Safety unit

Love, Sex &

Relationships

Lesson 2- adolescence and sexuality

Sexuality

In your own words, use the following link to define the term ‘sexuality’

https://serc.mb.ca/sexual-health-info/the-basics/what-is-sexuality/

Sexuality is a word we use to talk about how we understand our

bodies and how we understand our relationships.
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Match the correct definition to the type of sexual orientation

attracted to people of the opposite sex

Heterosexual
attracted not exclusively to people of one particular gender; attracted
to both men and women. Bisexual
a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not
correspond with their birth sex.
Transgender
not having a sexual preference to any sex or sex in general.
Asexual
attracted to people of one's own sex
Homosexual
Who Can I Trust?
One of the difficulties for young people in finding out about a range of issues related to
sexuality is knowing who to trust and where to get accurate information. Popular culture
transmitted through various media often present a distorted and inaccurate picture to
young people, research would suggest that young people are aware of this. Research by
Hillier and Hay found that young people do not use sources of information they distrust.

This activity is designed to help you clarify the information sources you do use and why.

On the following slide:

Put in bold the sources you have used or found have provided you with most of your information
and ideas about sex,sexuality and relationships.

Highlight in green the sources that you trust.

Highlight in orange any sources you don’t trust.

Where do I get my information?
1. If you wanted some information about STIs

Mum Pamphlets/posters Internet

Dad Health education at school Teachers
Sister Television Doctor
Brother Female friends Boyfriend/girlfriend
Books/magazines Male friends

2. If you thought you had an STI and needed advice?

Mum Pamphlets/posters Internet

Dad Health education at school Teachers
Sister Television Doctor
Brother Female friends Boyfriend/girlfriend
Books/magazines Male friends
Where do I get my information?
3. If you wanted to talk about relationship issues such as love, attraction, starting or ending a
relationship

Mum Pamphlets/posters Internet

Dad Health education at school Teachers
Sister Television Doctor
Brother Female friends Boyfriend/girlfriend
Books/magazines Male friends

4. If you wanted factual information about sex, such as pregnancy, sex etc.

Mum Pamphlets/posters Internet

Dad Health education at school Teachers
Sister Television Doctor
Brother Female friends Boyfriend/girlfriend
Books/magazines Male friends
Hillier & Hay Study Are your answers
similar to what the
research on young
people tells us?
Explain.

Yes they are.

Questions
Why do you think mothers are the most often used source of information for young
people?
Mothers are more known to be caring and loving

Look at your own answers; does the source used differ according to the information
being sought? Why?
No because they are most known and trusted among young adults and teens. And each
mother is personal and not a random person.

Why is it that young people trust doctors but don’t use them for advice and information?
Doctors have a professional degree in these types of things. But they are not personal.
Questions
Television is used by over half of young people but only trusted by 8%, what makes
young people feel this way?
Television can be broadcasted to many many millions of people at the same time and
the information most likely will not help you.

Do you think the internet has had an impact on the sources of information most
commonly used by young people? Why or why not?
The internet is used by many people but is less trusted because of fraud. Mainly the
official sites are trusted

How would you determine if a website was the most reliable source of information?
If it has a .gov or .org mark on it.
Questions
Which of the sources do you think can be relied on to provide accurate information?
The internet(official sites), friends and family

Can you think of anyways the sources that young people trust but don’t use could be
made easier to use?
The doctors could be a little less expensive

List some good health services in your local area that you would recommend.
The Hills Community Health Centre
Anglicare Health Centre
How do we know if online health information is reliable?
We often use a range of online sources of health
information, but how do we know that this information is
reliable? There are 5 main criteria that we can use:

- Credibility of the site

- Content
- Disclosures
- Links
- Accessibility

Can you match the definitions?

 How do we know if online health information is reliable?
Content This refers to how believable the information is….

Credibility of the site Review the accuracy of the information- is it supported by evidence?

Disclosures A valid website should clearly state its purpose.

These are the connections between the website you are visiting and external websites.
Links

Clear and logically set out web pages make for an easy to understand and effective website.
Accessibility

Drag and drop to

the correct
definitions