Sexuality
Sexual Harassment
• Uninvited and unwelcome sexual remark or
sexual advance.
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Schools & What you can do…
Sexual harassment in schools is illegal
What you can do:
• Speak up assertively when you feel disrespected
• Use your refusal skills to reject unwanted sexual
advances
• Avoid having to be alone with someone you don't trust
• Report behavior that you think is sexual harassment to
an adult.
End Day 2
Pg. 53
Activity Packet
• Page 6
• Check the right or the left column for each
of the 20 descriptions
• Total up both the left and right column to
get two separate numbers
• Sexuality – everything about you that relates
to, reflects, or expresses maleness or
femaleness.
• Gender- refers to the way people perceive
maleness and femaleness to be defined by
our society.
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Sexuality
• Your sexuality influences how you think, how
you feel about yourself and others, and how you
behave.
• The way you dress and move, the gestures and
facial expressions you use, forms of body
language convey sexuality. What you say and
how you say it can also reflect your sexuality.
4 Factors That Influence the Way
You Think About Sexuality
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Your Family
The Media
Peers
Adult Role Models
Family
• Your sexuality develops and changes as you
mature, but parents influence a child’s
understanding of Gender Roles.
• Gender Roles: behaviors and attitudes that are
socially accepted as either masculine or feminine.
• Examples of gender roles ?
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Gender Roles Activity
• Split into 2 groups
– Male and Female
• Both groups will work together to compile a
list of the opposite sex gender roles
• After both lists are on the board, members
of the opposite sex can cross out roles that
they do not fit.
Media
• Examples…?
•Media Messages often contradict family messages.
•Keep in mind that the media try to entertain or sell
things to their customers.
•They often use themes that appeal to people’s
anxieties, concerns, or hopes about their own sexuality.
•For ex. They try to suggest their product will make
them more sexually appealing.
Pg. 6
Peers
• Many teens find it comforting to have a close friend to
talk with about their latest crush, or to ask for advice
about fashion, hair styles and personal care products.
Friends who have healthy attitudes about their own
sexuality help to shape positive attitudes about
sexuality.
• Some teens judge their own expressions of sexuality
against perceptions of peer “norms” –and may not lead
to healthy decisions.
ex. Some teens think that most of their peers are sexually
active…even though their perception is usually inaccurate, teens
may feel pressure to become active themselves before they are
ready…
Pg. 7
Role Models –
Even among well-informed adults, opinions about certain aspects
of sexuality may vary greatly and it is up to you to sort though the
info you receive to act responsibly.
End Day 1 Pg. 7
Day 2
Expressing Sexuality
• Expressed in many things you do because it is part
of your personality.
• Often two people in a relationship have different ideas about how
they want to express their sexuality in a physical sense. They may
disagree about how intimate they want to become. They may feel
different ways at different times.
• Whatever your feelings, you never owe anyone a more intimate
sexual expression than you are comfortable with. You also should not
pressure others to go further in expressing their sexuality than is
comfortable for them!
Pg. 8
Sexual Awakening
• Many of the concerns about body image
and emotions that teenagers experience
are related to another aspect of puberty –
an increased awareness of, and sexual
attraction to, other people.
Pg. 13
Values
• The standards and beliefs that you
consider important and that help you
decide what is right and wrong.
• Values and Sexual Decision Making…?
• Are your actions consistent with your
values?
Pg. 14
Sexual Orientation
• As people mature sexually, they begin to establish their
sexual orientation, or sexual preference.
• Heterosexual- as adults they are attracted people of the
opposite sex.
• Homosexual- as adults that are attracted to members of
their own sex.
• Bisexual- Adults who are attracted to both sexes.
• Asexual- adults who do not experience sexual attraction.
– This is about desire, not about sexual behavior
Pg. 13
• Transgender Equality
Appreciating Differences
• Trying to see things from other people’s
points of view can strengthen your own
self-concept.
• Respecting each person’s right to be what
they are.
Pg. 16
Sexuality Questions Activity
Risks of Sexual Intimacy:
IS NOT RISK FREE!!!
Risks include…
• the effects on your emotional health
• the effects on your relationship
• the risk of pregnancy
• the risk of sexually transmitted infections.
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Emotional Intimacy
• Refers to the openness, sharing, affection,
and trust that can develop in a close
relationship.
