Chapter 6
Choose any two questions:
Define sensate focus and how it affects sexual expression.
What are non-genital orgasms? Do non-genital orgasms have therapeutic value?
Summarize how different cultures view beauty in terms of anatomical attributes they value.
Describe the differences in male/female sexual response according to Masters and Johnson.
Chapter 7
Required:
Which one of the following theories best explains the origins and nature of love? Draw from the text and the additional material in the Chapter 7 module for your response: a. Helen Fisher’s hormonal theories, b. Lee’s categories of love, c. Sternberg’s Triangle theory, or d. Ainsworth’s attachment styles. Read at least one student discussion and comment about any differences between yours and theirs.
Choose any one question:
Describe Gottman’s Four Horsemen of a troubled marriage.
What are some proven strategies for staying in a long-term relationship?
After reading the Love Stories article and assessing your dominant love story, discuss how your love story has affected your relationship. Is the concept of Love Story helpful?
Chapter 8
Choose any two questions:
After reviewing the material on the Maltz Hierarchy of sexual expression website, briefly discuss the levels. Is it important to be aware of what your motivation for having sex is?
How can parents or other adults teach adolescents to develop intimacy in relationships? What is intimacy? Is adolescence too late for this? If so, how could this be taught in earlier childhood?
Define tantric sex.
Discuss ways that modern technology has made it possible to have sex without engaging in sexual acts, such as “sexting,” phone sex, Internet fantasy games, and virtual reality dating. What are some advantages and disadvantages in engaging in these behaviors? Are these behaviors appropriate for teens? Why or why not?
RUBRIC:
Critical Thinking
8 points: Rich in content: full of thought, insight, analysis, and original thinking.
Delivery of Post
8 points: Grammatically correct post with no misspellings.
Relevance of Post
8 points: Post is insightful, related to discussion topic and contributes to a new understanding of the topic.
Expression within the post
8 Points: Expresses opinions and ideas in a clear and concise manner demonstrating depth of understanding.
Reference to assigned material
9 points: (6-9 points)
Discussion cites additional scholarly sources that provide greater depth of understanding.
If additional scholarly resources are used, you must cite them within the body of your responses and at the end of the entire submission. Scholarly does not mean Wikipedia of the first item that shows up on a Google Search. Scholarly does mean academic journals or well-researched informational sites like The Guttmacher Institute Links to an external site.
Scholarship
9 points: Discussion is thoughtful and stimulating reflecting a synthesis of course material, additional scholarly material, and own experience.
If additional scholarly resources are used, you must cite them within the body of your responses and at the end of the entire submission. Scholarly does not mean Wikipedia of the first item that shows up on a Google Search. Scholarly does mean academic journals or well-researched informational sites like The Guttmacher Institute Links to an external site.
Evidence
8 points: Provides compelling and accurate evidence in answering all questions. The importance/ relevance of all pieces of evidence are clearly stated. There are no gaps in reasoning—i.e., the reader does not need to assume anything or do additional research to accept.
