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Munther Ibrahim

FINAL PROJECT/SEX EDUCATION PLAN FOR HIGH SCHOOLS

WHAT IS LOVE? Love is passion. When you love someone, I mean truly love someone, you know it. You don't want to be with anyone else in the whole world. As a human being, you may be fooled by puppy love, but don't worry. Everyone meets their sole mate eventually.

What is sex?
The sex drive for humans resides in a very old part of the brain called the amygdala. (We have this part of the brain in common with most other vertebrate animals.) The sex drive is also influenced by hormones like testosterone and estrogen. Humans, of course, are not completely controlled by these instincts. Sex is a choice, and the base desire for sex is only one component of many that people take into account when making the decision to have sex. That is, people often want to get something more out of the sex other than a simple fulfillment of a sexual desire. Just to name a few, people may have sex to feel like they are "normal", to gain status, to manipulate others, to exert control/dominance, to feel "loved", and (of course) to try to create children. Let me pontificate on a few of these points for a moment: Cultural norms have influence over a person's decision to have sex. If a person thinks that having sex is normal or expected, he/she may be more likely to make that decision. Additionally, sex can be used as a way to gain power or manipulate others. Within a relationship, if one partner has a higher natural sex drive than the other, the one with the lower sex drive can decide to withhold or give sex in order to exert control over other aspects of the relationship. (Stereotypically, the role of power here is one the woman, although this is not necessarily always the case.) Sex is also often used as a proxy for the euphoria of love. The chemicals involved in romantic love include dopamine and oxytocin, and are present even if the couple does not engage in sexual acts. Having sex increases the supply of these same hormones, though for a shorter duration. So, having sex can make you feel in love, which is a very good feeling. For couples that are already in love, sex can give a nice dose of the bonding hormones, to keep the relationship stable. On occasion, people actually make the conscious decision to produce offspring, and plan their sexual intercourse around this. I think that this is actually quite rare. A married couple, for example, will have sex probably thousands of time during their relationship. If they have (for example) 3 planned pregnancies, perhaps just a couple hundred of the sexual encounters occurred during the time that the couple was actively trying to get pregnant. In all of this, is there a greater meaning? Not really. If we didn't want to have sex, our species would have died out long ago

gender role is a theoretical construct in the social sciences and humanities that refers to a set of social and behavioral norms that, within a specific culture, are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. Socially accepted gender roles differ widely between different cultures. Proponents of gender role theory assert that observed gender differences in behavior and personality characteristics are, at least in part, socially constructed, and therefore, the product of socialization experiences; this contrasts with other models of gender that assert that gender differences are "essential" to biological sex. Gender differences exist in almost all societies. With differences in the norms adopted, this suggests that gender differences are, at least partly, influenced by culture.

Gender has several definitions. It usually refers to a set of characteristics that are either seen to distinguish between male and female, one's biological sex, or one's gender identity. Gender identity is the gender(s), or lack thereof, a person self-identifies as; it is not necessarily based on biological sex, either real or perceived, nor is it always based on sexual orientation. There are two main genders: masculine (male), or feminine (female), although in some cultures there are more genders. "Androgyny" has been proposed as a third gender. Some ancient tribes have more than five human genders,[citation needed] and some non-Western societies have three human genders man, woman and third gender. Gender roles refer to the set of attitudes and behaviors socially expected from the members of a particular gender identity. Gender roles are socially constructed which are often politicized and manipulated, which then result in the oppression of people.

In the modern West, this essential requirement has been changed to a heterosexual desire, resulting in the Western concepts of 'homosexual' and 'heterosexual,' instead of the usual gender identities for males. Researchers recognize that the concrete behavior of individuals is a consequence of both socially enforced rules and values, and individual disposition, whether genetic, unconscious, or conscious. Some researchers emphasize the objective social system and others emphasize subjective orientations and dispositions.[citation needed] Creativity may cause the rules and values to change over time. Cultures and societies are dynamic and ever-changing, but there has been extensive debate as to how, and how fast, they may change. Such debates are especially contentious when they involve the gender/sex system, as people have widely differing views about how much gender depends on biological sex

The period of time during which young people are at greatest risk of unintended pregnancy and STDs spans many years. Most young people enter puberty in early adolescencearound age 13 for women and age 14 for men. They typically have sexual intercourse for the first time around age 17, but do not marry until their middle to late 20s. This means that they are at high risk of unintended pregnancy and STDs for almost a decade before marriage, at which point their risk diminishes but does not disappear.

