Gender

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Gender Sexuality

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Gender Sexuality

• Gender and sexuality are two very different
  things and should not be confused
• Gender The distinction we use to separate men
  from women, and the qualities that go into what
  we call masculine and feminine
• Sexuality - Is how people experience and express
  themselves as sexual beings, it is the state and
  quality of being sexual
• Differentiating gender from sex allows social
  scientists to study influences on sexuality
  without confusing the social and psychological
  aspects with the biological and genetic aspects

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Media Sexuality

• We live in a highly sexualized society, which can
  be seen with the type of media out there
• The various types of media out there influences
  how people are portrayed sexually

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Sexuality

• LGTBQ Is an initialism that refers collectively
  to Lesbians, Gays, Transgendered, Bisexuals and
  Questioning individuals
• Heterosexual Sexual orientation to persons of
  the opposite sex. Sexual activity with another of
  the oppositeHomosexuality Sexual orientation
  to persons of the same sex. Sexual activity with
  another of the sameHomophobia irrational fear
  of, aversion to, or discrimination against
  homosexuality or homosexuals, negative attitudes
  and ill feelings towards LGBTQ

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Bullying

• Bullying has been a big issue when it comes to
  ones sexuality and sexual preferences
• Recently, various stories have emerged wherein
  people who were homosexuals were targeted due to
  their sexuality and sexual preferences
• These stories have been publicized throughout
  the media in order to bring awareness to this
  type of bullying and bullying in general

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Tyler Clementi

• Tyler Clementi was an 18 year old Rutgers
  University student who committed suicide
• He was secretly taped having sex with another man
  by his roommates in his own dorm room
• They posted the video footage online as the
  encounter took place
• The next morning, Clementis belongings were
  found on the George Washington bridge
• He left a goodbye message on Facebook that was
  only readable by his friends that said, Jumping
  of the gw bridge, sorry
• He was outed against his won wishes and thought
  the only thing he could be was to kill himself

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Tyler Clementi

• Tyler Clementi Dharun Ravi Molly Wei
• http//www.globalnews.ca/technology/studentallege
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Sexualization of Children

• Children are constantly being sexualized at a
  younger and younger age in the media
• Sexualization is the act or process of
  sexualizing ? It refers to the making of a
  person, group or thing to be seen as sexual in
  nature or a person to become aware of sexuality
• WHY???

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Sexualization of Children

• Children try to emulate what they see in the
  media
• Sexual advertisements are directed and marketed
  at young girls and boys
• The role models that are around for young
  children, wear clothes are inappropriate for
  these kids to wear
• Children are being bombarded with material that
  is of a sexual nature
• Children receive messages from clothing, toys and
  the media, that it is cool to be hot and sexy
  by way of its sexual references, innuendo or
  explicit material

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Sexualization of Children

• The pressure on children to adopt sexualized
  appearances and behaviour at an early age is
  greatly increased by the combination of the
  direct sexualization of children with the
  increasingly sexualized representations of
  teenagers and adults in advertising and popular
  culture
• Who are these images for? Why do we want children
  to be dressing in this way? Why do we as society
  allow this to occur?

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Problems

• Sexualization of children can lead to a variety
  of problems
• Eating disorders
• Poor body image
• Poor self esteem/worth (objects)
• Mental health problems (depression)
• Binge drinking for teenage girls
• Future stable and committed relationships
• Possible sexual abuse

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Sexualization of Children
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