Adolescent sexuality and childhood Flashcards
Chapter 10 and 11
What are three problems to surveying childhood sexual behaviour?
- Legal/ethical issues
- Older people can’t accurately recall sexual behaviour at childhood
- Talking computer interviews don’t help these two points
What are six sexual things associated with infancy (0 to 2 years)
- Erections
- Masturbation normal
- Sexual infant encounters such as gazing and kissing
- Non-genital sensual experiences like bathing and cuddling
- Attachment between infant and caregivers
- Knowing about boy/girl differences
What are 4 sexual things associated with early childhood (2 to 8 years)?
- Masturbation (pleasurable and normal, but learned to be private)
- Same-sex behaviour (sexual play)
- Some other sex play (eg. play doctor)
- Crushes
What is different about masturbation at early childhood compared to infancy?
It is learned to be private in early childhood
What are four sexual things associated with preadolescence (8 to 12 years)?
- Puberty begins
- May experience first sexual attraction
- Sexual questioning for LGBT individuals
- Boys and girls learn about masturbation in different ways
- Dating
Current data suggests that today’s youth masturbate early or later that Kinsey’s time youth?
About two years earlier
How do men and women differ in terms of starting to masturbate to orgasm?
Men all begin roughly around the same time, women ‘discover’ this at varying times throughout life
Why do preadolescence begin dating more than earlier?
Mixed gender groups become a thing
In which age group is non-homosexual same-sex behaviour most commonly seen?
Preadolescence
What are three sexual things that are associated with adolescence (13 to 19 years)?
- The influence of mass media on reinforces stereotype views of sexual behaviour and relationships
- Sexualization of girls
- Sexualization of men
What percent of adolescents participate in same sex sexual experiences at least once?
10%
What is a difference between participation rates in sexual behaviour between boys and girls in grade 7 and 11
In grade 7, more boys have had sex,
in grade 11, more girls have had sex
By grade 11, how many teens have had sex?
About haf
Do boys, or girls have sexual intercourse first on average?
Girls
What are some trends about first sexual intercourse in males and females?
- Gap closing between first experience in males and females
- In most countries teens are having more sex
Is there variation between countries in terms of agao of first sexual intercourse?
Yes, large variation
What are four kinds of attitudes towards adolescent intercourse?
- Abstinence
- Permissiveness with affection (love and commitment)
- Permissiveness without affection Intercourse ok based on physical attraction)
- Double standard (acceptable for males but not females to have sex)
What attitude towards adolescent intercourse has Canada historically held?
Abstinence or the double standard
What adolescent intercourse attitude to today’s youth hold?
Permissiveness with affection
Is dating and commitment occurring at younger or older ages?
Younger. These relationships not legitimize sexual activity
What is it called when partners in a relationship are monogamous but move on to other partners at relationships end?
Serial monogamy
What are two alternative forms of relationships?
- Friends with benefits
- Hooking up
How does society send a double message to adolescents in terms of sexuality?
- Many permissive messages (eg. everyone is having sex)
- Many restrictive messages
Does condom use with first time sex increase with age or decrease?
Decrease
When is condom use most frequent?
Casual sex or at the beginning of a relationship
Are you more likely to engage in unsafe sex if you’re drinking?
Yes, duh
What are two forms of technology which have implications with sex?
- Facebook (relationship status)
- Sexting
What ares of Canda have the highest rates of teen pregnancy?
- Quebec
- Prairie provinces
- Territories
Does more talk among young people about sex lead to more understanding?
No, this is why sex education for younger people is important despite taboo. The taboo contributes to educational silence
What are four current states of sex education?
- Highly variable among schools
- Gradually improving
- Sex educators are more likely to see sex as benign rather than negative
- Majority of students still rate their sex ed as poor or non-existent
Are schools more likely to align with liberal or restrictive ideologies? Why?
Restrictive, it is far better to be accused of ignoring the sexual health needs of youth than corrupting the morals of a minor
What percent of parents want sexual education in schools? Students?
85% of parents
92% of students
What are four common topics for sex ed?
- Puberty
- Reproduction
- Sexual orientation
- Relationships
When does sexualization of girls begin (what life stage)?
Preadolescence
What is one of the biggest biological factors for the emergence of sexuality in adolescence?
Testosterone production in both males and females
Does the progression of sexual experience tend to follow a sexual script? (eg. deep kissing, touching above waist, touching below waist, oral sex, intercourse)
Yes
What is the order of sexual experience most commonly seen? (5 sexual acts)
- deep kissing
- touching above the waist
- touching below the waist
- oral sex
- intercourse
Do immigrants in Canada have sex earlier or later than non-immigrants (on average)?
Later
What are some motives for having sexual intercourse?
- Expressing love or devotion for partner
- Experiencing physical arousal or desire
- Wanting to please the partner
- Feeling pressure from peers
- Wanting physical pleasure
What are five factors that make teen pregnancies less likely?
- Higher rate of contraceptive use
- Poor and disadvantaged families
- National programs that support transition into adult economic roles and parenthood reduce teen pregnancy rates
- Teenagers with access to info and services are less likely to get pregnant
