EUTHENICS

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF WOMEN

 After colonization, their status in the family was changed

 Pasig River was comparable with the Nile River because both are productive
 Men & women are the same; educated; read & write
 Husband & wife’s relationship was equalitarian

MUJER INDIGENA IN SOCIETY

 Can engage in agriculture and trade WITH contract
 The contract was considered to be more valuable if it was made with/by a woman

LUBLUBAN – first law giver; legendary law-giver. Great granddaughter of first filipino man &
woman.
QUEEN SIMA – queen of Cotabato; known for sense of justice and respect for the law

Primogeniture: the state of being firstborn of the same parents.

BABAYLAN - Babaylan women serve as intermediaries between spiritual and material worlds in
their communities. Their leadership roles are multi-fold: warrior, healer, priestess and sage.

DOMESTICATION OF WOMEN DURING SPANISH REGIME

 Spaniards remolded the image and likeness of the Mujer Indigena in 1521.
 Prostitution was introduced and virginity was an issue
 Propaganda Movement 1872-1892: Gregoria de Jesus, Melchora Aquino, Patrocinia
Gamboa, Hilaria Aguinaldo, Trinidad Tecson, Marcela Agoncillo, etc.
 BASI REVOLT (ILOCOS REVOLT) 1807:
 Young women of Malolos led a protest: for educational reform; feminist movement;
This group of young women personally handed their letter of petition addressed to
Governor-General Valeriano Weyler to allow them to put up a night school where they
can study the Spanish language under Teodoro Sandiko.
 Women during the American period enlisted in the army and fought alongside men
 The Asociacion Feminista Filipina: first women’s club in the Philippines dedicated to the
promotion of social welfare and the encouragement of the participation of women in
public affairs.
 60’s was the time of social and political upheaval
What’s in a cigarette or cigar?
 2000 chemical compounds are produced when a cigar is lighted
 50 = carcinogenic substances

Tar applied to the skin of the mice turned out to be cancerous.

NICOTINE – powerful and highly addictive substance; It reaches the brain in just 7 seconds.

What smoking does to you?

 Carbon Monoxide pushes oxygen out of hemoglobin

What happens you drink?

 End up in the blood, thinking, judgement, speech, personality, coordination changes

EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL: talkative, relaxed, poor judgement, loses self-control, powerful

DRUGS:
 Drug Abuse: to rely on them to change the way you feel
 Often to problems at home, school, work
 Drug Tolerance: body is getting used to drug effects
 Drug Dependence: can’t live without drugs; can’t function

Inhalants
Barbiturates & Tranquilizers
Hallucinogens

How to recognize drug abusers:

 Redness and watering of eyes
 Runny nose, red raw nostrils, profuse respiration

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES OF YOUNG ADULTS

Ages (10-24)
 R.H. Risks & Consequences for Young Adult
 YOUTH have high rates of unprotected sexual activity. This leads to unintended and too
early pregnancy, STD’s, including HIV/AIDS, and unsafe abortion.
 TEENAGE PREGNANCY PACT
TRANSITION FROM CHILDHOOD – ADULTHOOD
 A universal process that varies greatly by individual and region.
 Transition for both females & males is onset of PUBERTY
MARRIED & UNMARRIED YOUTH (Misconception)
- Have common biological characteristics that affect R.H
 - Both have common need for accurate info about their bodies, sexuality, communication
in relationships, contraceptives, and other issues.
GENDER AFFECTS THE R.H. OF YOUTH
- Gender affects expectation
- Gender affects cultural acceptance
- Female genital mutilation
- WHO reports some 2M girls undergo the procedure annualy
FEMALE YRS PRIOR TO MARRIAGE INCREAGE
-the length of time when women are fertile prior to MARRIAGE has been increasing.
The age of MENARCHE is falling and the age of Marriage is rising.
AVERAGE AGE OF at FIRST INTERCOURSE FOR UNMARRIED SEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUTH
-average age of first intercourse is well below the average age of marriage
YOUNG ADULTS & CONTRACEPTIVE USE
- In Kenya, unmarried youth say the main reason they did not use contraception was
because they did not expect to have sex at that time.
- Of youth lack info about contraceptives
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