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CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 9. SEXUALITY!!. A Short Quiz:. a. What are your views on abortion? b. What are your views on birth control? c. How do you feel about sex outside of marriage or a committed relationship? d. How do you decide with whom you will be sexually intimate?

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CHAPTER 9

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  1. CHAPTER 9 SEXUALITY!!

  2. A Short Quiz: a. What are your views on abortion? • b. What are your views on birth control? • c. How do you feel about sex outside of marriage or a committed relationship? • d. How do you decide with whom you will be sexually intimate? • e. How do you decide what your sexual ethics are? • f. What are some unresolved questions you have about your sexual values?

  3. Discussion • How/where did you learn about sex for the first time?

  4. Discuss • How have you developed your attitudes and values regarding sex? • What factors have influenced your attitudes? • Have you tried to form your own standards?

  5. Discuss • What do you consider to be normal and abnormal in sexual relationships, behavior, and attitudes? • How have you developed your concepts of what is normal and what is abnormal? What norms, standards, and guides do you use? Are standards of sexual normality simply products of social and cultural conditioning?

  6. Discuss • Are the values and ethics that you have for yourself regarding sexuality different than those that you do/would teach your child(ren)? Is this answer different for you sons than your daughters?

  7. Developing Sexual Values • Sexual behavior should be consistent with one’s value system • Sexual abstinence is an option and means different things to different people, cultures, and religious groups • Sexually responsible decisions involve considering the possible consequences of sexual behavior, both for oneself and one’s partner • Learning to establish boundaries is of major importance in being true to one’s own values

  8. Discuss • What are your thoughts about celibacy as an option? What importance do you place on being able to cultivate emotional intimacy without physical intimacy?

  9. Misconceptions about Sexuality • Women are not as sexually desirable when they initiate sex • As people get older, they are bound to lose interest in sex • By their very nature, men are sexually aggressive • The more physically attractive a person is, the more sexually exciting he or she is • Being attracted to someone of the same gender is abnormal

  10. Discuss • Is there a double standard of morality of “acceptable” sexual behavior for women and men? If so, how do you feel about it? Is there any reason for a double standard?

  11. Some Concerns About Sexuality • Concerns that many people have about sexuality include • Worrying about performance standards • Contracting sexually transmitted infections • Being preoccupied with one’s body • Feeling responsible for a partner’s dissatisfaction • Experiencing guilt over sexual feelings or behavior • Worrying if one is normal

  12. Guidelines on Making Responsible Choices • In making responsible, inner-directed choices about whether to act on sexual feelings, you might consider these questions: • Will my actions hurt another person or myself? • Will my actions limit another’s freedom? • Will my actions exploit another’s rights? • Are my actions consistent with my values and commitments?

  13. Basic Facts About AIDS • AIDS affects a wide population and continues to be a major health problem • There is much ignorance and fear of AIDS • AIDS weakens the body’s immune system and that allows other diseases to prey on the body • AIDS is considered an “equal opportunity disease” because it is found among people of all ages, genders, races, and sexual orientations

  14. Basic Facts About AIDS • HIV-positive individuals can live long and relatively symptom-free lives • New medications are now available to treat the opportunistic infections that often killed people with AIDS in the past

  15. Transmission of HIV • Much is known about the transmission of HIV and how it can be avoided • Most people with HIV infection will eventually develop AIDS • With early treatment HIV can be retarded and the onset of AIDS can be delayed • Common forms of HIV transmission are unprotected sex with, or sharing intravenous needles with, a person infected with the virus

  16. Prevention of HIV/AIDS and STI’s • Educate yourself about HIV/AIDS and about sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) • Engaging in sex with multiple partners is high-risk behavior • Effective and consistent use of safer sex methods is a key to prevention • Consider abstinence as an alternative and make responsible choices

  17. Discuss • What kinds of sexual ethics would you like your children to develop? Do you want them to have your sexual values? If not, why not? • In what ways do you hope they might be different?

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