1. Communicating
Sexually
The Closest Physical
Encounter

2. What influences our Attitudes
Toward Sex?
 Culture
 The Mass Media
 TV (16 and Pregnant, Bachelor)
 Music (Lady Gaga & Kesha vs. Marvin Gaye & Al Green)
 Print (Playboy vs. Cosmo)
 Parents
 Peers
 Past Relationships

3. Three General Orientations
toward Sex
 Procreational: sex is for making babies
 Recreational: sex is for fun
 Relational: sex is an expression of intimacy
What orientation is most accepted in the US?

4. Changing Attitudes about Sex
 How have attitudes toward sex changed over the
years?
 Why do you think this is?
 Is this good or bad?

5. Safe Sex vs. Abstinence?

6. THE TALK!

7.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL33hoaGM

8. The Talk
 When is the best time?
 Are there consequences for starting the talks
too young?
 What should be said?
 Why is there a debate on what schools
should teach our children about sex?

10. Sexual Invitations and Coercion
 Why do men typically initiate sex in early
relationships?
 What is date rape?
 The rape paradox~
 If you come out  Victimized
 If you stay quiet  Silenced
 Both cases, Power is removed…
 What do you think are some of the causes
of date rape?

11. What is sexual harassment?
SEXUAL HARASSMENT

12. Sexual Harassment
 One out of every two working women is
sexually harassed at some time.
 Women sometimes see behavior as more
sexually harassing than men do.
 Various verbal and nonverbal behaviors
can be interpreted as harassing, including:
 comments about a person’s body, dating
relationships, or sexual activity
 touch, especially to vulnerable or intimate body
parts

13. Responses to Sexual Harassment
 Passive: indirect strategies, such as
ignoring the harassment or appeasing the
harasser
 Assertive: directly telling the harasser to
stop the behavior; issuing warnings or
threats
 Retalitory: punishing or getting revenge
on the harasser

14.  Based on what you learned in this chapter,
what strategies would you use to protect
yourself from sexual coercion or
harassment?
 Why do you think people misinterpret
supposed sexual cues so often?