Human Sexuality Final

According to a research survey by UniSA’s Emeritus Professor Bruce Johnson, 77% of girls and 74% of boys cited their high school sexual education lessons as their number one source of information on sexuality and relationships, with friends being cited as their second most likely source. Such a large number of Australian teenagers count and rely on their PDHPE classes to teach them such paramount lessons about such an important topic. This leads us to assume that, if such a considerable percentage of high school students rely on these lessons for their sexual education, they must be learning everything they desire to know from these lessons. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Within the same research survey, it was discovered that there were many subjects students wished were taught more in depth. 52% of girls wanted more

It is pertinent to ensure that we are able to provide the populous with the facts in regards to being responsible and safe when choosing to engage in intercourse. Due to the availability of sexual material, it is fair to say that this generation will continue to carry the torch of exploring and redefining casual sex. These points help propel Lara Riscol’s argument ahead of Rebecca Hagelin ‘s view. Despite her strong arguments, Rebecca Hagelin fails to identify how the responsibility for an individual’s actions become his or her own and are no longer the responsibility of the parent and teacher. College is often viewed as the time in which young men and women take what was taught to them by their parents and teachers as guidance on how to handle situations on their own. During this time if they were reared right, they will learn how to handle sexual situations and avoid being irresponsible if they choose to engage in these activities. One of the great benefits of becoming an adult is the ability to make your own decisions and the key element to making a wise decision is gathering all the facts in regards to that decision. I believe that by teaching young adults avoidance without providing the information needed in case they choose not to avoid is an

I think Kinsey became obsessed with human sexuality because he wanted to create change and increase the awareness of this subject. Throughout this film you can see his intensity and his drive to do research as well as studying human’s sexual acts. Not only did he want to create awareness but Kinsey also wanted to unravel all the secrets regarding human sexuality. It’s crazy to think that back then people were not willing to talk about anything sexual. In the film, it shows how people were not educated and knew little to nothing about sexuality. It blows my mind that people know almost nothing about something so natural. Now a day’s sex is everywhere. Sex is how we sell everything from perfume to cars.

Healthy sexual development begins at birth. It is a holistic process that involves the emotional, cognitive, behavioral and physical experiences. The physical development aspect has played a pivotal role in sex education discussion. As such, the discussion of sex education in this forum will focus on the emotional, cognitive and behavioural sexual development and the responsibility parents and teachers have in educating themselves to assist adolescents through this development.

In teaching his class on Sexuality and Society, Vernacchio doesn’t promote or teach a fear or judgment based curriculum as a virtue approach is much more positive. He challenges students to foresee and develop their own

1. Discuss 4 types of scientific methodology used in human sexuality research, including strengths and weaknesses.

Maltz Hierarcy- he sees sexual energy as a neutral force- the intent and consequences of sexual behavior can lead in pos or neg directions (married couples- can be passionate or spousal rape)

Going in to the first week of lectures for this class I was very intrigued by the content that was going to be taught. However, I was also uncertain of how I would respond to learning and conversing about a topic that I usually would not engage in. In the lectures that have occurred up until this point, I have found myself engaged and interested about the sexual aspects of the human body, as well as reflecting on how the course material has relevance to my own life.

The theory in the qualitative study to identify the difference types of sexual behavior engages in "hook up" between males and females The theory examines how both males and females has two different outlook of "hook up" regarding how it leads into having a relationship.

Smut is a comprehensive theological perspective on the sexual experience. It outline both the phenomenon the sexual pathway itself but also the sexual interpretation that tint our collective view on sexual intercourse. Though there remain complications and contradictions within his summary, Davis provides a profound outline of human sexuality, with an extensive inventory of supportive examples and reasoning to back his findings. Bridging the gap between psychological and theological sketches of copulation, whilst remaining outside the realm of purely scientific study has helped to create a resource that allows reader a tool useful in trying to understand sex as it pertains to “you the individual”.

emphasizes that although reality is constructed by our social interactions, our perceived reality, including those of a sexual nature are not the same for everyone. It is critical that a situation is defined by the establishment of relevant identities of those involved in the interaction. It is this construction that involves

The concept of attraction has been defined in many ways by many different experts in the field of relationships. From a biological standpoint it is stated that through the chemicals in our body (e.g. hormones) we are attracted to one another (Eastwick, 2011). On the other hand, it is a naturalistic feeling that happens of which we cannot explain through this essence of science nor technology. We are attracted to those with the same level of emotional maturity or differentiation of self (Eastwick, 2011). It said opposites attract, but does our unconscious, internalize that attraction. This brings me to my research question; can relationships be successful when there is no physical attraction? After acquiring some knowledge on the topic in class and from previous readings, I have hypothesized that a relationship can be successful without physical attraction if there is a strong communication or friendship base association. I will now provide plausible theories that have been supported by researchers to aid my argument.

Sex holds such great importance to the general populous, we are conditioned from youth to follow the moral and social norms of our societies and a great part of this is our individual behaviours and acts of sound reasoning. We are conditioned to follow the laws and social rules, one of which is to adhere to safe sexual practices for our own personal health and safety and that of our sexual partners, however, this may not always be the case, due to some perceived social stigmas we may not always follow these social norms or to keep up with our peers we may choose to follow our peers or the perceptions of others to make our choices.

Sex is a significant act of life. The deed is commonly initiated by arousal and results in conception or sheer satisfaction. A great deal of thought rarely goes into the execution of the actual performance, as sexual urges are instinctive. The true brainpower lies within the thought processes associated with sex. Love, commitment, and friendship are three aspects that I have always questioned upon engaging in sexual activities with others. I identified with the hedonistic value system before taking this course. I justified my sexual endeavors by maintaining that my choices “felt right, at the time”.

Human sexuality is a difficult topic for me to discuss with my peers and clients. It has only been recently that I feel more comfortable speaking with my peers about sex. Similar to others, my life experiences have formed my views on the topic of sexuality. Through my childhood development, my understanding of sex and its components have changed dramatically and with my continued growth, my knowledge base continues to expand. My life experiences are the foundation that I will draw upon while incorporating sex counseling with client’s treatment. Due to my ignorance on this subject, I will need to further my knowledge and increase my comfort level in this area.