German Society for Social Scientific Sex Research
| German Society for Social Science Sex Research (DGSS) |
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| purpose | Social science association for sexology |
| Chair: | Jakob Pastötter |
| Establishment date: | 1st October 1971 |
| Seat : | Dusseldorf |
| Website: | sexologie.org |
The German Society for Social Science Sex Research eV (DGSS) is a sex science specialist society with a research focus on the social science aspects of human sexuality .
history
The society was founded on October 1, 1971 in Düsseldorf by Rolf Gindorf, initially under the name Society for the Promotion of Social Science Sexual Research (GFSS) . Gindorf was President until 1979, followed by Helmut Kentler (1979–1982), Ernest Bornemann (1982–1986), Erwin J. Haeberle (1986–2002), Gunter Runkel (2002–2006) and Jakob Pastötter (since 2006).
In 1978 the association expanded its activities to include counseling and therapy ; the Institute for Life and Sexual Counseling was founded and the consulting services that had been provided under the umbrella of the company from the outset were outsourced. AIDS counseling and an HIV antibody test have also been offered since 1983 . From 1986 the series of publications on social science sex research is published. Since 1990 the Magnus Hirschfeld Medal has been awarded for special services to sexology and sexual reform. In the same year, together with the Xth DGSS Congress, after 1921 and 1926, the III. International Berlin Conference for Sexology was held, which was supported by four other sexological societies in addition to the DGSS. A sexual policy resolution was unanimously passed there, which states that hetero- , homo- and bisexuality are "equally acceptable variants of human sexuality". There should be no prejudice or discrimination , whether legal or social. The resolution was u. a. printed in the Süddeutsche Zeitung .
The XIV. Symposium in 2000 was held with the sexological umbrella organization European Federation of Sexology . 270 delegates from 34 countries discussed the entire field of human sexuality for four days. In addition, several German and European politicians who are openly homosexual took part in the congress.
In 2008, the largest sex science survey to date took place in Germany, which was subsequently presented in the Pro7 Sex Report . Over 55,000 men and women aged 14 and over took part via the Internet and answered 230 questions. In addition to general questions such as the beginning of puberty and the previous number of sexual partners , these were questions about one's own body, sexual desire and self-satisfaction , the connection between one's own sexuality and experiences of power and violence , health aspects of sexuality, pornography , Prostitution and the Internet, as well as questions related to sexuality.
Areas of responsibility
The association publishes their results in the series of publications on social science sex research , which so far comprises four volumes:
- Sexuality as a social fact. Theoretical and empirical contributions to a sociology of sexualities (Vol. 1, 1986);
- Sexualities in our society. Contributions to history, theory and empiricism (Vol. 2, 1989);
- Sexology and Sex Politics. Tensions in Europe, America and Asia (Vol. 3, 1992).
- G. Runkel: Sexuality in Society (2003 (for the DGSS))
In addition, members of the DGSS publish publications that are directly related to research and advice at the DGSS, as the then President Rolf Gindorf published in various specialist publications such as that in the 1970s and 1980s, where the special homosexual section 175 was still in existence Fachmagazin Psychologie Today his experiences with positive homo- and bisexual counseling. The research results have also been published in a number of books.
One focus of the DGSS institute affiliated with the DGSS is gay and bisexual counseling by expert advisors who are trained in sex science and who are themselves openly gay under the direction of Rolf Gindorf . Advice is also available for other problems with one's own sexuality, such as sexual dysfunction or paraphilias . Advice is given in person or by telephone, and where possible by email. Young people always receive free advice, and the telephone advice and information service including the "Gay Switchboard" is free of charge for those seeking advice. If a fee should be necessary, this will be based on the financial possibilities of the client, a rejection due to lack of financial means should not take place. The institute is located in Düsseldorf .
International congresses
The association initially held a sexological conference every year and now every two years, in which experts from many different countries take part. So far there have been 19 such congresses, which have also been organized several times together with other organizations. The general assembly usually takes place on the fringes.
List:
- Heterosexuality and homosexuality: an inevitable dichotomy? (Düsseldorf, 1974)
- Sex theories (Düsseldorf, 1975)
- Gender role stereotypes: social conditions, social consequences, reactions (Düsseldorf, 1976)
- Parental rights and sex education (Düsseldorf, 1977)
- Sexuality and Violence (Bonn, 1979)
- Sex counseling (Bonn, 1981)
- Human sexuality: a social fact? (Düsseldorf, 1984)
- Sexualities in our society (Düsseldorf, 1986)
- Sexology and Sexual Policy / Focus: AIDS (Düsseldorf, 1988, under the patronage of the Federal Minister for Youth, Family, Women and Health)
- Bisexualities (Berlin, 1990, as III.International Berlin Conference for Sexology, under the patronage of the Minister for Health of the GDR and the Senator for Science and Research of West Berlin)
- Sexuality, Law and Ethics (Berlin, 1992, as the IVth International Berlin Conference for Sexology, under the patronage of the Berlin Senator for Science and Research)
- On the meaning and benefits of sexology (Berlin, 1994, as the 5th International Berlin Conference on Sexology)
- 100 Years of the Gay Movement (Berlin, 1997, as VI International Berlin Conference on Sexology)
- For A Millennium of Sexual Health (Berlin, 2000, with the 5th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology (EFS))
- Sexualities in the 3rd Millennium: Recent Developments in Sex Research (Lüneburg, 2002)
- Sexualities and Social Change (Lüneburg, 2004)
- Sexuality and Love (Lüneburg, 2006)
- Sexuality and the media (Munich, 2008)
- Sexualities and the Environment (Munich, 2010)
- Sexualities, power, pornography (Munich, 2012)
- Sexual Health (Antalya, 2014)
Members
The members elect a new Presidium every two years, most recently in 2012. Jakob Pastötter has been President since 2006, with Karla Etschenberg as Vice President and Wolfgang Gindorf as Secretary. Honorary presidents are or were Rolf Gindorf and Ernst Bornemann. The DGSS also has an international board of trustees, where numerous well-known sexologists such as John Money , John DeCecco , John Gagnon , Igor Semjonowitsch Kon , Martin S. Weinberg , William Granzig , Liu Dalin or Emil Man Lun Ng are involved or engaged. Other well-known members are or were the sociologist Rüdiger Lautmann or the sex educator Oswalt Kolle .
Web links
Footnotes
- ^ Presidium. Retrieved September 24, 2019 . }
- ↑ A brief overview of the first 35 years of the DGSS (1971-2006). Retrieved September 24, 2019 . }