Alan Soble's quote is clearly a non-scientific view of masturbation because masturbation has many benefits to ones sexuality and is by no means an aimless, goalless, [and] purposeless (Soble, 1991). In the following pages I will prove that masturbation is a natural and healthy part of personal and sexual growth that is essential to understanding your body during adolescence and young adulthood. Masturbation benefits both sexes in the adventure of personal sexual growth in relationships and between relationships. Masturbation and sexuality education of young men and women in America varies greatly between the two sexes. Unfortunately ignorance and a lack of knowledge about masturbation have kept woman ashamed of the practice.
             As a child we all undergo many physical changes as we grow into adulthood andas these changes happen it is natural to investigate what is going on. Masturbation is very common in early childhood for both sexes, even though there is some controversy aboutif little boys masturbate more than little girls. In some cases "masturbation may be deliberate and obvious and my even become a preoccupation; some children insist on keeping their paints and underwear off to have easy access to their genitals. Boys at this age are capable of erection...(Sexuality and Gender, 128)". When we see children without clothesfoundling their genitals and expressing pleasure nothing is thought of it even though these actions are sexual within their limited experience of sex.
             Sigmund Freud's "phallic stage" identifies that as a part of growing up young children openly masturbate as they discovered their erogenous zones. This part in a child's live, between three and six years old, is very important in the development of children andhow they are going to view sex and sexuality later in life. " Parental reaction ...is vary important; strong disapproval may teach children to hide the behavior and to be secretive and eve
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