2.1 Module Summary
This week I learned that girls and boys, men and women view sex differently. Women have been told by society that they are supposed to be sexy and do what they are think men want them too to be liked and even loved. Girls are taught that relationships are meant to last for a long time and having only one partner is more meaningful than having more than one. In the article “Young Women’s Reflections of Viewing a Sexual Image for the First Time” it talks about how girls played sexual games with Barbie dolls and if no one sees them then they can maintain the “good girl” image that we have all been taught is what we are supposed to be. The article says that girls do this to learn and teach each other more about adult sexual activity. To me girls do this because they are curious about their bodies and the feelings they start having as they get older. This is the outlet they have found because talking to parents may not be an option.
Men are told to be leaders and that women should follow their directions. In the article “Young Men’s Perception of First Sexual Image” it talks about how young men are painted a picture of it being ok to have sex with a girl even if the girl does not want it. Boys learn about sex earlier than girls and are exposed to sexual images in middle school.
Children are exposed to sex earlier and earlier in life now. It is in everything and now popping up in children’s shows on Disney and Nickelodeon. Children now days also learn about the LGBTQ community along with sexual education which we did not learn about growing up. As a parent I need to educate my children on sexual education and what the LGBTQ is and what all this means for them.
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References:
Allen, K. R., & Lavender-Stott, E. S. (2015). Family contexts of informal sex education:
Young men's perceptions of first sexual images. Family Relations, 64(3), 393-
406.
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Lavendar-Stott, E. S., & Allen , K. R. (2017). Young Women's Reflection of Viewing a Sexual Image for the First Time . Interdisiplinary Journalof Applied Family Studies.
2.2 Do You See What I See?
These are the words that I chose to capture what I read in "Young Women's Perception of First Sexual Images." Women have come a long way to change how we are viewed among our peers of the opposite sex and in some ways we are right where we need to be and in other ways we have gone way past where we should have.
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Reference:
Lavendar-Stott, E. S., & Allen , K. R. (2017). Young Women's Reflection of Viewing a Sexual Image for the First Time . Interdisiplinary Journalof Applied Family Studies.
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Young men said they saw their first sexual image in magazines, movies, and on the internet. Men are leaders but that word is defined differently in different cultures. "Young Men's Perception of First Sexual Images" talks about the expectations of boys becoming men and sex is apart of that.
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References:
Allen, K. R., & Lavender-Stott, E. S. (2015). Family contexts of informal sex education:Young men's perceptions of first sexual images. Family Relations, 64(3), 393-406.
2.3 There's a Word for That.
GLOSSARY
Agentic: An individual’s power to control his or her own goals actions and destiny. It stems from the word agency, which Webster’s Dictionary defines as the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power
Cultural Narrative: is the kind of story a people—a nation, an ethnic or minority group within that nation tell about their past, present, and future. A cultural narrative tells the story of a people. Individuals in that culture will live out or write variations on a basic cultural narrative.
For Example, the "American Dream" may be the underlying narrative on which dominant-culture or immigrant Americans relate experiences of success, failure, or ambiguity.
Embedded Sexual Content: Sexual content is embedded within a larger context that includes considerable nonsexual content; the primary purpose is not to sexually arouse the consumer, although this may be one of the varied effects of exposure. Such content would be illustrated by a soap opera in which some of the scenes, although typically not a majority, include references to or actual portrayals of sexual interactions. Example: Soap Operas with sex scenes depicting sexual acts
Misogynistic: Feeling, showing, or characterized by hatred of women : of, relating to, or being a misogynist. EXAMPLE: The music artist courted controversy with his misogynist lyrics in his new song.
Sexually Explicit Content: Empirical research on the effects of pornography consumption(also known as sexually explicit content), often reveals significant associations between increased exposure and outcomes such as sexist attitudes, sexual violence perpetration, and risky sexual behaviors. EXAMPLE: Sexually explicit movies readily available to watch online.
Sexually Non-Explicit Content: Sexually non-explicit content depicts sexual matters in indirect ways. It may contain nudity, but it is not the focus of the depiction; close-ups of nude persons or body parts do not appear. Sexual intercourse may be implied or depicted, but the depiction typically remains discreet. EXAMPLE: Sexually non-explicit content can usually be found in mainstream movies, prime time television shows, and soap operas.
Sexually Semi-Explicit Content: In sexually semi-explicit content, nudity is the center of attention. The depiction of sexual intercourse involves intimate touching and may suggest different forms of penetration, but they are not shown. Sexually semi-explicit content occurs, for example, in television series such as Sex Court or Sexcetera.
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Bjered,Marise. What Is Agentic Learning and Why It Is Important. November 9, 2017, fromhttps://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/11/what-is-agentic-learning-and-why-is-it-important/#:~:text=The%20word%20agentic%20is%20described,acting%20or%20of%20exerting%20power.
Fulford, Robert. The Triumph of Narrative: Storytelling in the Age of Mass Culture. NY: Broadway Books, 1999. http://coursesite.uhcl.edu/HSH/Whitec/terms/C/cultnarr.htm#:~:text=Cultural%20narrative%20is%20the%20kind,in%20cultural%20and%20historical%20terms.
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Misogynistic. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved June 21, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misogynistic
Peter, J., Valkenburg, P.M. Adolescents’ Exposure to a Sexualized Media Environment and Their Notions of Women as Sex Objects. Sex Roles 56, 381–395 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-006-9176-y
Wright, P. J., Malamuth, N. M., & Donnerstein, E. (2012). Research on sex in the media: What do we know about effects on children and adolescents?
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Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar, Deviant Pornography Use, Analyzing Human Behavior in Cyberspace, 10.4018/978-1-5225-7128-5.ch012, (210-235), (2019).