Introduction to Family Studies

A Little About Me....

My name is Kayla Keessar. I am 19 years old, and this is my second year at Red Deer College. When I graduated from Stettler in 2009 I came directly to Red Deer in hopes of becoming a Teacher. I have known since about grade one that I wanted to be a teacher, changed my mind a few times, but managed to find my way back. So far I love the Bachelor of Education program, I hope to become a grade three teacher.

Introduction to Family Studies...

What is Human Sexuality?

"The term human sexuality refers to matters of gender, sexual behaviour, sexual feelings, and the biology of sex. Human sexuality concerns the ways in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings. The study of human sexuality draws upon the expertise of anthropologists, biologists, medical researchers, sociologists, psychologists, and other scientists. Our pluralistic society embraces a wide range of sexual attitudes and values." (Pearson Education Textbook, Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity).


I had no idea that human sexuality was made up of so much. I thought it just consisted of the biology (anatomy) of the human body, as well as sexual behaviour. But there is so much more to it. Im excited to learn about everything in between.





First Day of Class...

On the first day of Family Studies we did a writing activity, "What are some different ways to look at human sexuality?" During this activity we discovered many different perspectives that can be taken when exploring human sexuality, such as:

Biologically--> One could view human sexuality in a biological perspective, viewing the anatomy of the human body, and functions of those different components.
Socially--> One could view human sexuality in a social perspective, looking at the politics behind individual rights and opinions.
Personally--> One could view human sexuality in a personal perspective, viewing personal opinions about things such as, sexual orientation, abortion and homosexuality.

Human Sexuality may be viewed differently throughout different ages, races, genders and cultures.