Unit 2 Human Reproduction Sexuality and Intimacy Chapter

Unit 2: Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy Chapter 5 Sexuality My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc.

Key Terms • • sexuality adolescence sex hormones menstruation/ spermatogenesis gender identity transexual/transgender sexual orientation Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy • • My Health Heterosexual lesbian/gay bisexual Human Rights Code sex gender/gender roles socialization media literacy Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -2 Sexuality

What Is “Sexuality”? • • Physical development of sexual characteristics Gender roles and relations between the sexes Intimacy, love, and affection Sexual attraction Sexual contact or behaviour Sexual decision making Sexual orientation Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -3 Sexuality

Sexuality Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -4 Sexuality

Stages of Human Sexual Development • Stage 1: Infancy (birth to age 2) • Stage 2: Childhood (ages 3 to 8) • Stage 3: Pre-adolescence (ages 9 to 12) • Stage 4: Adolescence (ages 13 to 18) • Stage 5: Early Adulthood (ages 19 to 45) • Stage 6: Later Adulthood (age 46 and up) Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -5 Sexuality

Changes to the Female Body • • Ovaries begin to release estrogens, which in turn leads to the release of eggs: ovulation Egg is caught by the Fallopian tube, travels down to uterus Endometrium (lining inside uterus) thickens If fertilization does not occur, the thick lining is shed off the sides of the uterus and out of the body through the cervix and vagina: menstruation Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -6 Sexuality

Changes to the Male Body • • • Testicles produce sperm during puberty in a process called spermatogenesis Sperm move from testicles to the epididymis During ejaculation, sperm from the epididymis move through the vas deferens to collect semen, which nourishes the sperm Penis must be erect for ejaculation to occur Semen is ejaculated through the urethra Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -7 Sexuality

Emotional Changes during Adolescence • • • Experience intense emotions Growing interest in romantic love and intimacy Increased interest in appearance • May develop unrealistic/unhealthy opinions on personal appearance • Increased desire for independence Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -8 Sexuality

Social Changes during Adolescence • • • Friends, peers, and teachers will play an increasingly important role in life Keep lines of communication open with parents or caregiver Beliefs and feelings change to reflect the new ideas and new experiences that we encounter Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -9 Sexuality

Finding Help • Kids Help Phone • 1 -800 -668 -6868 • www. kidshelpphone. ca • The Internet • • • www. sexualityandu. ca www. hc-sc. gc. ca www. yesmeansyes. com www. livepositive. ca www. cdnaids. ca www. cfsh. ca Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -10 Sexuality

Respecting Diversity • • People vary in terms of their sexual attraction towards others Gender Identity: Transsexual/Transgender Heterosexual: woman to man, man to woman Lesbian: woman to woman Gay: man to man Bisexual: people who are attracted to both women and men Questioning/Queer Canadian Human Rights Code Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -11 Sexuality

Sex versus Gender • • • Sex: the qualities by which people are categorized by their reproductive organs and functions Gender: the condition of being female or male as defined by society Gender roles: sets of behaviours that project an image of femininity or masculinity Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -12 Sexuality

Gender, Sex, and the Media • “The media”: any form of communication that distributes information • Television, radio, music, movies, newspapers, magazines, billboards, the Internet • • • Sex as a Sales Tool Double Standards in Sexuality Looking Good: Beauty Myths Unit 2 Human Reproduction, Sexuality, and Intimacy My Health Copyright © 2010 Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. Chapter 5 -13 Sexuality