Each year, more than 800,000 teenage women become pregnant, and about 80% of these pregnancies are unintended. In addition, an estimated nine million teenagers and young adults acquire an STD each year. Half of the 30,000 new sexually transmitted cases of HIV infection in the United States each year occur among individuals younger than 25. That means that every hour of every day, an average of two young people become infected with HIV.

the proportion of high school students who had ever had sex declined by 16% for males and 10% for females.

The proportion of teenagers who had had sex decreased between 1991 and 2003, and condom use among sexually active teenagers increased during that period by 26% for males and 51% for females.

There is evidence that in many developed countries with low levels of teenage pregnancy, childbearing and STDs, adults tend to be more accepting of sexual activity among teenagers than are adults in the United States. However, adults in these countries also give clear and unambiguous messages that sex should occur within committed relationships and that sexually active teenagers are expected to take steps to protect themselves and their partners from pregnancy and STDs. Moreover, while these societies may be more accepting of teenage sex than the United States, they are, in fact, less accepting of teenage parenthood. Strong societal messages convey that childbearing should occur only in adulthood, which is considered to be when young people have completed their education, are employed and are living in stable relationships. Societal supports exist to help young people with the transition to adulthood, through vocational training, education and job placement services, and child care. As a result, teenagers have positive incentives to delay childbearing.

Teenagers in other developed countries also have greater access to contraceptives and reproductive health services than teenagers in the United States, and they are provided with comprehensive education about pregnancy and STD prevention in schools and community settings. In contrast, sex education that exclusively promotes abstinence is common in U.S. public schools.

Sex education can play a major role in helping teenagers to make healthy and responsible decisions about sex, but the content of sex education varies tremendously. Currently, 39 states mandate either sex education or education on HIV/AIDS and other STDs, but their laws tend to be very general. Policies specifying the content of sex education classes are typically set at the local level, and local school districts tend to have broad discretion in this area.

Gender role

A gender role is a theoretical construct in the social sciences and humanities that refers to a set of social and behavioral norms that, within a specific culture, are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. Socially accepted gender roles differ widely between different cultures. Proponents of gender role theory assert that observed gender differences in behavior and personality characteristics are, at least in part, socially constructed, and therefore, the product of socialization experiences; this contrasts with other models of gender that assert that gender differences are "essential" to biological sex. Gender differences exist in almost all societies. With differences in the norms adopted, this suggests that gender differences are, at least partly, influenced by culture.

Gender has several definitions. It usually refers to a set of characteristics that are either seen to distinguish between male and female, one's biological sex, or one's gender identity. Gender identity is the gender(s), or lack thereof, a person self-identifies as; it is not necessarily based on biological sex, either real or perceived, nor is it always based on sexual orientation. There are two main genders: masculine (male), or feminine (female), although in some cultures there are more genders. "Androgyny" has been proposed as a third gender.

Some ancient tribes have more than five human genders,[citation needed] and some nonWestern societies have three human genders man, woman and third gender. Gender roles refer to the set of attitudes and behaviors socially expected from the members of a particular gender identity. Gender roles are socially constructed which are often politicized and manipulated, which then result in the oppression of people.

In the modern West, this essential requirement has been changed to a heterosexual desire, resulting in the Western concepts of 'homosexual' and 'heterosexual,' instead of the usual gender identities for males. Researchers recognize that the concrete behavior of individuals is a consequence of both socially enforced rules and values, and individual disposition, whether genetic, unconscious, or conscious. Some researchers emphasize the objective social system and others emphasize subjective orientations and dispositions.[citation needed] Creativity may cause the rules and values to change over time. Cultures and societies are dynamic and everchanging, but there has been extensive debate as to how, and how fast, they may change. Such debates are especially contentious when they involve the gender/sex system, as people have widely differing views about how much gender depends on biological sex.

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