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GENDER AND SOCIETY

AS

PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUE

what is psychosocial?

Gratitude

Perspective

Introduction

introduction

In the previous sessions, we discussed about biological dimension of sexuality. We learn that the human person has biological mechanisms for sexual growth and reproduction, and that depending on sex, these mechanisms differ.

At the beginning of this text book, we also emphasized that these reproductive mechanisms are interpret by the societies, thereby, creating differentiated social standards for behavior and expectation. For instance, since the human female is capable of bearing a child, the society interpret this capacity as associated to womanhood, and thus, sets fulfilment of reproductive role as an expectation among women. On the other hand, since human male does not have the capability to bear a child but has a relatively larger muscular-skeletal frame, the society expect the human male perform productive role and associates this role to men.

How does your being male and female influence you family’s and peers’ expectation for you?

However, while there distinct psychosocial differences, much of the capabilities, expect those involved in reproduction, can actually performed by either sexes. Both women and men can perform child-rearing role. Both can also engage and succeed in the world of work.in many cases, the limits are also set by the social expectation.

There scenarios only exemplify that much about gender and sexuality is not only biological and psychological but also psychological and society. This perspective of exploring and understanding human sexuality in the lens of psychological social processes is referred to as psychological perspective.

Psychosocial issue- need and concerns relating to one of all the psychosocial dimension.

Psychosocial issue

Reproductive role- the social script ascribed to individuals pertaining to their role in child bearing or child-rearing and relating and related tasks such as maintaining the household.

- Psychosocial

Reproductive role-

Definition of Terms

- a term pertaining to psychosocial and social factors and the interaction of these factors

- Productive role

- Productive role- the social script ascribe to individuals pertaining to their role in economic production and related tasks such as engaging in public affairs and living in the of work.

three primary domains

WHAT DOES PSYCHOSOCIAL MEAN?

what is psychosocial?

Sociology

The term psychosocial is an encompassing term.

Definition

It is comprised by two primary aspect: psychological and social. There are myriad of ways in defining these two but in essence, psychological pertains to anything associated with mental process and behavior interaction.

AFFECT- or affective domains pertains to people’s emotions and feelings.

BEHAVIOR- or the behavioural domain pertains to people’s action both observable (OVERT) or not readily observable (CONVERT).

COGNITION- or cognitive domain pertains to people’s thought process such as memory, perception, and information-processing.

The psychological aspect of gender and sexuality anchors itself on the field of psychology.

Psychology is a field of science which concerns itself with how people think and feel and how thoughts and feeling interact and lead to behavior.

There are three primary domains: affect, behaviour and cognition.

the social aspect of gender and sexuality primarily anchors itself on the field of Sociology and allied fields such as social psychology.

Sociology is a field of science which concerns itself with the human person’s realities and experiences as part of groups and institutions, including structures and functions of these institusions, and dynamics of human relationship within them.

There are many ways through which the psychosocial dimension of gender and sexuality can be understood and explained.

Our experience of gender sexuality is generally a relational experience.

Understanding thing Psychological Dimension

It is because while as individuals,

we have our own affect, cognition and behaviour to be aware of,

we are also viewing ourselves in relation to others who also have their own personal preoccupations.

There are some element of our gendered self which are best viewed in an ecological context- that is, in the circumstances in our physical and social environment.

Awareness

Awareness

At the front of our experiences as gendered beings is awareness. In simpler terms, awareness is our conscious understanding of something. As individuals, we are in constant process towards self-awareness.

Who and what am I?

What do I like or dislike?

What are my strengths and weaknesses?

What motivates me?

What are my aspirations?

We are in an endless process of asking and trying to understand.

In the context of gender and sexuality, we ask:

What am I physiologically?

Am I happy with what I am?

How do I genuinely see myself?

How to I feel about myself as a sexual being?

Is there anything good I should do?

We are social being, we live our lives in relation to others. Hence, as we try to understand ourselves more, we are also in constant process towards other awareness, that is, understand others:

• What is the other’s motivations, preferences, and aspirations?

• Where am I positioned in her or his life, vis-à-vis

Where is s/he position in life?

• How different and or similar to other?

Growth

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