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Use of the Internet as a means for the development of sexual identity and social intolerance

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The development of sexuality is a problem for contemporary society, since the mechanisms through which the biological calendar expresses itself include the Internet. Society is not yet ready to assume a natural fact that "violates morality."

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... Although Freud's approach to the matter, grounded more in phenomenological intuition than scientific research, was flawed, he was, by chance, correct in the essential point: sexuality is indeed innate (though this does not refer to erogeny, or "self-conscious sexuality"). As psychobiological studies have demonstrated, sexual repression during childhood can lead to significant developmental issues related to both sexual identity and personality, not in the deterministic sense that Freud proposed, but rather in a biopsychosocial context (Graaf and Rademakers, 2011;Diamond et al., 2015;Soler Alomà, J., 2021). ...
... Recent advances in epigenetics further demonstrate how environmental influences can regulate gene expression. Regardless of this, it is undeniable that the context, whether positive (benign) or negative (toxic), has a significant impact on individual behaviour (Zhang & Meaney, 2010;Soler Alomà, J., 2021). The extent to which this influence manifests phenotypically remains an open question, but it is not the central issue here. ...
... It is essential to study this subject seriously and without infringing upon the rights and freedoms of the individuals involved. The way this matter is currently handled by public entities and administrations suggests that the individuals concerned are not treated as subjects of law, but rather as objects (Smahel, D.;Subrahmanyam, K., 2014;Soler Alomà, J., 2021). ...
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... At the other extreme of "when does the thing appear" is psychoanalysis, headed by Freud, for whom "sexuality" is something innate and, moreover, believes that all adult problems stem from the repression of what he calls "sexual drives" during childhood (Freud, 1995). Although it is true that Freud was wrong in his way of approaching the matter, more typical of phenomenological intuition than scientific research, he was correct, albeit by chance, in what was essential: indeed, sexuality is something innate (although it is not erogeny, or "self-conscious sexuality") and, as psychobiological studies show, sexual repression during childhood can cause serious problems in the development of both sexual identity and personality, not in the deterministic sense of Freud, but yes in the biopsychosocial sense (Graaf and Rademakers, 2011;Diamond et al.2015;Soler Alomà, J. 2021). ...
... Recent advances in epigenetics demonstrate that environmental influences can regulate gene expression. Be that as it may, it is unquestionable that the context, whether it is positive (or benign) or negative (or toxic), notably influences individual behaviour (Zhang & Meaney, 2010;Soler Alomà, J., 2021). To what extent this can be expressed phenotypically remains to be determined, but this is not the core of the issue at hand. ...
... Considering all of the above, it is obvious that society (with its institutions) must not only change its attitude towards this matter, but must be able to understand that the Internet, which is the new context that mediates practically everything in our lives, it is also a new mechanism that, through different forms of erotic expression, mediates the development of sexual identity and cannot avoid the duty to study the subject seriously and without interfering with the rights and freedoms of the interested parties since, in the way that this matter is treated by entities and public administrations, it gives the impression that the interested parties are not treated as subjects of law, but as things (Smahel, D.;SubrahmanyaM, K., 2014;Soler Alomà, J., 2021). ...
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