Human Sexuality In A World Of Diversity 9e Spencer
Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity 9e Spencer
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Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity 9th Edition By Spencer Rathus, Jeffrey Nevid, Lois Fichner-Rathus (Instructor Manual)
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Human Sexuality In A World Of Diversity 9e Spencer
Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity 9e Spencer Rathus, Jeffrey Nevid, Lois Fichner-Rathus (Instructor Manual)
Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity 9e Spencer Rathus, Jeffrey Nevid, Lois Fichner-Rathus (Instructor Manual)
(Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity 9e Spencer Rathus, Jeffrey Nevid, Lois Fichner-Rathus)
(Instructor Manual)
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS HUMAN SEXUALITY?
Chapter-at-a-Glance
Chapter 1 Instructor’s Resources Professor
Outline Notes
What Is Human Sexuality? Learning Objectives 1.1–1.2
p. 4 Lecture Launcher 1.1
The Study of Human Student Activities 1.1–1.3
Sexuality
Sexuality and Values, p. 4 Learning Objective 1.3
Value Systems for Making Lecture Launchers 1.2–1.3
Responsible Sexual Decisions
Thinking Critically About Learning Objective 1.4
Human Sexuality, p. 8 Lecture Launcher 1.4
Principles of Critical Thinking
Perspectives on Human Learning Objectives 1.5–1.15
Sexuality, p. 10 Lecture Launchers 1.5–1.6
The Historical Perspective Student Activities 1.4–1.6
The Biological Perspective
The Evolutionary Perspective
The Cross-Species Perspective
Sociological Perspectives
Psychological Perspectives
Feminist Theory
Queer Theory
Multiple Perspectives on
Human Sexuality
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,Detailed Chapter Outline
WHAT IS HUMAN SEXUALITY?
Lecture Launchers 1.1
Student Activities 1.1–1.3
o What Is Human Sexuality? The term human sexuality refers to the ways in
which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings.
• The Study of Human Sexuality draws upon the scientific expertise of many fields,
including anthropology, biology, medical research, sociology, and psychology.
SEXUALITY AND VALUES
Lecture Launchers 1.2–1.3
o Our Society is pluralistic and embraces a wide range of sexual attitudes and
values.
o Readers may be liberal or conservative. People’s sexual attitudes, experiences,
and behaviors are shaped by cultural traditions and beliefs.
• Value Systems for Making Sexual Decisions: The ways in which we express our sexuality
are matters of personal choice. These choices are dictated in part by our value systems or
sexual standards. Value systems provide a framework for judging the moral acceptability of
sexual options.
o Legalism: The legalistic approach formulates ethical behavior on the basis of a
code of moral laws derived from an external source, such as the creed of a
religion.
o Situational ethics states that rules of conduct should be flexible guidelines—the
context of a particular situation dictates the moral decision.
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, o Ethical relativism: Ethical relativists believe that there is no objective way of
justifying one set of moral values over another. They reject that idea that there is a
single correct moral view.
o Hedonism: The pursuit of pleasure guides the hedonistic ethic. From this
perspective, sexual desires do not raise moral considerations.
o Asceticism: Ascetics seek to deny themselves of material and sexual desire.
o Utilitarianism is the view that moral conduct is based on that which will bring
about “the greatest good for the greatest number.”
o Rationalism: The rationalist believes that decisions should be based on intellect
and reasoning, rather than emotions or obedience to a particular faith.
THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT HUMAN SEXUALITY
Lecture Launcher 1.4
o We are flooded with so much information about sex from various sources
including newspapers, television, popular books and magazines, and the Internet,
that is difficult to separate fact from fiction. Critical thinking includes being
skeptical of the information you are presented. To critically evaluate information,
one should maintain a healthy skepticism and analyze and thoughtfully consider
all claims. Critical thinking requires a willingness to challenge the conventional
wisdom and finding reasons to support your beliefs.
• Principles of Critical Thinking: The following are some principles of critical thinking:
1. Be skeptical. Accept nothing as true until you have personally weighed the
evidence.
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, 2. Examine definitions of terms. Some terms are ambiguous and may have different
meanings to different individuals. In evaluating an argument, make sure to understand
the author’s definition of the term.
3. Examine the assumptions or premises of arguments. Many statements are made
with an underlying (and often unstated) assumption about the world or the way it
should be. To fully comprehend the argument, you must be able to identify these
assumptions.
4. Be cautious in drawing conclusions from evidence.
5. Consider alternative interpretations of research evidence. Be sure not to confuse
correlation and causality.
6. Consider the kinds of evidence upon which conclusions are based. The strongest
arguments are those that are founded on sound research.
7. Do not oversimplify. Be aware of the complex interaction of biological and
environmental factors.
8. Do not overgeneralize.
PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN SEXUALITY
Lecture Launchers 1.5–1.6
Student Activities 1.4–1.6
o Human sexuality is a complex topic and no single theory or perspective can
capture all its nuances.
• The Historical Perspective
History shows little evidence of universal sexual trends. Attitudes and behaviors vary
extensively from one time and place to another.
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