Department of Health and
Community Services
INSTRUCTOR: Jan Campbell
OFFICE: Butte
630 Department
office: Butte 607
HOURS: MW:
12-2 p.m.
Fax: 898-5107
TEXTS:
Crooks,
Robert, and Karla Baur (2008). Our
Sexuality. 10th ed. Thompson
Wadsworth Publishing Company Belmont,
CA.
Class
handouts and Internet selections
Hacker,
Diana. Pocket handbook for writing
styles (APA).
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 1500 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 one written paper. ( LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED). Papers must be typed, stapled, with a title page (title, your
name, class & number, date & year, and my name included). Unstapled work of two or more pages will not
be accepted.
Homework: Place it on
the desk at the beginning of the period every Friday. This consists of a one to
one and a half page typed summary and your view of the assignment that is
located each week on the syllabus. Late homework will not be collected. It can
be turned in by 5 p.m. of the due date for credit.
PLEASE DO NOT PLACE PLASTIC COVERS OVER THE TITLE PAGE.
Keep all assignments that are graded and returned to you
until the end of the semester.
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 points
each 450
1 written paper @ 100
points 100
Homework or in class writes (10-13@10 pts) 100+
650+ 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 RETURN
HUMAN SEXUALITY SYLLABUS
Fall 2007
WEEK OF: CONTENT READINGS/HOMEWORK
1/28 Introduction Ch. 1, 2 (read for
background)
Perspectives in
sexuality
Values/behaviors
Video: The Body Human
2/4 Anatomy/physiology Ch. 4-6
Human sexual response
HW:Video: HW: summarize website:
Female Genital Mutilation www.siecus.org
2/11 Urogenital
disorders Ch. 15
STIs
Internet source: find
And summarize an STI
2/18 AIDS and related disorders
HW: www.cdc.gov
find current stats on
HIV/AIDS
in U.S. and
The world
2/25 Continued:
Video:
HIV
3/3 Sexual
Dysfunction and Ch.14
disorders
Video: Pills,
Potions
3/10 Menstrual cycle;
puberty Ch. 4*(portion on
Menstr)
MIDTERM
1 (Ch.
4-6; 14-15; and perspectives)
3/17-3/21 SPRING BREAK
3/24 Gender Ch. 3
Video: Gender Dysphoria
Infertility
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
PAPER #1 DUE
3/31 CESAR
CHAVEZ DAY- HOLIDAY ON MONDAY
Conception/pregnancy Ch. 10
Childbirth HW: www.ippf.org
4/7 Birth
control Ch. 11
Abortion/Steriliation,
Future Trends
HW? Summarize the mission of
National Abortion Rights Action League
(NARAL) and the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC)
4/14 Paraphilias Ch.
16
HW:
read in: Archives of Sexual
Behavior, Dec., 2003 “Zoophilia in Men: A Study of Sexual Interest in
Animals. Summarize
4/21 MIDTERM
2 (CH. 3, 10, 11, 16)
Sexual
Orientation Ch. 9
Video: Billy
Jack
HW:
summarize website for: The Alan
Guttmacher Institute
4/28 CONTINUED
5/5 Love and
relationships Ch. 7,8
Intimacy/conflict
Effective
communication handout
Video: Love,
Lust, Marriage
5/12 Sexual
assault Ch. 17
Sexual
harassment HW: p 486 Critical Thinking Question
Pornography/prostitution Ch. 18
Commercialization
of sex
hw:
summary: www.bayswan.org/penet.html
Video: Porn in
the U.S.
EXTRA CREDIT DUE
5/19 FINALS WEEK