INSTRUCTOR SOLUTIONS MANUAL
** All Chapters included
** Discussion Questions
** Classroom Activites
,Table of Contents are given below
CHAPTER 1. Sexuality in Perspective
CHAPTER 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
CHAPTER 3. Sex Research
CHAPTER 4. Sexual Anatomy
CHAPTER 5. Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation
CHAPTER 6. Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
CHAPTER 7. Contraception and Abortion
CHAPTER 8. Sexually Transmitted Infections
CHAPTER 9. Sexual Arousal
CHAPTER 10. Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
CHAPTER 11. Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood
CHAPTER 12. Attraction and Love
CHAPTER 13. Gender and Sexuality
CHAPTER 14. Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Straight, or Asexual?
CHAPTER 15. Variations in Sexual Behaviour
CHAPTER 16. Sexual Coercion
CHAPTER 17. Sex for Sale
CHAPTER 18. Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
, CHAPTER 1: SEXUALITY IN PERSPECTIVE
SUMMARY
Sex and Gender
• The term "sex" is used in this book to refer to sexual anatomy (a noun) and
sexual behaviour (a verb)
• The term "gender" is used to refer to the state of being a cis-male, cis-female, or
non-binary.
• Almost all of the in-text research has been based on scientists assuming the
“gender binary,” the idea that there are only two genders, male and female; only
recently have researchers recognized the non-binary identity (and given more
thought to intersex individuals--discussed in later chapters)
• In this book, sexual behaviour is defined as “behaviour that produces or is
intended to produce arousal”
Influences on Sexuality
Religion
• Religion is a source of values and ethics regarding sexuality and a
powerful influence on sexual attitudes and behaviours
• People of different religions have different understandings and beliefs
about human sexuality
Science
• The scientific study of sexuality began in the late 19th century
• Major surveys of human sexuality have been conducted in the United
States, Britain, and Germany. Recently, Canada finally conducted our own
• The scientific study of sexuality, or “sexology,” is interdisciplinary, often
combining biology, psychology, sociology, anthropology and medicine
The Media
• Mass media in North America is a major influence on Canadian sexualities
• Media consumption is often under-reported, so it is hard to get a clear
picture about how much time is spent in front of screens
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, The Internet
• The Internet is a powerful influence and has become a venue for sexual
activity
• The Internet has the potential for both positive and negative effects on
sexual health
• Many people also share explicit material about themselves with others
online. (This, as with the last item in this list, can be problematic,
especially with respect age-related issues with the sender, receiver, and
those depicted in the content.)
• Sites like www.sexandu.ca provide evidence-informed information about
and promote sexual health
• Young people are also solicited for sex online, which can be dangerous.
Conversely, it is important to note that, far from being naïve, passive, and
helpless recipients of such solicitations, most youth actively respond by
removing themselves from the situation (through blocking, leaving the site)
or warning the sender to stop. While members of younger generations are
more Internet-savvy and experienced, experts also cite increased
institutional and educational presentations about Internet interactions as
an influence in fostering increased online safety
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Sexuality
• Ethnocentrism refers to the tendency to believe that one's own culture is the only
appropriate way of thinking and acting
• All societies regulate sexual behaviour one way or another, with the incest taboo
being one of the few universal proscriptions. Most societies socially condemn
forced sexual relations; Canada, like many other nations, also institutionally
criminalizes sexual assault [or what is and was more commonly referred to “rape”
in the more vernacular (and noninstitutional) language of everyday life].
