Module 5: Chapter 5 Sexual Philosophy

• Due Sunday by 11:59pm
• Points 35
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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:

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:

-“How have gender stereotypes and roles influenced your views of your sexuality and the ways in which you relate to others

-If you had an infant born with ambiguous genitalia, would you opt for surgery? Inhibit the onset of puberty with drugs? What gender would you raise the child? If surgery were chosen, when the child was old enough, would you inform him or her about this treatment? Or would you not choose surgery and instead leave the decision to the individual at a later time?

-Do you believe that your gender identity was biologically or socially determined? Who or what most influenced your gender identity? In what ways?”

Part 2:

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

Working for LGBTQ Equal Rights

The number of education and advocacy groups working around sexual orientation and gender has increased tremendously in recent years. Go to the Human Rights Campaign (http://www.hrc.org). From there, click “Topics,” identify two topics of interest, and read what they have to offer. Once you have read about two issues, answer the following questions:

-How does the new information you have gathered influence the way you think about gender and/or sexual orientation?

-What was one specific aspect of this subject that most interested you?

-What is one point you still have questions about?

-What have you learned as a result of this research?”

Part 3:

Select ONE of the “Think About It” sections in this chapter and provide a thorough response to the corresponding Think Critically questions.

“Think Critically

-Have you or someone you cared about been hassled or bullied in a bathroom? If so, how did you react and feel? If not, what do you feel has protected you from this kind of behavior?

-What are your thoughts about access to restrooms for all people? Do you feel that policies are necessary or a waste of time, effort, and money? Why?

-What are some concerns that individuals have about transgender people using bathrooms that are congruent with their gender identity? Do you feel that these are legitimate? Why or why not?”

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Important

• Be sure to meet or exceed the word requirement and include the word count at the end of your philosophy. The word count should be based solely on your response. If you are using Microsoft Word, you can find the number of words at the bottom of the document and you can also highlight the area in which you want to determine the number of words.
• Also, please read the grading criteria below so you will know exactly what is expected for this assignment.

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Rubric

Sexual Philosophy

Sexual Philosophy

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 1	10 pts High Quality Provided a comprehensive and detailed response that addressed how thoughts and behaviors influence the quality of one’s personal life, relationships, society and the world at large 8 pts Moderate Quality Provided a general/basic response about how thoughts and behaviors influence the quality of one’s personal life, relationships, society and the world at large 6 pts Low Quality Provided a vague response about how thoughts and behaviors influence the quality of one’s personal life, relationships, society and the world at large 0 pts Incomplete Response was incomplete; no submission	10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 2	10 pts High Quality Provided a comprehensive and detailed response to all prompts 8 pts Moderate Quality Provided a general/basic response to all prompts 6 pts Low Quality Provided a vague response to all prompts 0 pts Incomplete Response was incomplete; no submission	10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePart 3	10 pts High Quality Provided a comprehensive and detailed response to all prompts 8 pts Moderate Quality Provided a general/basic response to all prompts 6 pts Low Quality Provided a vague response to all prompts 0 pts Incomplete Response was incomplete; no submission	10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWord Requirement	5 pts Full Marks Met or exceeded word requirement 3 pts Low Quality Under word requirement by five or less words, and/or didn’t include word count 0 pts Incomplete Didn’t meet word requirement by more than five words	5 pts
Total Points: 35