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Case StudiesThese case studies are designed to be completed after you have studied the content in each module, but you can complete them at any time you feel ready. Case studies allow you to apply what you have learned in this course to real-world situations. Case Study #1:Ms. W is a married woman seeking counseling at a health clinic. She is concerned that her husband is homosexual because he wants her to have anal sex. Using the ideas (sexual orientation, sexual behavior, sexual practices, and gender identity) in this module, explain what Ms. W is confused about. Could Ms. W’s assumption
be correct? Case Study #2:Marcia is married with seven
children and a husband who works a distance from home. Marcia’s days
involve feeding the children and getting them to school, cleaning the
house, maintaining the garden behind the house, hauling water, cooking,
and doing laundry for a few women who work in offices. At the end of the
day, after feeding and putting the children to bed, Marcia is exhausted;
however, her husband expects to have sexual relations with her whenever
he wants. All women in the community are expected to accommodate their
husbands’ demands—and she is too. Explain your answer using
the terms (sex, gender, and gender role) as defined in this module.
Case Study #3:Marcia had a particularly
hectic day when two of her clients needed to have laundry done today because
their families were traveling. As Marcia and her husband were retiring
for bed, she told her husband that she was too tired to have sex. He became
angry and forced himself on her, using his physical strength and hurting
her. Marcia was frightened, but she knew that there was no help for her:
after all, it was his right within the law.
Case Study #4:Dr. Angelina works in a women’s health clinic as the primary care provider in her community and is highly respected. She is very popular with adolescents, who go to talk with her during the evening hours, when they know that they will find her weaving in a shed a short distance from her home. The local high school has recently instituted a sexuality (family life) education course, but several students are confused about the information that is given, and the teacher does not accept questions from the students. A couple of students have come to Dr. Angelina’s shed, asking if “oral sex is a sin” in their religion. They have been taught that it is, but they have heard many people saying they do this. Explain how formal and informal
values and religion are reflected in this situation. Case Study #5: Dr. Angelina had a visit
from Sara, a young female student, who was very upset because she was
approached by a fellow female student who said she was having romantic
feelings toward Sara. Sara did not understand how this could be possible.
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