Overview & Guidelines
Remember, when writing your sexual philosophy step into the mindset of a philosopher, and engage in the pursuit of wisdom, search for an understanding of your values, and analyze your beliefs, reasoning, and attitudes. The goal of establishing your sexual philosophy is to be inquisitive and explore how your thoughts and behaviors influence the quality of your personal life, relationships, society and the world at large.
Part 1: Choose from Chapter 15 OR 16…
At the very end of the chapter (past the Summary section) locate the section titled: Questions for Discussion. Select and respond to ONE of the Questions for Discussion (Note: If you would prefer to write your sexual philosophy on something else discussed in the chapter instead of one of the Questions for Discussion, feel free to do so). Your response should be a minimum of 100 words, and your word count should be indicated at the end of your statement.
“Questions for Discussion
-Given that condoms are one of the most important measures for reducing the risk of STI transmission and that many young people do not like condoms, what can be done to make condom use more appealing?
-What would be your most important concern if you just learned you had an STI? Who would you tell? What resources would you need? And where could you go to get help?
-Would it be difficult for you to inform a past sexual partner that you have an STI and that he or she might have it too? What would be your “opening line” to get the discussion started?”
Part 2: Choose from Chapter 15 OR 16…
At the very end of the chapter (past the Questions for Discussion section) locate the section/box titled: Sex and the Internet. Follow the instructions in this box making sure to clearly respond to all of the prompts.”Sex and the Internet
The American Sexual Health Association
The American Sexual Health Association (ASHA), founded in 1914, is a nonprofit organization focusing on STI prevention. ASHA publishes a variety of educational materials, provides direct patient support through a national STI hotline and resource centers, and advocates increased funding for STI programs and sound public policies on STI control. ASHA also operates a website: http://www.ashastd.org. Go to it and then answer the following questions:
-What programs does ASHA offer?
-What services are provided on its website?
-What are the current ASHA headlines?
-What links are available at the ASHA website?
-If you were diagnosed with an STI, would you seek more information from this site? Why or why not?”
Part 3: Choose from Chapter 15 OR 16…
Select ONE of the “Think About It” sections in this chapter and provide a thorough response to the corresponding Think Critically questions.
“Think Critically
-Did any of the research findings cited here surprise you? Explain.
-If you have ever been sexual with another person, did you try to judge if he/she was infected with an STI by any of the partner traits described above? If so, what were the traits you relied on and was your judgment accurate?
-If you have been sexual with another person, were you deceptive in representing the number of any past sexual partners? If so, why were you deceptive? And why do you think some persons underreport the number of past sexual partners?
-If you have sexual partners in the future, do you believe that the results of the studies presented here will impact how you will assess if a potential partner is infected with an STI? Explain.”
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