I agree and disagree with the fact that sexually transmitted diseases are equated to immorality, promiscuous behavior, or low social status. I disagree because I have known people who contracted sexually transmitted diseases from a partner that they trusted like a long-term boyfriend or girlfriend or their husband or wife. The thing about sexually transmitted diseases that people fail to understand is that it can happen to anyone at anytime. No one is immune from sexually transmitted disease because if you have unprotected sex then you have exposed yourself to a possibility of contracting a STD. However, I also agree that these three things increase the likelihood of getting an STD. Immorality because the trust is not in the relationship; promiscuous behavior because you are exposing yourself without protection; low social status because you lack the resources to protect yourselves. Sexually transmitted diseases must be a devastating thing to experience. I knew someone that died from AIDS because his dead wife gave him the disease before she died. It is so unfair to see a life cut short because someone put their trust in someone that betrayed them. STDs have gotten to the point that married people need to sleep with condoms to protect themselves and that is very scary.
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Without question your principle of trust comes into play here. Trust not only means what you say but what you do. Getting tested is part of the trust factor.
I agree with your theory on promiscuity being relative to exposure without protection. Whether society realizes the dangers or not doesn’t change the fact that the risks being taken are too great. If you live this type of lifestyle you are setting yourself up for ridicule, whether you like it or not. Then worst of all, you may acquire a STD.
Lack of resources is detrimental to a large percentage of the population in the U. S. and around the world. Remaining free from STDs and staying healthy ought not hinge on financial means or access to needed resources - but it does. We think of ourselves as a prosperous nation, yet the statistics in our text on STD infections makes us look ill prepared and deficit of resources. Part of the solution needs to be acceptance.
When exploring why people do what they do, take a look at their risk factors. Risk takers come in many different sizes, colors, and varieties as well as have varying degrees of risk. Some are external like you mentioned and others are self imposed. Increased likelihood is tied to these risk factors. Eliminating the risks or lessening them would be a good place to start. Again, communication and education are a good place to start.
Very well thought out and organized post.
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