Human Sexuality

– the sum of a person's sexual

behaviors and tendencies
 Dimensions of
HUMAN
SEXUALITY

SOCIO-
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
CULTURAL
 Human Anatomy
& Physiology
(sex)
BIOLOGICAL

Genetic
influence

Physical
Maturation
ICHS
 Self – Image &
Sexual identity
PSYCHOLOGICAL

Parenting

Developmental
tasks
 Cultural Belief
System and
Values
CULTURAL
SOCIO -

Religious /
Socioeconomic
Infuence

Education
/ Mass Media
 SEX
SEXUAL IDENTITY
refers to how one is determined by
thinks of oneself in virtue of one’s
terms of whom one is physical
sexually and anatomy.
romantically attracted
to as defined by his GENDER
or her biological sex
is socially determined
and gender.
like being masculine or
feminine
 - behavior learned by
individuals as appropriate to
their gender, determined by
the prevailing cultural norms
 SEXUAL
ORIENTATION
describes an enduring
pattern of attraction to
persons of the opposite sex,
the same sex, or to both
sexes, as well as
the genders that accompany
them.
 HETEROSEXUALS
are individuals who are
considered by the society
as “straight.” Thus, a
heterosexual is known to
be attracted to the
opposite sex.

HOMOSEXUALS
are those who are
attracted to
individuals of the
same sex or gender.
 TRANSSEXUAL &
TRANSGENDER
people are people who have a
gender identity or gender
expression that differs from their
assigned sex. Transgender
people are sometimes called
transsexual if they desire
medical assistance to transition
from one sex to another.
 BISEXUALS
are those whose
romantic or sexual
attraction or behavior
is directed toward both males
and females.

ASEXUAL (solitary)
not sexually attracted to anyone and/or no desire
to act on attraction to anyone.
… other social issues
• equal rights
• women’s liberation
• same-sex marriage
• reproductive health
PRE-MARITAL SEX
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COMMON EXCUSES
THINK
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one
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curiosity/
relationship
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and
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RELATIONSHIP
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all the way
…but SEX at a proper age,
at a proper time, in a proper
place, … in a proper context
would be self-fulfilling for
both.