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factors that contribute to discomfort when talking about sx

ignorance: failing to learn the details

secrecy: different from privacy because it centers on shame

trauma: talking about sexuality feels worse when combined with trauma

sexology

the study of what people do when they have sex, and how they feel about it

kinsey

first person to study sxuality using the scientific method in the 1940’s

• minimized shame response

masters & johnson

had volunteers come into lab to have sex and measured body response

• published the first human sexuality books

circles of sexuality

made by dr dennis dailey

• core part of humanity is that we are born with potential for these things

• sexuality is part of our humanity and we continue to develop our sexual self throughout our lifetime

circles of sexual self:

sexual self: sense of oneself as a sexual being

• sexualization

  • the use of sexuality to influence, control or manipulate

• sensuality

  • use the senses to experience physical and psychological pleasure

• reproduction

  • attitudes and behaviours related to the sexual and reproductive systems

• identity

  • who we are as sexual beings and how we label ourselves

• intimacy

  • the exchange of emotional closeness between people

kinsey scale

7 point scale measuring sexual orientation and claims that sexuality is on a spectrum rather than binary

• 0 exclusively heterosexual

• 1 straight but incidental homosexual interactions

• 2 straight with more than incidental homosexual interactions

• 3 equally heterosexual & homosexual

• 4 gay with more than incidental straight interactions

• 5 gay with incidental straight interactions

• 6 exclusively homosexual

sexual health education in canada

• responsibility of provinces/territories resulting in variation across the country

sexual health education training

pre-service learning for teachers does not include training to deliver sexual health education

gatekeepers of sex-ed

• school boards

  • can affect how teachers teach

• principals

  • create budget and have effect on how sex ed is taught

• community/parents

  • every parent has the right to pull their child out

• teachers

  • feel like they can get in trouble if they teach this

meg

grandmother of sex-ed who came to bc and taught comprehensive sex ed to children in schools and the BC curriculum is based around her work

bc sex-ed curriculum

bc curriculum is most comprehensive, has been in place since 1995

• delivery is still hit or miss because its supposed to be given every year but no one is mandating this

• each year builds on each other

what is taught at each level of sex ed

k-3: names of body parts, appropriate touching, family structures

4-5: puberty changes, self identity

6-7: puberty changes, STI’s, reproduction

8-9: healthy sexual decision making, STI’s

10-12: healthy relationships and sexual decision making, STI’s

core principles of comprehensive sex ed

accessible to all, promotes human rights, scientific, balanced approach

impact of aoum programs

• increases teen pregnancy and STI rates

• threatens fundamental human rights to health, info and life

• prevents youth from accessing comprehensive sex ed

  • we can see the opposite of these programs implemented in holland where they are very open about sex and have improved outcomes

sources of values and beliefs

• family of origin

• formal and informal education

• peers

• media influences

• faith

• experiences

• intuition

• AI

• medical professionals

• elders

• culture

• language

US vs netherlands study

9 out 10 US parents forbid their teenagers to spend night at their bf/gfs house whereas 9 out of 10 Dutch parents permitted such overnight stays

• this is because netherland governments give young people access to info and normalize talking about sex so their teens report waiting until they are ready to have sex

• netherlands adolescent pregnancy, abortion, sexual debut, STI, etc are all lower than US

• canada is more similar to netherlands

sexual debut

better term to use than loosing virginity because we shouldnt think of it as “loosing” something. sexual debut can be used when YOU want to use it and its an addition to life instead of loss

how many children does average canadian family have

1.6

is there a large relationship between sex and reproduction

no, most sex is for connection and pleasure

groups of people in canada who are touch deprived

heterosexual single males

teenagers

senior citizens