A couple can have a close relationship
without being sexually intimate. But it is
hard for them to keep a relationship close
if there is no emotional intimacy.
Pg. 46
Abstinence
• Act of refraining from, or not having sex.
Skills to learn to help you choose abstinence
when you are faced with the pressure to become
more physically intimate:
•Set clear limits
•Communicating your limits
•Avoiding high-pressure situations
•Asserting yourself
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Group Work In Rows
• Come up with at least 10 reasons why
someone who choose to remain abstinent
Teens may choose Abstinence for
a number of reasons…
• They think sexual intimacy should be reserved for
a long-term committed relationship, such as
marriage.
• They do not feel ready to take on the added
responsibilities that come with a sexually intimate
relationship.
• They want to keep their focus on achieving
current goals such as athletics or getting into
college.
• They want to be certain to avoid pregnancy and
sexually transmitted infections.
Pg. 44 &76
Birth Control Anticipatory Guide
• Activity Packet Page 9
Day 3
Contraception
• The use of an appropriate method to
intentionally prevent pregnancy.
There is a wide array of different contraceptives
methods and couples who wish to be sexually
active, but do not wish to have a child, must
decide on a method that is right for them…
Pg. 77
What factors to consider…
• Can the method be purchased over the counter or
is a prescription required?
• How much planning and preparation is needed?
• Does the product have health risks or side effects?
• Does the method protect against STIs, including
HIV? If so, which STIs does it protect against?
• How effective is the method at preventing
pregnancy?
• Meet the Contraceptives
Pg. 77
Effectiveness:
• The likelihood that using the method will
prevent pregnancy.
• Often measured by its
Failure Rate = percentage of pregnancies
that result in one year in a group of people
who use that method.
The lower the failure rate, the higher the effectiveness.
Pg. 77
Accurate Information ?
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Parent (s)
Trusted Adult
Doctors
Healthcare professionals
Counselors
Family planning clinics
Pg. 77
Barrier Methods
• Prevent the sperm from reaching
the egg
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• Male and Female Condoms
- OTC
- Can help prevent pregnancy and most STIs. If used correctly and consistently
• Diaphragm, Cervical Cap, & Shields
-Prescription – cover the cervix and block sperm from entering the uterus.
-Helps prevent pregnancies
-Does not protect against STIs
-Preparation and time restrictions before and after sexual intercourse
• Sponge
- OTC & contains spermicide
- Preparation and time constraints before and after sexual intercourse
- Helps prevent pregnancies, but does not protect against STIs
• Spermicides
- Foams, jellies, and creams
- Time constraints and does not protect against STIs
Pg. 78-79
Latex Allergy
• Some people are allergic to latex and would
experience burning, itching, or swelling in the
penile or vaginal areas after using a latex
condom.
• Polyurethane condoms or animal skin condoms
are available similar pregnancy protection except
animal skin condoms do not prevent adequate
protection against STIs and HIV.
Pg. 78-79
Hormonal Methods
• Work by preventing ovulation or
inhibiting fertilization.
Pg. 80
• Currently all hormonal methods are for females
and require a prescription.
• All are more effective than barrier methods, but
users are more likely to experience side effects.
• Hormonal methods also Do Not protect against
STIs. Examples:
•Oral Contraceptives “The Pill”
•Patches
•Rings
•Injections
Pg. 80
Permanent Methods
• Only appropriate for people who are sure that
they either do not want children or do not want
more children.
• Sterilization: use of surgery or other procedures to
make a person incapable of reproduction.
• Does not protect against STIs
Pg. 81
• Vasectomy - male vas deferens severed – no sperm
is present in ejaculation
• Tubal Ligation – most common for females,
fallopian tubes are cut or closed - – still have
menstrual cycle
• Sterilization Implant – female- coiled implant
inserted into fallopian tube to block – still have
menstrual cycle
Pg. 81
Effective vs Unreliable Methods
Graph Effectiveness of Various Contraceptive
Methods on Page 82
• Graph must have labels for X & Y axis as well as a
graph Title _____ /3
• Contraceptive methods on X-Axis labeled & in
order of effectiveness starting at 100% _____ /14
• % of effectiveness for each contraceptive method
for each column listed _____ / 2
• Graph must be colorful _____ / 1
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