discussion about gender and human sexuality for grade 8 students

1. FAMILY HEALTH
GENDER AND HUMAN
SEXUALITY
GLISCY MAY C. TINGSON
KAPALONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL​

2. LESSON 1: GENDER AND
HUMAN SEXUALITY
Sexuality as an Important
Component of One’s
Personality

3. PERSONALITY CHECK 3
Put a check ( ) in the column after each item to show you how you describe yourself.
Guide Question: What is the best way to improve your personality?
Statements YES NO
1. I show respect and affection for others.
2. I choose friends who share the same interest.
3. I find it easy to relax and express my feelings.
4. I idolize peers and media, role personalities as
sources for standards of behavior, dress and style.
5. I get along well with other people.

4. •HOW DO YOU EXPRESS
YOURSELF?
•HOW DO YOU SEE
YOURSELF?
•HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW
YOURSELF?
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5. SEXUALITY
Is a natural and healthy
part of life
Is everything about being a
male or female
Is the most important
aspect in masculine or
feminine identification
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6. SEXUALITY
Involves:
a.The name given at birth
b.The toys played with
c.The clothes worn
d.The friends played with
e.The roles and
responsibilities at home
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7. SEX IS A MAJOR
ASPECT OF
PERSONALITY
The process of sexual
development begins from birth to
adulthood thus it is a continuous
developmental process throughout
life.

8. GENDER
is a social concept on how
men and women should
think, feel, and act. It refers
to femininity or masculinity of
a person’s role and behavior
as defined by society.
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9. HUMAN SEXUALITY
is the quality of being
male or female. It is the
way in which we
experience and express
ourselves as sexual
beings.
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SELF
appreciates own body
takes responsibility for own behaviors
 is knowledgeable about sexuality
issues
FAMILY
communicates
effectively with
family
is able to express
love to family
members
performs duties
and responsibilities
at home
PEERS
 express love and
intimacy in appropriate
ways
have the skills to evaluate
readiness for mature
relationship
interact with both genders
in appropriate and
respectful ways
 respect both genders in
all aspects

11. SEX
is the biological
basis of being a
male or female.
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12. GENDER
•is a social view on how men
and ladies should think, feel,
and act. It refers to femininity
or masculinity of an
individual’s role and behavior.
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13. GENDER EQUALITY
grants man and woman
equal enjoyment of
human rights.
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14. GENDER ROLE
refers to certain roles,
characteristics, and
expectations of how a person
should feel, think, and act as
influenced by parents, peers,
and society.
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15. SEXUALITY
is a basic part of what we do and
who we are; it is the way in which
we experience and express
ourselves as sexual beings. It is
the entire expression of an
individual’s self-concept.
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16. A GENDER SYMBOL IS A WAY OF REPRESENTING A
PARTICULAR GENDER IDENTITY THROUGH UNIQUE
SYMBOL.
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17. SEXUALITY INVOLVES THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL,
SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF
ONE’S PERSONALITY.
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ETHICAL SELF
the way you
value
relationships
EMOTIONAL
SELF
the way you
feel about
yourself and
others.
SOCIAL SELF
the way you
interact with
others.
MENTAL SELF
the way you
think as man
or a woman.
PHYSICAL SELF
the way you
look as a
man or a
woman

18. DIMENSIONS OF HUMAN
SEXUALITY Physical
Self
Mental Self
Social Self
Emotional
Self
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Ethical Self

19. how you
see
others
how you
think of
others
how you feel
about others
how you love
others
Sexuality
towards
Others

20. HEALTHY SEXUALITY ENCOMPASSES THE
FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS
SELF-LOVE
your
acceptance
of yourself
SELF-
KNOWLEDGE
your
understandin
g your
feelings and
your
character
SELF-
CONFIDENCE
your
awareness
of the things
that you can
do well
SELF-RESPECT
your regard
for yourself
as a
worthwhile
person
SELF-
EXPRESSION
your way of
showing your
individuality in
expressing
yourself as a
man or as a
woman

21. ACTIVITY: GRAFFITI
Write quotations, sayings, or slogans that describe and reveal your likes,
passions, and aspects of your personality. Post your output on your
bedroom walls and be inspired. See the example below.
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22. Family
Culture
Peers
Media
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FACTORS THAT AFFECT ONE’S ATTITUDE AND
PRACTICES RELATED TO SEXUALITY AND
SEXUAL BEHAVIORS:

