FAMILY LIFE AND HUMAN SEXUALITY |
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Standard 4 Family Life and Human Sexuality
Students will demonstrate the ability to use human development knowledge, social skills, and health enhancing strategies to promote positive relationships and healthy growth and development throughout the life cycle.
Topic
B. Physical, Mental and Social Growth
Indicator
1. Analyze factors that influence an individual’s decisions concerning sexual behavior.
Objectives
a. Investigate factors that contribute to sexual identity.
b. Discuss ways family members influence decision making concerning sexual behavior.
Topic
C. Puberty and Reproduction
Indicator
1. Explain the process of human reproduction (fetal and maternal).
Objectives
a. Describe fertilization, fetal development, and the birth process.
b. Identify the most prevalent congenital and hereditary conditions that affect the fetus.
c. Examine resources to maintain or promote reproductive health.
Topic
D. Healthy Relationships
Indicator
1. Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Objectives
a. Investigate factors that may contribute to a healthy relationship.
b. Examine potential causes of relationship failures.
c. Explore the effects of personal and family stress on relationships.
d. Investigate laws that relate to relationships and sexual behavior.
Topic
E. Abstinence and Contraception
Indicator
1. Critique different ways to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Objectives
a. Distinguish between risks and consequences of sexual activity.
b. Analyze how perceptions of the risk and consequences of sexual activity impact decisions.
c. Advocate abstinence from sexual intercourse as the most effective and healthy means for preventing pregnancy and STIs.
d. Compare the effectiveness of various contraceptive methods in preventing pregnancy and STIs.
Topic
J. Sexuality and Culture
Indicator
1. Demonstrate capacity for setting limits on sexual intimacy.
Objectives
a. Describe limits on sexual intimacy.
b. Demonstrate how to use decision-making steps for setting limits on sexual intimacy.
c. Explain influences on the limits of sexual intimacy.
d. Advocate for respecting limits on sexual intimacy.
Indicator
2. Evaluate the influence of communication and decision-making on sexual behavior.
Objectives
a. Demonstrate refusal strategies for sexual pressure.
b. Assess several ways to communicate decisions about sexual behavior.
c. Examine how culture, value systems, and the family influence attitudes toward sexual behavior.
2009-01-27
