Chapter 10 : Sexuality and Gender

Chapter 10 : Sexuality and Gender

Group Activity #1

What do you know about HIV and AIDS?

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/04/08/398411824/white-house-says-it-supports-efforts-to-ban-gay-conversion-therapy

• What is HIV and AIDS?
• Symptoms?
• Ven-diagram
• How are they spread?
• Are they treatable?

Transgender vs.

Transexual

Reflection/ Check in

1.What did you already know, that was just review?

2.What if anything did you learn today?

3.What questions are you left with?

1. Summarize article

2. What are the legal/ ethical considerations?

3. How does this article connect to the nature vs. nurture topic?

4. Using your resources research

suicide stats on gay and trans youth in the USA. *Bonus points if you can find comparative data vs. general public.

Gender Rolls

Fluidity and Non-binary

Where to fit on gage?

Human Sexuality

Masters and Johnson (1966) The Four Stages of Sexual-Response Cycle P.404

Intersex: * Formally hermaphrodite, changed in the 1940s

ambiguous sex organs

Where did that research come from?

Kinsey (1948)

Sexual Orientation Spectrum

Collected data from 1938-1948

about frequency of pre-marital sex, anal sex, masturbation etc.

Sexual Orientation (biologically) p.411

Studies comparing male homosexual and heterosexual brains reveal genetic and prenatal influences

* Maternal prenatal stress increased chance of homosexuality

*Epi-marks(sex specific gene expression during fetal development) can be inherited

* Moms, more boys- less test.

Know the STI

* Trained Interviewers, volunteer participants (diverse): One male study, one female

A few key findings:

-1/2 of the men and <20% of the females had reported bisexual experiences.

-21% of males had sex before the age of 16 and only 6% women

chart on p.

414!!

* Culture?

*Biological?

*Shifts over time?

*Helpful/ Harmful?

* dysphoria (in-

congruence)

In partners read P. 405

• How long were these studies kept quiet?
• What was the population that was researched?
• What mode of research was used: survey, observation, focus group, interview?
• Why if at all do you think this research was important?

Phase 1: Excitement- Duration 1min. to 1 hour.

Phase 2: Plateau- Duration- Few seconds to a few mins.

Phase 3: Orgasm- Rythmic muscular contractions (shortest phase). Femal orgasm in vagina wall & uterus can be longer than male orgasms. Men typically only have one intense orgasm ( release of full semen).

Phase 4: Resolution * Men refractory

Stereotype-sexism-benevolent sexism

1.7% of total population

Sex development happens in the embryonic stage of development

@ 5 weeks of pregnancy two organs called the gonads form the embryo.Two sets of ducts (tubes) Mullerian (to become female) and Wolffian (to become male)

also form next to the gonads. At this point the ducts are not differentiate M or F.

Cause: Chromosomal or hormonal abnormalities

* clitoris to develop like a penis or penis resembling clitoris

Gender reassignment not a best practice for infants

What decides? Chromosones and hormones. If the choromosome of the 23rd pair contain Y (testosterone released= male)

or Z (Estrogen released= female)

*Proper duct becomes the sex organ

Agenda:

8:00- 8:15- Sign in, reminders

8:15-8:45- Group Synth

8:45- 9:55- Lecture, discussion &

activity #1

9:55-10:20- Activity #2

10:20-10:30- Reflection

SEX M/F/Inter

CRASH Course

Primary Sex Characteristics:

F: Uterus, vagina

M: Penis, Prostate

Secondary: F- Menarche (first period) @12

*in developing countries, capability for breasts to produce milk (mammary glands)

Secondary: M- Deep voice, facial/ pubic

hair, increased height, course skin, sperm production @ 14

HIV & AIDS

?

Sex: Assigned at birth (M,F,IS)

Gender: Expression spectrum (Androgynous)

Sexual Orientation: Who we are attracted to

Hetero, homo, bi, Asexual

Spectrum diagram