Please read the following discussion prompts based on research on sex.
1) Identify which discussion topic you are going to respond to and WHY.
2) Respond to all the questions for that discussion topic
3) Reply to at least 2 peers’ comments who have picked a different discussion topic.
Discussion Q: Significant gender differences have been found in sexual beliefs. Men are more likely to believe that oral sex is not sex, cybersex is not cheating, and sex frequency decreases in marriage, whereas women are more likely to believe that oral sex is sex, cybersex is cheating, and sex frequency in marriage stays high (Knox et al., 2008).
Discussion Questions:
What are some implications considering these gender differences amongst men and women?
Why do you think these gender differences have been found? Where do these beliefs originate from?
How do your beliefs compare to those cited in this research?
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Discussion Question #2
Death. Sex. And Money
link to reading- https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/diane-guerrero-death-sex-money
First, listen to Diane shares her own personal story on her mental health journey with Anna Seales of Death Sex and Money. Overcoming grief, anxiety and her battle with depression.
Second, listen to Tania Mendes interview with Margott both first generation Latinx women about depression and loss.
FROM THE WEBSITE:
Diane Guerrero was just 14 years old when she came home to an empty apartment. Her parents had been taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and would soon be deported to their native Colombia. “My family unit essentially died that day,” she says.
Now 29, Diane has recurring roles two successful television shows. She plays inmate Maritza Ramos on Orange is the New Black and smart aleck Lina on Jane the Virgin. But this success is new to Diane. Most of her teens and twenties were spent working any job she could get her hands on, dodging loan collectors, and keeping her family drama a secret. “You would never know that I was going through such sadness,” she says, “I made sure that nobody would find me out.”
Keeping everything bottled up only worked for so long. In her junior year of college, she started to drink heavily and cut herself. “I used that as a coping mechanism,” Diane reflects, “or a way to self-sabotage myself.” As her life and relationships started to fall apart around her, Diane finally found a positive outlet in acting classes. And seeing a therapist didn’t hurt.
Diane’s own life is stable now, but her family is still in a precarious place. Her parents are still unable to enter the U.S., even as visitors. And they separated shortly after they were deported. Dealing with their split has been an ongoing element of Diane’s emotional recovery. “It definitely affected my relationships and how I dealt with people,” she acknowledges, “and what I considered to be love or forever.”
NOW LISTEN TO THE PODCAST AND THE INTERVIEW WITH TANIA BEFORE RESPONDING TO THE QUESTIONS
After hearing the podcast and then the interview with Tania:
What are your initial thoughts?
Consider the conversations we’ve had about health generally and mental health specifically… what kind of impact could an event of this nature have on a young adults’ mental health?
What ways did Diane go about dealing with this trauma? What advice did her dad offer and was it useful from your perspective?
What ways did Tania and Margott, the young lady she interviewed, talk about dealing with and understanding the experiences of depression?
There is no way to reconcile the trauma and its impact on a young adult who has to go through having their undocumented parents removed from this country. I believe that a person might learn resilience in the face of adversity but even still that’s a hard pill to swallow.
What are your final thoughts about the content of this podcast and Tania’s interview especially when considering ones mental and emotional health and wellbeing?
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Discussion Number 3
AI and Prejudice in Digital Technology
1: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWWsW1w-BVo&t=23s
2: Listen to NPR conversation: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/28/1215529902/unmasking-ai-facial-recognition-technology-joy-buolamwini
Dr. Boulamwini ends her NPR conversation by saying, ‘if you have a face you have experience – sharing your lived experiences and your stories – we should be asking questions’
3: View Dr. Boulamwini’s 2016- https://www.ted.com/talks/joy_buolamwini_how_i_m_fighting_bias_in_algorithms?language=en
‘The Coded Gaze’ is a term that Joy Boulanwini came with when she was a graduate student at MIT in a Media Technology research.
4: Check out Dr. Boulamwini’s organization- https://www.ajl.org/
5. Finally, in your discussion chat this week consider the following:
— What are the challenges of facial recongition?
— What are different ways that facial recognition is being used?
— What experiences have you had with using facial recognition OR using facial recognition – have you experienced bias (for instance, if you have a Snap Chat account you can use Facial Recognition, OR if you have an iPhone you are using Facial Recognition).
— Do you feel there are benefits to AI technology in health care? [do a little digging to see if and how, facial recognition or other AI systems are being used in the health care system… what did you find?]
———- FOOD FOR THOUGHT
In Dr. Joy Boulanwini’s TED talk she discusses, “how I’m fighting bias in algorithms she notes that (click on the photo to view and listen to her TED Talk she says there are three tenets which are; 1) who codes matters, 2) why we code matters, and 3) how we code matters! This she believes is a step toward making sure coding is inclusive. what are your thoughts?
