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Introduction: (Per Reader)

This week, I’ve read a different type of book. It’s not a traditional 6in x 9in book that I’ll be reviewing. However, I’ve decided to make an exception on the part I’ve read of this passage.

Without further ado, I will review the first ten pages of a college textbook. This textbook comes from the University of Mānoa in a lecture that discusses Ethics within Sexuality.

My Thoughts:

Of course, the first ten pages are not ideal for a book review, right? Wrong.

The first ten pages give a brief insight into what is expected when discussing ethics within sexuality. As well as the course.

Personally, I was a bit ignorant to think ethics and sexuality are merely your view or opinion on what you believe sexuality should look like. And there are a lot of different opinions on that topic. But after reading these ten pages, my mind has expanded ten times to what ethics within sexuality is.

The foundation of everything starts with top-quality material, right?

In this reading, the authors define and categorize sexual identity into three components: Gender roles/expressions, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation.

These three components are similar but vastly different when defined individually. In reality, we don’t take into account how these three aspects of our sexual identity define our lives.

For example, how we don’t choose who we are attracted to. It’s not a choice, more so it’s something we’re born with. Or how we contextualize different things based on our gender roles in society.

The authors also define ethics as the behavior standards that tell us how to act in situations. The way I view ethics is based on our moral compass in life. The authors also go on to define what ethics is not. Which in terms, does help when viewing how we see ethics.

Now, sexual ethics concerns human sexuality and sexual behavior. For example, issues that are arising today in America: Gender identity, consent, sexual relationships, reproduction, etc…

If you ever come across a class/textbook like this within your university I highly recommend taking the course or viewing the reading materials. It’s not often we find a topic as sensitive as this being discussed. Though, it will be biased going into the class with an open mind is what college is about.

Learning things that are controversial in society and expanding your mindset.

Without classes to take on the challenging topics society shies away from, we’ll no longer be exposed to the differences in life. We’ll all be reduced to sheep following the herd.

Rate (based off the first ten pages): 5/5

Series: No

Genre: Education, Sexual Ethics, Ethics, Philosophy

Favorite Quote: “Some people view sexuality and sexual behavior as an integral, healthy part of human life, requiring minimal structure and control. Others see sexuality and sexual behavior as something dangerous, to be feared and/or controlled. This course supports the former view, and indeed one of the biases of the authors is that sexual repression may lead to sexual behavior and expressions that may be problematic. Another bias is that rigid gender role socialization and stereotyping is damaging for everyone in society by limiting an individual’s human potential. A third bias expressed in this course is that sexual behavior must be consensual, and that a significant power differential between people negates the possibility of consent and therefore is abuse.” -Ann W. Auleb

Until next time,

Sweet T.