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Lesson 7 - The Physical Self

The document discusses different aspects of self and identity, including the physical self and how possessions, physical appearance, and the sexualized body can influence one's sense of self. It also examines the role of biology and social/cultural forces in shaping ideas of beauty, gender, and sexuality across cultures. Patterns of sexual behavior vary globally and some behaviors come with greater health risks than others.

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Lesson 7 - The Physical Self

The document discusses different aspects of self and identity, including the physical self and how possessions, physical appearance, and the sexualized body can influence one's sense of self. It also examines the role of biology and social/cultural forces in shaping ideas of beauty, gender, and sexuality across cultures. Patterns of sexual behavior vary globally and some behaviors come with greater health risks than others.

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THE PHYSICAL

SELF
Objectives
 Explore the different aspects of self and
identity
 Demonstrate critical, reflective thought in
integrating the various aspects of self
and identity
 Identify the different forces and
institutions that impact the development
of various aspects of self and identity
 Examine one’s self against the different
aspects of self
Our properties are part of self
McClelland (1951): the physical
properties that we own (clothes,
gadget, parts of our body such
as hair, nails etc.) are part of self
and we have the power over
them. The more control we have
over them the more it becomes
part of who we are.
THE EXTENSION OF SELF
Shampoo, soap, perfume,
lotion and other cosmetics
Jewelries, accessories
According to
Prelinger, the things
that we own also
own us.
According to Belk, the
lost of our possession
whether accidental or
deliberately lost for
whatever reason,
means the lost of self
as well.
Returning the lost
possession is
returning the lost
self.
THE PHYSICAL SELF
Female
Model
Concubine
of Emperor
in China
The sexual self
A belief that men
are instrumental
while women are
ornamental
THE SEXUALIZED BODY
THE MALE AND FEMALE GENDER
IN OUR TIMES, AN ADDITIONAL GROUP EMERGED
Bisexuals
Wedding of gay couple in
Great Britain
Homosexuals contestants in
Eat Bulaga Super Sireyna
Supermodel
transgender
Lea T. of
Brazil
Understanding
Human Sexual
Response
PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
OF SEXUAL EXCITEMENT

What Turns People n?


Sexual arousal is likely only
when a certain part of the
body is touched in what
people define as sexual
manner and when a person is
receptive to sexual activity
(Gagnon, 1977;Goldstein,
2000)
e rogenous zone
In many Western societies,
breast size is often the
standard by which female
appeal is measured
(Rothblum, 1990; Furnham
& Swami, 2007)

breast
RecapeCAP
 Biological factors such as the
presence of androgens,
estrogens and progesterone,
prime people for sex.
 People’s sexual responses
follow a regular pattern
consisting of four phases:
excitement, plateau, orgasm
and resolution.
Relate
Patterns of sexual
behavior, both heterosexual
and homosexual, vary
around the world in terms of
both behavior and risks
(Barlow & Durand, 2013).
Approximately 20% of
individuals who have been
surveyed engage in sex
with numerous partners,
putting them at risk for
sexually transmitted
diseases such as AIDS
(Barlow & Durand, 2013).
BEAUTY
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.

David Hume's Essays, Moral and


Political, 1742:
 “Beauty in things exists merely in the
mind which contemplates them.“

Benjamin Franklin, in Poor Richard's


Almanac, 1741, wrote:
 “Beauty, like supreme dominion is but
supported by opinion”
BEAUTY BY NUMBERS
Our attraction to another person’s
body increases if that body is
symmetrical and in proportion
If a face is in proportion, we
are more likely to notice it and
find it beautiful.
We perceive
proportional
bodies to be more
healthy
WHO ARE BEAUTIFUL?
ADRIANA LIMA
Supermodel?
Bella
Flores
Geisha
of
Japan
Wenshui
concubine
of China
Henna hand
painting - India

Female Kikuyu

Make up of a
model
Body painting in the tribe of Omo in Ethiopia
Circa 90s

Circa 70s

Circa 20s Twiggy – Circa 60s


Margarita Moran 1973

Gloria Diaz 1969

Pia Wurtzbach 2016


Padaung
woman in
Burma
Woman in
Papua
New
Guinea
Foot binding in China
Disc
insertion
on the
lip in
Africa
Body modification of Maria Jose
Cristema in Guadalajara Mexico
Write a quotation about beauty.
ACTIVITY:
Reflect on the lyrics
“True Colors” and cite
a line/s that strike you
most, then explain
why?

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