only dilutes definitions but also adds connotations that have absolutely nothing to do with the human target at which
it is being hurled. According to Siegal et al (2007), in order to be an addict one must have a disease that needs to be cured. Hypersexuality in
and of itself, the authors contend, is neither akin to true addictive behavior nor in need of healing but instead a very natural, regular activity for some human beings and
not for others. To ascertain if such behavior is considered normal is to first define normality, which is precisely where perceived morals become inextricably - as well as inappropriately
- intertwined with the notion of sexual "addiction." Three dominant stases within the article include 1) the self-appointed Christian interpretation of sex as being the morally defining factor of
normality, 2) the use of the broad-brush word "addiction" to erroneously describe what is instead clinically defined as a dependency and 3) the agenda-pushing attitude that unconventional sex is a
display of moral deviance. The whole idea of "sex addiction" is borne out of a moralistic ideology masquerading as science. It is a concept that seems to serve
no other purpose than to relegate sexual expression to the level of shameful acts, except within the extremely narrow and myopic scope of a monogamous, heterosexual marriage (Siegal et al,
2007, p. 377). II. ACCEPTABLE SEX The article adequately answers the issue at hand by illustrating how verbiage is misused and moral agendas are responsible for stigmatizing unconventional sexual
expression. The first stasis serves to strengthen the authors assertions because of the way in which they approach and support their argument. From the very beginning, Siegal et
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