Family Health

LESSON 1
GENDER AND HUMAN
SEXUALITY
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Questions:
1. How do you express
yourself?
2. How do you see yourself?
3. How much do you know
yourself?
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Family

“Family means having someone to love you

unconditionally in spite of you and your
shortcomings. Family is loving and supporting
one another even when it's not easy to do so.”

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Family Health
 It is state of positive
interaction between
family members which
enables each
members of the family
to enjoy optimum
physical, mental,
social and spiritual
well-being.

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Sexuality

 It is an essential part of what we do and who

we are.
 It is the way in which we experience and
express ourselves as human beings.
 It is the entire expression of an individuals
self-concept.
 It involves the physical, mental, social,
emotional and ethical aspects of one’s
personality.
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 Sexuality is an natural and healthy part of life.
It is everything about being a male or female.
It’s the most important aspect in masculine or
feminine identification.
It involves:
The name given at birth,
The toys played with,
The garments worn,
The buddies played with,
The roles and responsibilities at home.

Sexuality refers to your total self.

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Gender and Human Sexuality
Gender Human Sexuality
 It is a social concept  It is the quality of
on how men and being male or
women should think female.
feel, and act.
 It is the way in which
 It refers to femininity
we experience and
or masculinity of a
express ourselves as
person’s role and
behaviour as defined
sexual being.
by society. (DepEd 2013)

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 Gender and Human Sexuality are two
issues that influence your life as a young
person. These two concepts have some
significant impact on how you view yourself
and deal with other people, especially with
the other sex. Sexual feelings are normal and
healthy.

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 Sex is the biological basis of being a male or
female.
 Gender is a social view on how men and
ladies should think, feel, and act. It refers to
femininity or masculinity of a individual’s
roles and behaviour.
 Gender Equality grants man and woman
equal enjoyment of human rights.
 Gender Role refers to certain roles,
characteristics, and expectations of how a
person should feel, think, and act as
influenced by parents, pees and society.
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Gender Symbol

 It is the way of representing a particular

identity through unique symbol.

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 Gender Identity refers to how one is
identified with his or her biological
sex.
 In some countries such as United
States, people who identify
themselves differently from their
biological sex are called
transgender.

 Human Sexuality refers to the

person’s sexual desire and attraction
to other people, as well as his or her
behaviour regarding their sex.

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Dimensions of Human Sexuality
A person’s human sexuality is his or her self-
totality. It composed of three dimensions:
biological, psychological, and socio-cultural.
The different dimensions of human sexuality
Biological Psychological Socio-cultural
•Physical sexual •Emotions •Family beliefs and
characteristics •Self-esteem traditions
•Genetics •Motivation •Religion
•Reproductive ability •Body image •Socioeconomic status
•Sexual response •Learned attitudes and •Education
•Fertility control behavior •Media
•Experiences •Ethics
•Politics

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