Sexuality is something that has been around for a while. In fact, it has always been a hot button topic. One of which has no true answer for many. However, recently in these last decades we have started to become more accepting and open on the topic of sexuality. However, there are still a lot of different meaning to the word sexuality. So, what is sexuality? Well, sexuality can be defined in many ways. However, there are three ways that I will be discussing. The main three ways that it can be used are your capacity for sexual feelings, Sexual Orientation, and the amount of Sexual activity that you engage in. These are very important when talking about sexuality in adolescents. However, there is one problem that need to be addressed when discussing …show more content…
A woman named Lisa Firestone addressed this in her article titled “Are We Still Condemning Women for Their Sexuality?” In this she states that "Many of our attitudes toward sex are shaped by how we were raised and how sexuality was portrayed to us in our families and in our communities." And I agree with her. Sexuality is something that plays an important role in our lives. Especially in the lives of adolescents. Teenagers who are still developing their own identity and ideals. It can affect the way that the teen lives, as well as how they are treated in some cases. Especially by peers and family. But some of the major things that should be addressed when talking about sexuality are the capacity for sexual feelings, a person's sexual orientation or preference, or sexual activity. These things affect young people in their everyday lives. It is something that can be shaped by things like family, media, and the society they live …show more content…
This is what most people are talking about when using the word Sexuality. Sexual orientation is defined as a person's sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted. There are many different Sexual Orientations that a person can be grouped in. Some examples include being heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. There are many other different types of sexuality based on the person and what they are attracted to. A person usually finds out their Sexual Orientation when they are young. It is found during adolescence or young adulthood. Due to this most people understand their sexuality from a young age before they have had any sexual encounter. The reason I believe that most people find their sexuality around the time of adolescence or young adulthood is that they are discovering a part of their identity. They are discovering what they are attracted to and what they want. Sexual Orientation can be very important in one’s identity. Especially a teen. Adolescents are growing different part of who they are. They are discovering what make them their own individual. Sexual orientation is just one of those things. Yet it can affect how they are treated by peers, which is very important to a youth. Teens want to be accepted so they will most likely hide it if they feel as if they will be rejected due to it. While if the peer group is more accepting they will be able to more freely explore this part of
THE ISSUE OF CONSENT In acknowledgement of the particular difficulties involved in the prosecution of rape cases and the consequent poor conviction rates, a central alteration in the law on sexual offences concerned the meaning of consent and the manner in which it should be established in a court of law. Previously, the Se... ... middle of paper ... ... y asking the reasonable person what may by its nature be sexual begs the question. Into what nature of the term sexuality are we asking people to enquire?
The terms gender and sexuality are usually mistaken for one or the other. Gender refers to the social term that is given to a specific sex. Gender is typically considered female or male. The term sexuality refers to people’s sexual interest or desires to other people. Different types of sexuality are heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, and other types. Gender and sexuality are used for people to identify their sexuality, communication with others, and learn how to find a community of people that are alike.
Sexuality in society can be learned by two ways: by looking at it from an individual perspective or looking at society as a whole.
Unlike sex, the history of sexuality is dependant upon society and limited by its language in order to be defined and understood.
It is a common misconception that gender, sex, and sexuality are linked. In reality, sex refers to biology, whether a person was born with male or female chromosomes and genitalia,
Each of these words play into a bigger image in the social imagination. For example thinking about the word heterosexual or even homosexual I think of sexuality in relation to sex; e.g. heterosexuality is being attracted to the opposite sex. It seems to be that this excludes gender presentation however that sexuality is solely surrounded by the sex of the individual which plays into the social imagination that sex is determined by genitals which perpetuates the binary by excluding intersex folks. This ignorance is passed on into the perpetuation of oppression against those who have a different gender identity than their orginal sex. Therefore the fact that sexuality has the tendency to be thought about in these terms causes a disconnect from gender identity language because of how these terms are relational.
Key Ideas. EBSCOhost, ezproxy.brenau.edu:2040/login?url=https://search-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.brenau.edu:2040/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=110299. In this chapter of Sexuality written by Jeffrey Weeks, the author goes through and talks about sexuality and all aspects of it. From where it originated to how it’s a social construct or even what defines whether an action is sexual or not, most of that stuff is in there.
What is the first word that comes to your mind when I say the word “sex?” Sex for me is when two people have intercourse. You don’t necessarily have to be in love to have sex. Many people enjoy having sex with other people, because it feels good, or they just want to procreate. According to Auleb, in the class reader “Human Sexuality”, he states “Sex has more than one definition and can be used in many contexts.” Sex can mean multiple connotations to different people. People can think your asking them their gender when you ask them what the word sex means to them, or they can be talking about their vagina or penis. On the other hand, the word sexuality for me means that you have the power to feel sexual, and that is your sexuality. Many people don’t have a sexual side to them, because they don’t really like talking about the word sex, or the word sexuality. According to Auleb, Sexuality means “the quality of possessing a sexual character or potency, although some individuals’ sexuality may encompass little to no sexual behaviors”. Sexual identity is a very important word to understand. For me sexual identity means what gender you see yourself as, or who you are sexually attracted too. I believe sexual identity can be a
This paper has effort to generally show youths growing up gay. A number of issues have been presented involving gay identity formation, parental interaction, and disclosure. Homosexuality is a very controversial subject. By no mean does this paper try to say that it is “totally correct.” However, the paper does examine logical theoretical ideas of what gay adolescents endure, using and combining research and reports of other gay studies.
To begin with, sexual orientation can be determined by more than one factor and is not the same for everybody. According to the American Psychological Association:
The terms sex, gender and sexuality relate with one another, however, sociologists had to distinguish these terms because it has it’s own individual meaning. Sex is the biological identity of a person when they are first born, like being a male or female. Gender is the socially learned behaviors and expectations associated with men and women like being masculine or feminine. Gender can differentiate like being a man, woman, transgender, intersex, etcetera. Sexuality refers to desire, sexual preference, and sexual identity and behavior (1). Sexuality can differentiate as well like being homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, etcetera. Like all social identities, gender is socially constructed. In the Social Construction of Gender, this theory shows
What is sex and sexuality, and how would I define it? Sex seems to be a subject that society is becoming a little less shy to talk about. It should be an openly topic we could talk about, yes it is a personal act, but many young people have questions and wonders about sex. Sex is the act of two people engaging in sexual intercourse. That is my definition of sex, but sex has different definitions and meanings depending on who the person is. Sexuality as I stated above, is the discovering your identity, figuring out who you are. Sexuality consist of procreation, love, pleasure, and indentity. (Laack 1) Sex and sexuality are closley realated to each other, you get one with the other. Sexuality is a state of confusion for many teenagers they not sure about what is going on with their emotion, their hormones are flying in every direction possible. Another thing we should discuss about things that are common among teenagers, is masturbati...
In my eyes I believe that how you were raised has a big role in the development of your sexuality. When
Sometimes family and society does not help to make this task easier. Challenges teenagers face due to biology and society are body image, hormonal changes, social and parental pressures, family problems, school pressures, alcohol, drug abuse, homosexuality, and suicide. First, the majority of young people are dissatisfied with their physical appearance. Teenagers are more likely to have a lot of trouble accepting their bodies.
The definition of sexuality encompasses many things. This can mean the feelings we have about ourselves as sexual beings, the ways in which we choose to express these feelings with ourselves and others, and the physical capability each of us has to give and experience sexual pleasure. Sex is the total sum of physical characteristics that distinguish males and females from each other. The most distinctive difference in characteristics is that men and women have different reproductive organs. This is pretty obvious, and so are other traits like facial hair, deep voices, and muscular builds.