Sexuality Flashcards
Define: Sexuality
Sexuality is the difference between the sexes.
Sexuality
Sexuality is the specific physical traits that differentiate boys from girls.
Your body is going through change, but also your emotions.
It is important to have a good support system so that you can have someone who you can talk to and with whom you can share personal feelings with
Your personal feeling about sex will influence how you will handle it.
Things that influence sexuality.
Friends and peer group.
Family and society.
Culture and religion.
Media.
Things that influence sexuality: Friends and peer group.
Your friend’s views are formed through their parents, family, culture, religion and society. In many cases, your norms and values will be the same.
It can happen that you surround yourself with friends that give you wrong information. You then develop a wrong picture of sexuality and make the wrong decisions.
Things that influence sexuality: Family and society.
Your family is the first place you learn about the different roles of males and females.
Family factors like divorce or abuse can influence your view about sexuality.
You may experience a power struggle between your parents.
Things that influence sexuality: Culture and religion.
Different cultures have different sexual norms.
Sexuality is something in certain culture and religion which shouldn’t be mentioned.
Western culture tends to see the topic as taboo and teaches their children that it is something that shouldn’t be discussed.
The Christian and Catholic religions prohibit premarital sex and see it as serious misconduct.
In certain cultures, it is a prerequisite that a woman should prove that she is fertile by having a child before marriage.
Things that influence sexuality: Media
Advertisements especially use woman’s sexuality to make products desirable.
You as a teenager use role models to form a self-image. The way in which the role model expresses their sexuality will have an influence on your actions.
