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HEALTH 8

Gender &
uman Sexuality
H
Agree or Disagree

Read the following statements.


Analyze your stand on each item.
Explain why you agree or disagree
with it.
1. Washing dishes is a household chore for a woman.
2. Men have no right to cry in public.
3. Both men and women can be a teacher.
4. It is the responsibility of both parents to take care
of their children.
5. Both the father and the mother should share in
meeting the financial needs of
the family.
Terminologies

SEX IS THE
BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF
BEING A MALE OR
FEMALE.
Terminologies

GENDER IS A SOCIAL
CONCEPT ON HOW MEN AND
WOMEN SHOULD THINK,
FEEL, AND ACT. IT REFERS
TO THE FEMININITY OR
MASCULINITY OF A
PERSON’S ROLE AND
BEHAVIOR.
Terminologies

GENDER EQUALITY PERMITS


MEN AND WOMEN EQUAL
ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN
RIGHTS.
Terminologies

GENDER ROLE REFERS TO A


SET OF ROLES,
CHARACTERISTICS, AND
EXPECTATIONS OF HOW A
MAN OR WOMAN SHOULD
FEEL, THINK, AND ACT AS
INFLUENCED BY PARENTS,
PEERS, AND SOCIETY.
Terminologies

SEXUALITY IS AN INTEGRAL
PART OF WHAT WE DO AND
WHO WE ARE; IT IS HOW
WE EXPERIENCE AND
EXPRESS OURSELVES AS
SEXUAL BEINGS. IT IS THE
TOTAL EXPRESSION OF AN
INDIVIDUAL’S SELF-CONCEPT.
What to Know
Sex is a major aspect of personality.
It is closely related to emotional
and social development and can be
best understood by connecting it to
the total adjustment of the
individual in the family and society.
The process of sexual development
begins from birth to adulthood thus
it is a continuous developmental
process throughout life.
What to Know
The purpose of gender and human
sexuality education is to promote
wholesome family and interpersonal
relationships. It aims to provide you
with the knowledge and skills
needed to establish and practice
healthful behaviors. Finally,
Sexuality involves the physical,
mental, social, emotional, and it
aims to produce students like you
who can take responsibility for
sexual health.
Dimensions of Human Sexuality
MENTAL EMOTIONAL
PHYSICAL SELF SOCIAL SELF
SELF The way you SELF The way you feel ETHICAL
think as a man about
The way you The way you yourself and SELF
look as a man or a woman.
interact with others. The way you
or woman. others. value your
relationships.
Healthy sexuality encompasses the following characteristics:
SELF-
SELF-LOVE SELF- EXPRESSION
CONFIDENCE
your way of
your your showing your
acceptance awareness of individuality in
of yourself the things expressing yourself
as a man or as a
that you can woman
SELF- do well
KNOWLEDGE SELF-
your RESPECT
understanding your regard
of your feelings for yourself
and your as a
character worthwhile
person
Activity 2
Draw in your activity notebook the
male gender symbol if the phrase
refers to the usual role of men and
the female gender symbol if it is the
usual role for women.
Giving birth
Making a living
Making a living
Doing household chores
Helping the children
with their homework
Assessing Making good
your health decisions

Evaluating
Communicating
media effectively
messages
Life Skills

Using refusal
Practicing
skills
wellness
Setting
goals
Assessing your health means
evaluating your well-being
1 periodically. This includes your
sexuality. Figure out what you can
Life Skills do to improve your health if it is
not as good as it can be.
Making a good decision means
2 making choices that are healthy
andresponsible.

Communicating effectively helps


you avoid misunderstanding by
3 healthily expressing your feelings.
This means if you listen to what
people say, they will want to
listen to you as well.
Practicing wellness can be
4 accomplished through information
about good sexuality.
Life Skills
Setting goals or aiming for
something will give you a sense of
5
accomplishment. Just be sure to
be realistic with your target goal.

Refusal skill is a way to say no to


something that you don’t want to
6 do. This skill requires practice.
But first, you must feel strongly
about what things you want to
avoid.
Life Skills Evaluating media messages is being
able to judge the worth of media
7 messages. It is a big challenge
knowing that most media messages
are very convincing.
Gender & Human Sexuality

Qu iz
Tim e
1. It is the biological basis of being a
male or female.
a. sex c. sexuality
b. gender d. gender equality
2. A social concept on how men and
women should think, feel and act. It
refers to the femininity or
masculinity of a person’s role and
behavior.
a. human sexuality c. gender
b. gender role d. sex
3. It permits man and woman equal
enjoyment of human rights.
a. sexuality c. sex
b. gender equality d. gender identity
4. It refers to a set of roles,
characteristics, and expectations of
how a man or woman should feel,
think, and act as influenced by
parents, peers, and society.
a. gender equality c. gender identity
b. sex d. gender role
5. It is an integral part of what we
do and who we are; it is how we
experience and express ourselves as
sexual beings. It is the total
expression of an individual’s self-
concept.
a. sexuality c. gender equality
b. gender identity d. sex
6. The way you value your
relationships.
a. social self c. physical self
b. mental self d. ethical self
7. The way you interact with others.
a. emotional self c. social self
b. physical self d. mental self
8. The way you look as a man or a
woman.
a. emotional self c. mental self
b. physical self d. social self
9. The way you feel about yourself
and others.
a. social self c. physical self
b. mental self d. emotional self
10. The way you think as a man or a
woman.
a. emotional self c. physical self
b. mental self d. social self
11. It is your way of showing your
individuality in expressing yourself as
a man or as a woman.
a. Self-expression c. Self-confidence
b. Self-respect d. Self-love
12. It is your acceptance of yourself.
a. Self-confidence c. Self-respect
b. Self-love d. Self-expression
13. It is your awareness of the things
that you can do well.
a. Self-knowledge c. Self-expression
b. Self-respect d. Self-confidence
14. It is your understanding of your
feelings and your character.
a. Self-confidence c. Self-knowledge
b. Self-expression d. Self-respect
15. It is your regard for yourself as
a worthwhile person.
a. Self-respect c. Self-confidence
b. Self-knowledge d. Self-expression

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