Department of Health and Community Services
TRACS # 11751 Sec. 01
TRACS # 11752 Sec. 02
INSTRUCTOR: Jan Campbell
OFFICE:
OFFICE HOURS: MWF
10-11 am, M 5:15-6:00 pm
Fax: 898-5107
TEXTS:
Crooks, Robert, and Karla Baur (2005). Our Sexuality. 9th ed. Thompson Wadsworth Publishing Company Belmont, CA.
Class handouts and Internet selections
SCOPE OF THE COURSE:
Sexuality is an integral part of
one's personality throughout life.
Knowledge is crucial for understanding and making positive, constructive
decisions regarding the aspects of self-awareness and self esteem. It is also important in making decisions
regarding the physiological aspects of sexual development and reproduction as
well as in the social aspects of both intimate relationships and gender role
behaviors.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This is an overview course in
human sexuality including reproduction, conception, pregnancy, childbirth,
contraception, abortion, gender role development,
value orientations, moral conflicts, homosexuality, sex and the law,
paraphilias, sexual inadequacies and disorders, and constructive relationships
and dissolution of relationships.
GENERAL EDUCATION:
The human organism witnesses
change in each of its moments through the life course, yet it is a continuous
physiological, psychological, and social being.
Part of General Education should provide instruction that fosters
understanding of the self as a complex, integrated being that is at once
physiological, psychological, and social.
The course therefore must:
1. address issues that are likely to be important to most of
our students throughout most of their lifetime;
2. significantly incorporate and integrate theory, data, and
perspectives from each of three broad areas of human life: the physiological,
the psychological, and the social;
3.
have substantial written projects that ask the student to 1) integrate
the ideas and materials of the course, and 2) apply the ideas and materials of
the course to themselves and their own projected life course. This course requires a written component of
2500 words minimum, with competency in grammar, syntax, spelling and synthesis
and analysis of the course content. ANY
PLAGIARIZED MATERIAL AND/OR DISHONESTY OF ANY KIND WILL RESULT IN THE DEAN OF
STUDENTS BEING NOTIFIED AND MAY RESULT IN A FAILING GRADE IN THE CLASS.
4. incorporate information on cross cultural sexuality and
cultural relativism as it relates to cultural diversity within the U.S..
COST TO STUDENT:
The cost to the student involves
the purchase of the textbooks for
the class plus a stapler. Students must be able to make copies of their
original submitted work. Some
assignments may involve the purchase of or submission of newspaper and/or
magazine articles. Scan tron forms
(886E) and a #2 pencil will be supplied by the student for the exams.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To facilitate an atmosphere of learning,
communication, and development of knowledge for life-long learning and
understanding of human behavior and sexuality.
2. To present a forum for discussion of current
sexuality issues including controversial topics such as: abortion, rape, homosexuality, pornography,
prostitution, sexual dysfunction, contraception and conception.
3. To present accurate
anatomy and physiology of human sexuality and reproduction and to dispel
previous misinformation and/or myths regarding these concept areas.
4. To present, explore and discuss historical
and contemporary human issues pertinent to sexuality regarding the college
student. Cross cultural sexuality issues
will be explored in brief.
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance is mandatory and
student may miss no more than three (3) unexcused hours without
penalty. If It
is imperative that class be missed, please phone your instructor to indicate
why you will be gone. Class will begin
promptly; please make an attempt to be on time.
Tardiness is disruptive to the class, and compromises those to attend on time.
LECTURES/READINGS/HANDOUTS:
All reading material, videos,
guest lectures, and handouts will be pertinent to the exams. Material should be read according to the
class syllabus. Handouts should be read
and the student should be prepared to discuss the content at the next class
meeting.
ACCENTUATING THE OBVIOUS:
Please turn off cell phone ring
while in class. Text messaging (sending
or receiving), eating in class, reading newspapers or other texts, or doing
homework is inappropriate. Please be
respectful of the class members through language (both verbal and body), and/or other
signs or gestures. Please do not pop
gum,
or carry on a conversation with a class member that doesn’t pertain to
group work or class discussion.
ASSIGNMENTS:
There will be two written papers . LATE
ASSIGNMENTS WILL RECEIVE ONE-HALF CREDIT. (AFTER ONE WEEK LATE, THEY WILL NOT
BE ACCEPTED). Papers need to be typed,
stapled, with a title page (title, your name, class & number, date &
year, and my name included).
Homework will be placed on the
desk at the beginning of the period on the due date. Late homework will not be collected.
PLEASE DO NOT PLACE PLASTIC
COVERS OVER THE TITLE PAGE. Any dishonesty or plagiarism may result in a
failing grade and the Department Chair and Dean of Students will be notified.