Indigenous Peoples and Sexuality
• At the beginning of European colonization, many First Nations populations
displayed some sexual customs (and perspectives on those customs) that
seemed very different from the cultural standards of the European writers who
observed them—different enough to record them, often in very judgmental
and condemning tones
• In many Indigenous groups, what was acceptable behaviour (e.g., sexual
initiation and participation) for members of the sexes (i.e., females, males,
and those who did not easily fit into such a simple and binary categorization
system), sexual interaction outside of an ongoing pair-bonded relationship,
and discussion of sexuality and its tone (especially with children), was
apparently shocking to the some of the contemporary European settlers who
documented the practices; today, we might more generally view some of
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** All Chapters included
** Discussion Questions
** Classroom Activites
,Table of Contents are given below
CHAPTER 1. Sexuality in Perspective
CHAPTER 2. Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
CHAPTER 3. Sex Research
CHAPTER 4. Sexual Anatomy
CHAPTER 5. Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation
CHAPTER 6. Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
CHAPTER 7. Contraception and Abortion
CHAPTER 8. Sexually Transmitted Infections
CHAPTER 9. Sexual Arousal
CHAPTER 10. Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
CHAPTER 11. Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood
CHAPTER 12. Attraction and Love
CHAPTER 13. Gender and Sexuality
CHAPTER 14. Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Straight, or Asexual?
CHAPTER 15. Variations in Sexual Behaviour
CHAPTER 16. Sexual Coercion
CHAPTER 17. Sex for Sale
CHAPTER 18. Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
, CHAPTER 1: SEXUALITY IN PERSPECTIVE
SUMMARY
Sex and Gender
• The term "sex" is used in this book to refer to sexual anatomy (a noun) and
sexual behaviour (a verb)
• The term "gender" is used to refer to the state of being a cis-male, cis-female, or
non-binary.
• Almost all of the in-text research has been based on scientists assuming the
“gender binary,” the idea that there are only two genders, male and female; only
recently have researchers recognized the non-binary identity (and given more
thought to intersex individuals--discussed in later chapters)
• In this book, sexual behaviour is defined as “behaviour that produces or is
intended to produce arousal”
Influences on Sexuality
Religion
• Religion is a source of values and ethics regarding sexuality and a
powerful influence on sexual attitudes and behaviours
• People of different religions have different understandings and beliefs
about human sexuality
Science
• The scientific study of sexuality began in the late 19th century
• Major surveys of human sexuality have been conducted in the United
States, Britain, and Germany. Recently, Canada finally conducted our own
• The scientific study of sexuality, or “sexology,” is interdisciplinary, often
combining biology, psychology, sociology, anthropology and medicine
The Media
• Mass media in North America is a major influence on Canadian sexualities
• Media consumption is often under-reported, so it is hard to get a clear
picture about how much time is spent in front of screens
1-1
, The Internet
• The Internet is a powerful influence and has become a venue for sexual
activity
• The Internet has the potential for both positive and negative effects on
sexual health
• Many people also share explicit material about themselves with others
online. (This, as with the last item in this list, can be problematic,
especially with respect age-related issues with the sender, receiver, and
those depicted in the content.)
• Sites like www.sexandu.ca provide evidence-informed information about
and promote sexual health
• Young people are also solicited for sex online, which can be dangerous.
Conversely, it is important to note that, far from being naïve, passive, and
helpless recipients of such solicitations, most youth actively respond by
removing themselves from the situation (through blocking, leaving the site)
or warning the sender to stop. While members of younger generations are
more Internet-savvy and experienced, experts also cite increased
institutional and educational presentations about Internet interactions as
an influence in fostering increased online safety
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Sexuality
• Ethnocentrism refers to the tendency to believe that one's own culture is the only
appropriate way of thinking and acting
• All societies regulate sexual behaviour one way or another, with the incest taboo
being one of the few universal proscriptions. Most societies socially condemn
forced sexual relations; Canada, like many other nations, also institutionally
criminalizes sexual assault [or what is and was more commonly referred to “rape”
in the more vernacular (and noninstitutional) language of everyday life].
Indigenous Peoples and Sexuality
• At the beginning of European colonization, many First Nations populations
displayed some sexual customs (and perspectives on those customs) that
seemed very different from the cultural standards of the European writers who
observed them—different enough to record them, often in very judgmental
and condemning tones
• In many Indigenous groups, what was acceptable behaviour (e.g., sexual
initiation and participation) for members of the sexes (i.e., females, males,
and those who did not easily fit into such a simple and binary categorization
system), sexual interaction outside of an ongoing pair-bonded relationship,
and discussion of sexuality and its tone (especially with children), was
apparently shocking to the some of the contemporary European settlers who
documented the practices; today, we might more generally view some of
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