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Understanding Sexuality and Gender Roles

The document outlines a learning module focused on understanding sexuality, including its biological, psychological, and social aspects. It emphasizes the importance of sexual awareness and responsibility, particularly among adolescents, while discussing concepts such as gender identity, sexual orientation, and the consequences of sexual choices. The module also includes activities for self-reflection on personal sexual identity and beliefs.

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Understanding Sexuality and Gender Roles

The document outlines a learning module focused on understanding sexuality, including its biological, psychological, and social aspects. It emphasizes the importance of sexual awareness and responsibility, particularly among adolescents, while discussing concepts such as gender identity, sexual orientation, and the consequences of sexual choices. The module also includes activities for self-reflection on personal sexual identity and beliefs.

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Agend

a: -Introduction
-Prayer

-Warm-up Activity
-Presentation of
Topic
-Assignment
Agustinian Prayer
LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 Explore the various aspects of sexual self

 Determine the importance of having awareness towards


sexuality and gender issues

 Identify various roles of individual being portrayed from the


past to the present society
Warm-up Activity

Sexuality is ….
Please download and
install the Slido app on
all computers you use

SEXUALITY is....

ⓘ Start presenting to display the poll results on this slide.


MODULE 6

SEXUAL SELF
What is sexuality?

It is one of the fundamental


drives behind person’s thought
feelings and behaviors.
SEXUALITY

BIOLOGIC
AL
PSYCHOLOGIC
AL
SOCIAL
BIOLOGICAL

It is initially rooted in the distinguishing


physical attributes found in men (penis)
and women (vagina).
SEXUAL GENITALS is a biological
feature that distinguishes males
from females.

Moreover, during puberty, observable


changes in the human body also known as
secondary sexual characteristics begin.
Physical Changes in Males

Circumcision among Boys


Physical Changes in Females

Menstruation among girls


HORMONAL CHANGES
Differences of Sexual development
(DSD)

 It is a term used when a person is born


with reproductive or sexual anatomy
that doesn’t fit the typical definition of
female or male.
INTERSEX
SEXUAL URGES DURING PUBERTY
When physiological changes are triggered within
the adolescent’s reproductive system he or she is
likely to experience sexual urges, become more
sensitive to sexual stimuli, and feel sexual
arousal.

Arousal may be exhibited through PENILE


ERECTION in men and VAGINAL LUBRICATION
or wetness in women.

If sexual arousal is satisfied through sexual


intercourse, ORGASM would be reached.
WHY DO HUMANS ENGAGE IN SEXUAL
ACTIVITIES?
Please download and
install the Slido app on
all computers you use

WHY DO HUMANS
ENGAGE IN
SEXUAL
ACTIVITIES?

ⓘ Start presenting to display the poll results on this slide.


Humans are likely to engage in sexual
activities to satisfy sexual urges.
Psychological
Sex may also refer to the
physiological and psychological
processes related to procreation
and sexual pleasure.
When physiological changes are triggered within the
adolescent’s reproductive system he or she is likely to
experience sexual urges, become more sensitive to
sexual stimuli, and feel sexual arousal.

Arousal may be exhibited through PENILE ERECTION in


men and VAGINAL LUBRICATION or wetness in women.
If sexual arousal is satisfied through sexual intercourse,
ORGASM would be reached.
Engaging in sexual activities may result in
consequences
that adolescents may not be ready for:

pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.


THE CONSEQUENCES OF
SEXUAL CHOICE
 Adolescent Couples
“love each other” and are “ready to be committed to
each other”
!!! Impulsive and careless sexual intercourse is the risk of:
 pregnancy

 sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)


Adolescents and Sexual Responsibility

A person should be aware of his or her


sexuality and sexual attributes
in order to make responsible decisions.
Adolescents need to realize the
importance of having
informed choices.
Psychological

Gender Identity Sexual Orientation


Gender Identity

Gender identity is each person's internal and


individual experience of gender. It is a person's
sense of being a woman, a man, both, neither,
or anywhere along the gender spectrum.

A person's gender identity may be the same


as or different from their birth-assigned sex.
Gender
Orientation

Is how a person outwardly shows their gender


identity? It includes physical expressions such
as person’s clothing, hairstyle, makeup, and
social expressions such as name and pronoun
choice.

Some examples of gender expression are


masculine, feminine, and androgynous.
Sexual Orientation

Describes to whom a person is sexually


attracted.
A guy who is attracted to girls is considered
heterosexual
while someone who is attracted to the
same sex is called a homosexual
BIOLOGICAL SEX - is one’s assignment upon
birth and is dependent on physical features.

On the other hand, GENDER is an identity that is


learned and embraced by the individual.

One’s sex (e.g. male, female, intersex, etc.) is


usually assigned at birth based on one’s physical
biology. One’s gender (e.g. male, female, gender
queer, etc.) is one’s internal sense of self and
identity. One’s gender expression (e.g.
masculine, feminine, androgynous, etc.) is how
one embodies gender attributes, presentations,
roles, and more.
 One’s sex (e.g. male, female, intersex, etc.)
is usually assigned at birth based on one’s
physical biology.
 One’s gender (e.g. male, female, gender
queer, etc.) is one’s internal sense of self
and identity.

 One’s gender expression (e.g. masculine, feminine,


androgynous, etc.) is how one embodies gender
attributes, presentations, roles, and more.
GENDER AS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT

As a social construct, gender comprises the


socially created ROLES, PERSONALITY TRAITS,
ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS and VALUES
attributed to men and women.

It also includes the relative power and influence


of each, indicating that GENDER IS
RELATIONAL and refers not simply to men or
women but to the relationship between them.

Thus, gender is anchored on societal beliefs and


GENDER ROLES
Refer to societal expectations of how men
and women should act.

Traditional View on Gender Roles of Men


and Women

MEN are assumed to be strong and


dominant

WOMEN are perceived to be submissive


Aside from the problems with these
assumptions, gender and biological sex are
not always the same. A person may have been
born a man but assumes womanly traits while
woman may behave like a man.
BOYS – strong expression of sexuality with
minimal involvement with partner

GIRLS – to be good but potentially sexy,


waiting for the right man to come along to
unleash that potential

A guy who is attracted to girls is considered


heterosexual while someone who is attracted
to the same sex is called a homosexual
ACITIVITY
Reflective Journals:
1. Think about your own sexual identity,
relationships, and personal beliefs
according to the following aspects.
BIOLOGICAL
PSYCHOLOGICA
L
SOCIAL

Share your views, feelings, and


experiences in a piece of short bond
paper to submit next meeting.

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