* Sex * Genetics * Sex allocation * Sexual preference * Sexual and cultural roles
Currently there is much talk of sexuality and the importance of sexuality education, the big question is how much we know about sex?.
To start it is important to understand the basic concepts of sexuality, in other words, what everyone should know about sexuality.
The first concept that we'll discuss is sex and this can be defined as physical characteristics are determined by genetics and allows each person to be located as complementary, from the standpoint of reproductive (female-male). From the moment of fertilization (union of egg and sperm), determine the sex of the newcomer.
Contrary to popular belief it is the sperm that determines sex and the sperm is man's contribution in terms of human reproduction. With the contribution made by the sperm are derived primary and secondary sexual characteristics of humans, male and female sex organs, reaching its maximum development at puberty.
A second concept is related to the chromosomes of humans. Sex cells, egg and sperm cells contain chromosomes, "X" and "Y", which will be presented in a pair and result in "XX" female and "XY" male.
A third concept is that the gene concerning the person, almost everyone knows that genetic information is responsible for the inheritance, these are the traits that make a person look like his dad, mom or any family. These features are realized at the time in which the sperm and egg information shared "genetic" they possess, and which is within their chromosomes. Which is understood by the new being as instructions governing the growth and development of new being.
The fourth concept to consider is the gonad. The genetic information contained in the chromosome X and Y, are responsible for the development of the gonads (ovaries in women and testes in men).
Then there is the fifth concept to consider is the morphology, is the internal pelvic sex organs. That is, inside the new human being develop a series of conduits through effects of hormones and proteins that are based on the new being and these help the development of what later will be the genital tubercle, the urogenital folds in the penis and scrotum. A new complex chromosomal be "XX", encourages the development of the genital tubercle, folds and creases labioscrotal urogenital clitoris, labia majora and minors. Show the physical characteristics to determine the gender of a person at birth.
The fifth concept is the brain size. It is a complicated process that develops in the brain. With a chromosomal product "XX" is feminized, and the chromosomal product "XY" is male. There are therefore differences between brains of men and women.
The gender concept refers to the hormonal, which is manifested when the body begins to function, the system comprising the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad in both men and women, will be responsible for production, development and maturation of sex cells.
Seventh concept, secondary sexual characteristics, these stem from hormone production of your endocrine system via the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad, and will be responsible for developing the so-called secondary sexual characters, this is where begins the belief of being human or woman, as a glance at the time of delivery, which note is the presence of a penis or a vagina.
At this stage we can say that the bio body chemistry has developed its work and then enters a phase in which cultural partner presents the following concepts.
Eighth concept, what we call sex allocation, and refers to sex that is allocated based on the appearance of the external sexual organs of the newborn, it makes the physician and / or relatives at the time of birth and leads, socially and culturally in what is expected to be a man or woman, depending on the type of property that arise, either a penis or a vagina.
Ninth concept, this relates to gender identity and self-assessment is considered, mental, emotional and affective feel like a man or woman feel, or belong to the world of masculine or feminine. This translates into the feeling and personal position of being man or woman feel
Tenth concept refers to the gender category, he places the social and cultural behaviors and characteristics of what is popularly understood as women and men. These are the tasks, activities, types of professions, jobs, forms of expression, type of language, manners, dress and act, and so on., Which are considered are distinctive between the sexes, which are also known as roles .
Eleventh concept, known as gender role, which is characterized by what society, culture, religion and social principles prevailing in a society and within a given time. This means that there are societies that have a set of principles that are different from men and women and are not necessarily valid for other companies, we take as an example of fashion in Islamic societies, which are characterized by a place that companies Westerners seem enslaving and fall in the value of women, but in context are the predominant
Twelfth concept, is in charge of taste or preference related to male or female and this is called generic preference. Today one can speak of three preferences, heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual:
* The heterosexual is characterized by the preference of sexual and loving relationships with people of another gender
* The homosexual is characterized by reference to sexual and loving relationships with people of the same gender
* The bisexual is characterized by the preference of sexual and loving relationships with people of both genders
Importantly, other aspects that will allow us to integrate the concepts presented with humans, and for this we use the concept of sexuality.
Thirteenth concept, the union of the concepts of biological, psychological, social and cultural, can develop the concept of sexuality. Then in sexuality are integrated aspects of human reproduction, feelings, perceptions and feelings to myself (a) and to others, and also the aspect related to society, culture, religion and social principles prevailing in a society to which I belong, such behavior would, jobs, jobs, laws, games, use of clothes, mannerisms, housework, etc..
So next time you talk about sex or sexuality, we think if we are integrating the human being at all or only we are referring to one of its parts
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