Psychology of sex - Total No. of Records in System :: 2032

PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXclinics will continue to develop, though not in connectionwith any special school of thought or practice, whichwould be undesirable. The New York Institute for ChildGuidance has been planned on a large scale. The LondonChild Guidance Clinic was established in 1930.The investigations invoked by Child Guidance maylead us to a deeper knowledge of human types.What isnow called "Constitutionology" the study of the specialpsycho-physical types into which human beings tend tofall proved attractive to physicians at an early period, forsuch a studyis obviously of high importance both formedicine and for life. It isonly in recent years, however,that the data have come into existence for placing sucha study on a sound basis. It may indeed be said that itwas only with the publicationin 1921 of the epoch-markingbook of Professor Kretschmer, Physique and Character,that constitutionology has been placed on agenuinely scientific foundation, thoughit is still at anearly stage and continuously developing.Looked at broadly, sexual enlightenment and educationpossess today a deeper significance than they have everpossessed before. Sexual initiation at puberty has alwayshad a well recognized racial importance. In central Africa,as we know, and in many other parts of the world amongthe peoples we choose to regard, more or less inaccurately,as "primitive," such initiation is at once a sacred rite anda practical preparation for adult life. The child may be,and theand often is, already familiar with sex as play,grown-up people often treat such play with indulgence.But at itpuberty becomes a more serious matter. Theclaims of the community and the race have to be considered;the youth or girl has to be fitted into his or hersocial place in the group, and for this what may be termeda moral education is necessary. It is often short and sharp,