Human Sexuality 231

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Human Sexuality 231

• Welcome!

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I hope to discover . . .

• Quickly jot down five things you hope to learn
  about sex and sexual life over this course.
• Why did you choose these particular five areas?

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Sexology The systematic, organized study of
human sexual behavior in all aspects

• Includes (page 5)
• Medicine
• Psychiatry
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Biology and Ethology
• Evolutionary Biology
• Epidemiology
• Neuroscienc
• Criminology
• Education

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What is your definition of sexuality?

• How would you define sex, at this point in your
  academic career?
• In your experiences, does your culture shpare
  your sexuality, and your sexual experiences? If
  so, how?

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Sexuality

• Defined by the Sexuality Information and
  Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
• a dimension of our personality that encompasses
  our sexual beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors,
  and knowledge.

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Sexuality . . .

• -is a lifelong learning process
• -integrates the physical, emotional, social, and
  cultural experiences of our lives

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Sexuality The Biological Domain

• Anatomy and physiology
• Gender
• Genetics
• Sexual differentiation
• Sex hormones
• Sexual orientation
• Sexual health

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Sexuality The Psychosocial/Psychosexual Domain

• Refers to the social and emotional/psychological
  development and experiences in the context of our
  social development and experiences.
• Includes
• Feelings and Emotions
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Sexual Health

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Sexuality The Cultural Domain

• Includes
• Social identity
• Cultural roots and heritage
• Race
• Ethnicity
• Sexual attitudes, knowledge and norms
• Religion
• Media
• Sexuality education

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Healthy Selves/ Healthy Sex

• What is the correlation
• Lets check out Page 11!

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History of Sex

• The Middle Ages
• Video clips http//www.youtube.com/watch?v42Idy3
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