applythe three dimensions of sexuality (biological, psychological, sociocultural) that you have learned in class by describing how they are or are not covered within one of the TED Talks provided.
Assignment: You must watch a video from the
list of TED talks
Download list of TED talks
related to sex, biology, gender, sexuality, relationships, and society.
Technical Requirements:
600-900 words in length (not including references)
Use of outside evidence to support your claims. You should have 3 sources: 1: the video; 2. the textbook; and 3. one source of your choice that supports your narrative and is reliable and valid.
Use of proper spelling and grammar
APA referencing style required (see Canvas for resources)
Typed
Font: Times New Roman; Arial; Calibri
Font Size: 12 pt
Margins: 1 inch each
Spacing: double spaced
Please note that only Word documents or PDFs can be viewed for grading. Please do not submit .Pages or GoogleDocs.
Content Requirements:
For this assignment, you must write a 5-paragraph essay that answers the following questions:
Paragraph 1:
Summarize the TED Talk including at least 3 details from the video.
Don’t forget to use citations for the video in your discussion.
What are two implications on or consequences of the content of the TED Talk on two of the following issues: sex, gender, society, or public health? (For example, if your TED Talk was about sex workers, what consequences might their work have on society? Or how might public health be influenced by the laws surrounding sex work?)
Now that you have described and analyzed the dimensions of sexuality and the impact of sexual health issues in relation to health and society, you will describe your personal values and beliefs about these issues. How has your opinion about these issues changed or stayed the same since doing this research (SLO 9).
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HSC 2130 – Sex, Health, and Decision-Making
Spring 2022
Video Reaction 1 Video Options
Terri Conley
We Need to
Rethink Casual
Sex
18
minutes
Social psychologist and sex researcher Terri Conley thinks it’s high time
we stop feeling guilty about enjoying casual sex—no matter what
society says. In this entertaining talk, Conley interrogates three
common myths about sexuality and gender and suggests a few new,
guilt-free ways to think about our sex lives.
https://www.te
d.com/talks/ter
ri_conley_we_ne
ed_to_rethink_c
asual_sex
Susan
Reverby
Ugly History:
The US Syphilis
Experiment
5
minutes
Afflicting nearly 1 in 10 Americans, syphilis was ravaging the U.S. in the
1930s. Many doctors believed syphilis affected Black and white
patients differently, and the Public Health Service launched an
experiment to investigate, recruiting 600 Black men to take part. But
the study was centered on a lie: the men wouldn’t actually receive
treatment. Susan Reverby details the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
https://www.te
d.com/talks/su
san_m_reverby_
ugly_history_th
e_us_syphilis_ex
periment
LZ
Granderson
The Myth of
the Gay
Agenda
17
minutes
In a funny talk with an urgent message, LZ Granderson points out the
absurdity in the idea that there’s a “gay lifestyle,” much less a “gay
agenda.” What’s actually on his agenda? Being a good partner — and
being a good parent.
https://www.te
d.com/talks/lz_
granderson_the
_myth_of_the_ga
y_agenda
Emily
Rothman
How Porn
Changes the
Way Teens
Think about
Sex
15
minutes
“The free, online, mainstream pornography that teenagers are most
likely to see is a completely terrible form of sex education,” says public
health researcher Emily F. Rothman. She shares how her mission to
end dating and sexual violence led her to create a pornography literacy
program that helps teens learn about consent and respect — and
invites them to think critically about sexually explicit media.
Helen Fisher
The Brain in
Love
16
minutes
Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would
die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need
for romantic love, Helen Fisher and her research team took MRIs
of people in love — and people who had just been dumped.
https://www.ted
.com/talks/emily
_f_rothman_ho
w_porn_changes
_the_way_teens
_think_about_se
x#t-148511
https://www.ted
.com/talks/helen
_fisher_studies_
the_brain_in_lov
e
Mary Roach
10 Things You
Didn’t Know
about Orgasm
17
minutes
“Bonk” author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific
research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims
about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious.
Laurie Betito
The Pleasure
Principle: The
Secret to a
Better Sex Life
10
minutes
It’s time, we, as women, take ownership of our pleasure, as it is
the right of every human being. But doing that requires that we
let go of shame, get to know our bodies, recognize that we are
more “normal” than we think, and shift our attitudes about to
sex.
