Topics

PART 1: PERSONAL VIEW

ALL FOUR TOPICS REQUIRED (HINT HERE ARE FOUR OF YOUR SUBJECT HEADINGS)

Religion:

How has your religion (or spiritualty) affected your sexuality?

Are there issues of sexuality where you disagree with your religion? If so how do you rectify your personal opinion with the doctrines of your religion?

If you do not follow a particular religion, focus on the religious doctrines that are pervasive in your culture and how this influenced you as a non-follower.

Gender Roles: (Reminder gender role is not sexual orientation)

How has your culture and family upbringing influenced your gender role today?

Are there any other outside influences that have shaped your gender role?

Describe how you see your personal gender role.

Do you wish you could make changes to your gender role?

Media: [media includes television, movies, ads, and print (magazines, books, etc.)]

How has the media influenced your personal sexuality on how you feel about modesty, body image, premarital sex, infidelity, and atypical sexual behaviors?

Do you remember any instances of media exposure that made you question your personal view?

Do you feel media has had cumulative effect on you?

Media is not a single entity, be specific in your reference to media to the type.

Relationships:

What are your personal expectations from relationships?

What are your lifelong goals in respect to relationships?

Do you have issues in regards to trust, control/power, boundaries, and attachment?

How have previous relationships, romantic as well as non-romantic, influenced how you approach relationships today?

Are sex and love two different entities or parts of a single entity?