Response to Siearra's post "Response to 'Rejecting Sex Drive' - Corbin Brassard"

In this post, I will be responding to Siearra's post, which was a response to Corbin's post, entitled "Rejecting Sex Drive."

Siearra's post :  http://siearrasviewsnhn.blogspot.com/2013/04/response-to-rejecting-sex-drive-corbin.html?showComment=1365996834227#c188775564546556819

Corbin's post :  http://corbinbrassard.blogspot.com/2013/04/rejecting-sex-drive.html?showComment=1365997031941#c8836843041833459178


Siearra, I agree with everything you said in your post. I agree that sex is a powerful influence on our daily actions, but is not as powerful as Freud suggested. I also agree with you that society puts a negative connotation on sex because it is portrayed as vulgar, and that it might change to a more positive connotation if it were portrayed as more natural. However, this also makes me think about the whole double-standard that women face when it comes to promiscuity. We all know that men are commonly praised for having multiple sexual partners, whereas women are commonly viewed in a much more negative way when they have multiple sexual partners. This makes me wonder, could this double-standard stem from the fact that men, due to evolutionary factors, are more likely to have multiple sexual partners in order to increase procreation, and the passing-on of their genes? Is this perhaps why men are praised for having many sexual partners? In addition, from an evolutionary perspective, men discourage women from having multiple sexual partners in order to help ensure their paternity, and that it will be their genes that are passed on, not someone else's. Could this be why women are viewed negatively for having multiple sexual partners? Or, does this double-standard just exist because society is flawed? Personally, I think this is very interesting to think about. I am very interested in other people's opinions on this topic.

Freud v Jung v Adler

Question:  Which psychoanalytic theory is most popular today—Freud’s, Jung’s or Adler’s, and why?

In my opinion, Adler's psychoanalytic theory is most popular today because it is not as far-fetched as Freud's and Jung's theories are. Many people believe that Freud's theory is too focused on sex. Although I find Freud's theory very interesting, I do agree that it is a little implausible. It also cannot be proved, and I do not believe that it is applicable to everyone.  Personally, I believe that Jung's theory focuses too much on spirituality. I also do not agree with Jung's claim that everyone shares a collective unconscious. I favor Adler's theory that everyone strives for self-realization and that people "strive for his own perfection in his own way" (Pojman 178). Although Freud's theory is very well known, I am fairly confident that Adler's theory is more popular, due to the significant decrease in popularity of Freud's theory. However, I am not quite sure whether Adler's or Jung's theory is more popular today. I think that Adler's theory is more plausible than Jung's but that is just my opinion. I am very interested in what other people's opinions are on this question.