Sarah
Barmak
The
Uncomplicate
d Truth about
Women’s
Sexuality
11
minutes
Is women’s sexuality more complicated than men’s? Well, not really,
no, says author Sarah Barmak. In this frank, eye-opening talk, she
shows how a flawed understanding of the female body has shaped this
discussion for centuries. She debunks some age-old myths (you’re
welcome) and offers a richer definition of pleasure that gets closer to
the simple truth about women’s sexuality.
https://www.ted
.com/talks/mary
_roach_10_thing
s_you_didn_t_k
now_about_org
asm
https://www.yo
utube.com/watc
h?v=lnigGtrwAfs
https://www.ted
.com/talks/sarah
_barmak_the_u
ncomplicated_tr
uth_about_wom
en_s_sexuality
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HSC 2130 – Sex, Health, and Decision-Making
Spring 2022
Lindsay
Amer
Why Kids
Need to Learn
about Gender
and Sexuality
8
minutes
Lindsay Amer is the creator of “Queer Kid Stuff,” an educational video
series that breaks down complex ideas around gender and sexuality
through songs and metaphors. By giving kids and their families a
vocabulary to express themselves, Amer is helping to create more
empathetic adults — and spreading a message of radical acceptance in
a world where it’s sometimes dangerous to just be yourself. “I want
kids to grow up and into themselves with pride for who they are and
who they can be,” Amer says.
https://www.ted
.com/talks/linds
ay_amer_why_ki
ds_need_to_lear
n_about_gender
_and_sexuality#t
-447041
John Amory
How a Male
Contraceptive
Pill Could
Work
6
minutes
Andrologist John Amory is developing innovative male contraception
that gives men a new option for taking responsibility to prevent
unintended pregnancy. He details the science in development — and
why the world needs a male pill.
https://www.ted
.com/talks/john_
amory_how_a_
male_contracept
ive_pill_could_w
ork#t-367992
Jackson Katz
Violence
Against
Women – It’s
a Men’s Issue
17
minutes
Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called “women’s issues.”
But in this bold, blunt talk, Jackson Katz points out that these are
intrinsically men’s issues — and shows how these violent behaviors are
tied to definitions of manhood. A clarion call for us all — women and
men — to call out unacceptable behavior and be leaders of change.
https://www.ted
.com/talks/jacks
on_katz_violenc
e_against_wome
n_it_s_a_men_s
_issue
Juno Mac
The Laws that
Sex Workers
Really Want
18
minutes
Everyone has an opinion about how to legislate sex work (whether to
legalize it, ban it or even tax it) … but what do workers themselves
think would work best? Activist Juno Mac explains four legal models
that are being used around the world and shows us the model that she
believes will work best to keep sex workers safe and offer greater selfdetermination. “If you care about gender equality or poverty or
migration or public health, then sex worker rights matter to you,” she
says. “Make space for us in your movements.”
https://www.ted
.com/talks/juno_
mac_the_laws_t
hat_sex_workers
_really_want
Tiq Milan
and Kim
Katrin Milan
A Queer Vision
of Love and
Marriage
17
minutes
Love is a tool for revolutionary change and a path toward inclusivity
and understanding for the LGBTQ+ community. Married activists Tiq
and Kim Katrin Milan have imagined their marriage — as a transgender
man and cis woman — a model of possibility for people of every kind.
With infectious joy, Tiq and Kim question our misconceptions about
who they might be and offer a vision of an inclusive, challenging love
that grows day by day.
https://www.ted
.com/talks/tiq_
milan_and_kim_
katrin_milan_a_
queer_vision_of
_love_and_marri
age
Peggy
Orenstein
What Young
Women
Believe about
Their Own
Sexual
Pleasure
17
minutes
Why do girls feel empowered to engage in sexual activity but not to
enjoy it? For three years, author Peggy Orenstein interviewed girls
ages 15 to 20 about their attitudes toward and experiences of sex. She
discusses the pleasure that’s largely missing from their sexual
encounters and calls on us to close the “orgasm gap” by talking
https://www.ted
.com/talks/pegg
y_orenstein_wh
at_young_wome
n_believe_about
_their_own_sex
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candidly with our girls from an early age about sex, bodies, pleasure
and intimacy.
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