EXAMINATIONS:
There will be three
examinations. They may be objective and
subjective in nature. They MAY consist
of 60-75 multiple choice questions and an essay. Make-up
exams will be given only in serious and compelling reasons during finals week. THEY ARE ESSAY IN NATURE.'
GENERAL EDUCATION INFORMATION:
GRADE DETERMINATION: (Written work assessment)
3 exams at 150 each 450
2 written papers @ 50 each 100
Homework or in class writes
(10-13@5 pts) 50+
600+
possible points
EXTRA CREDIT**--A ONE TIME, 10 POINT EXTRA
CREDIT PAPER MAY BE SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE FINAL EXAM. THIS PAPER AND THE ARTICLE ATTACHED TO IT
(FOR REVIEW) WILL NOT BE RETURNED. THE
ARTICLE MUST BE FROM A REFEREED, PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL NOT OLDER THAN
THREE YEARS IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN SEXUALITY.
A SYNOPSIS, YOUR OPINION, HOW IT RELATES TO THE COURSE, AND QUESTIONS
FOR FURTHER STUDY ARE THE FOCUS OF YOUR PAPER.
ANY ATTENDANCE AT A RELATED SYMPOSIA OR VISITING LECTURER MAY
ALSO BE USED FOR EXTRA CREDIT.
WEEK
OF: CONTENT READINGS____
1/24 Introduction Ch. 1
Perspectives
in sexuality HW: summarize website:
Values/behaviors www.siecus.org
Video:
The Body Human
1/31 Anatomy/physiology Ch. 4-6
Human
sexual response
HW:Video:
summary
Female
Genital Mutilation
2/7 Continuation
Urogenital disorders Ch. 17
STIs
HW:
summary of p. 519
Video: STIs
2/14 CONTINUED
FROM 2/7
2/21 AIDS
and related disorders
HW:
Summarize article in Archives of Sexual
Beahvior, June 1998: “Australian and South African Undergraduates’
HIV-related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors” by Smith, et.al.
PAPER
#1 DUE
Video: Living with HIV
2/28 Sexual Dysfunction
and Ch.15
disorders
HW:
summary of website
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat6.html
Video: Pills,
Potions
3/7 MIDTERM
1 (Ch. 1,4-6; 15; 17)
Gender Ch. 3
Menstrual cycle; puberty Ch. 4
Video: Gender Dysphoria
HW: Summarize
article:
Journal of Sex Research “Does the Sexual Double Standard Still Exist? By Milhausen and Herold. November, 1999
3/14-3/18 SPRING BREAK
Sexuality
Education
HW: Summarize article in
Journal of Sex Research, August 2001 “SexEd.com: Values and Norms in Web based Sexuality
Education” August 2001.
Video: Sex Education
3/21 Conception/pregnancy
Ch. 12
HW:
Summarize the mission of
National
Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) and the National Right to Life Committee
(NRLC)
Childbirth CH. 12
3/28 Birth control
Ch. 11
Contraception/
Contragestion HW: Summarize “Pharmacist’s Refusal to Fill Emergency
Contraception Script Raises Questions” in Drug
Week, March 2004.
4/4 Abortion Ch. 11
Sterilization
HW: summarize www.ippf.org/
4/11 MIDTERM
II (CH. 3,4, 11,12,)
Paraphilias Ch. 18
HW: read in: Archives
of Sexual Behavior, Dec., 2003 “Zoophilia in Men: A Study of Sexual
Interest in Animals. Summarize
4/18 Sexual Orientation Ch. 10
HW: summarize “Sexual identity Trajectories among Sexual Minority
Youth: Gender Comparisons” by
Savin-Williams and Diamond in Archives of
Sexual Behavior, December 2000.
Video: Billy
Jack Gaither
4/25 Love and
relationships Ch. 7,8
Intimacy/conflict
Effective
communication handout
HW: Summarize article:
“Romantic Behaviors of University Students: A Cross-Cultural and Gender Analysis in
Puerto Rico and the United States” by Quiles in College Student Journal, September,2003.
Video: Love, Lust, Marriage
5/2 Paper
#2 due
Sexual assault Ch. 19
Sexual
harassment hw: p. 560 How
About You?
5/9 Pornography/prostitution Ch. 20
Commercialization
of sex
hw:
summary: www.bayswan.org/penet.html
Video: Porn in the U.S.
EXTRA CREDIT DUE
5/16 Sec.
01 Monday @
Sec. 02 Monday @6 p.m.
*PROPOSED MIDTERM EXAM DATES--MAY
BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE PROGRESSION OF INSTRUCTION.