23. DOUBLE STANDARD OF MORALITY
A. Boys and men are permitted to stay out more and up to a
later time than the girls and women.
B. A philandering or immoral man is considered as
demonstrating his manliness or “pagkalalaki.” A
philandering or immoral woman is considered as cheap,
bad, or “masamang babae.”
C. Women are expected to remain virginal until they marry,
while it is generally acceptable for men to have sexual
experience before marriage.
D. Women are socially judged and legally penalized for
adultery and for having children out of wedlock.
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24. DOUBLE STANDARD OF MORALITY
A. Men who stay at home to do household chores instead of
having jobs to earn money for the family are considered
by some as “under ‘d saya.”
B. Men showing weakness are considered girly.
C. Men are always be the last to say and decide on situation
in the family.
D. Women are not allowed to display their breasts in public
when nursing a baby.
E. Cooking foods is always delegated to women than men.
F. Engineering courses are seldom taken by the women.
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25. • Virgin – is a person who
has not had sexual
interaction.
• Virginity – clean, spotless
never been having
experience of sexual
intercourse
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26. KNOW
Your attitudes &
standards
VALUE
Your virginity for your
own good and your
future spouse
ACT
- Choose friends with high
standards
- Stay away from dangers and
temptations
- Be kind, firm and proud of your
values
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How does
one stay
virgin?

27. TEENAGE ISSUES AND CONCERNS
The most common teenage concerns
nowadays are the following: identity
crisis, sexual identity and sexual
behaviors, premarital sex, leading to
teenage pregnancies and abortion.

28. IDENTITY CRISIS
The term “identity crisis” was
first used by developmental
psychologist and psychoanalyst
Erik Erikson. He established the
ideas of adolescent identity crisis
as well as mid-life crisis,
believing that personalities are
developed by resolving crises in
life.

29. SIGNS OF AN IDENTITY CRISIS
You’re questioning who you are — overall or with
regards to a certain outlook in life such as
relationships, age, or career.
You’re experiencing great personal conflict due to
the questioning of who you are or your role in
society.
You’re questioning things such as your values,
spirituality, beliefs, interests, or career paths that
have a major impact on how you see yourself.
You’re searching for more meaning, reason, or
passion in your life.
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30.  Sexual identity is how one thinks of oneself regarding
whom one is romantically or sexually interested. It may
also refer to sexual orientation which is when people
identify or dis-identify with sexual orientation or
determine not to classify with sexual orientation.
 Sexual behavior refers to actual fleshly acts performed
by the individual.
 Sexual orientation refers to romantic, or sexual
attractions toward persons of the opposite sex or gender,
the same sex or gender, to both or more than one
gender, or no one.
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SEXUAL
IDENTITIES

32. HETEROSEXUALITY
refers to a pattern
of attraction to
persons of the
opposite gender.

33. BISEXUALITY
describes a pattern
of attraction
towards both males
and females, or to
more than one
gender.
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34. HOMOSEXUALITY
is a pattern of attraction to
other persons of the same
gender. The term lesbian is
commonly used to refer to
homosexual women, and the
term gay is commonly used to
refer to homosexual men,
although gay is sometimes
used to refer to women as well.
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35. LGBTQIA+ • is an initial that
stands for lesbian,
gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer,
intersex, and
asexual. A plus sign
meant to cover
anyone else who is
not included.

36. LESBIAN
is relating to
homosexual
women or to
homosexuality in
women.
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37. GAY
is a
homosexual
man.
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38. BISEXUALS
is a person who
is sexually
attracted to
both men and
women.
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39. TRANSGENDER
are people whose
gender identity is
different from the
gender they were
thought to be at
birth.
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40. QUEER
is a word that describes
sexual and gender identities
other than straight. Lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and
transgender people may all
identify with the word queer.
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41. INTERSEX
is a general term used for a
variety of situations in which
a person is born with
reproductive or sexual
anatomy that doesn’t fit the
boxes of female or male.
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42. ASEXUAL
a person who is not
sexually attracted to
anyone.
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43. Premarital Sex
It is a sexual activity practiced by people before
they are married.
For girls aged 15–19, risks are associated more
with socioeconomic factors than with the
biological effects of age. Risks of low birth weight,
premature labor, anemia, and pre-eclampsia are
connected to biological age being observed in teen
births even after controlling for other risk factors
(such as accessing prenatal care, etc.).

44. Getting pregnant at a young age
oftentimes causes teenage mother to do
abortion. An abortion is an intentional
procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses
medicine or surgery to remove the fetus
and placenta from the uterus. In other
words, it results to the intentional killing
of an innocent child because of your
reckless actions.

45. DECISION- MAKING
Presentation title 45

46. A decision is a choice you make or
act upon. A good decision is a
decision in which you have
carefully considered the outcome
of each choice. Taking personal
responsibility is to accept how your
decisions may affect you and other
people.

47. Determine the problem
Explore the alternatives
Consider the consequences
Identify your values
Decide
Evaluate
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SIX STEPS OF DECISION-MAKING (DECIDE)

48. DECISION- MAKING
Choosing a career is one of the
crucial stages that involves
careful planning and decision
making. If you are to decide
which career would you take,
what would it be? Why?
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49. THANK YOU