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Chapter 11 Sexuality Flashcards

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Adolescent sexuality is also influenced by what 3 in adol

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 Physical changes of puberty
 emerging cognitive capabilities (introspection and reflection about sexual behavior).
 concerns about new social roles

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how does society influence sexuality

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social role shift= social status increased for sexuality

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adults response to adol sex

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they think its wrong and shouldn’t be engaged in by teens

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negative aspects of teen sex in media rather than normative why

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parents opinion

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4 stages of positive sexual development

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  1. Accepting one’s changing body
  2. Accepting one’s feelings of sexual arousal
  3. Understanding that sexual activity is voluntary
  4. Practicing safe sex.
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what body changes need to be accepted

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shape, size, and attractiveness

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reports on sexual behaviour differ according to what

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Onset of sexual behaviour influenced by how we word questions and ways in which we collect data. (intercourse isn’t the only sexual activity)

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developmental progression of sexual development has been the same over history

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9
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by age … teens have engaged in some sexual activity

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16

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Most adolescents do not start with intercourse. what do they start with

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 Start with autoerotic behaviour

 Moves towards sociosexual behaviour (involving another person)

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handholding is sociosexual behaviour

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the way sex is defined influences …

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prevalence rates = carried results

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Slightly more adolescents are having sex compared to

previous eras.

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f fewer

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age of sex compared to previous generations is different how?

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those who are do so at a somewhat earlier age

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how do girls and boys describe their sexual activity

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Males tend to overstate their level of activity; females tend to understate it.

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In BC (2018, McCreary AHS): …% youth reported ever having sex.

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20

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Individual differences in sexual initiation (e.g., ….3)

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ethnicity, sex, ses

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SES influence how

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higher sexual activity

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SES influence how

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rates of sexual activity higher among economically disadvantaged youth
higher sexual activity (narrowing over time)

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20
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Stats Canada (2010) – sexual debut has been stable across ….

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2003 t0 2010

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21
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Likelihood of being sexually active rose with age.
…% (debut before 15 years)
 …% (debut at 15 or 16 years)

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BC Youth (2018, McCreary AHS) most common age of debut is at what age

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15 or 16. (similar to all of Canada)

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23
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Sexual activity during adolescence (age 16 or later) is associated with psychological disturbance.

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is not Levels of self-esteem and life satisfaction are similar to other adolescents’.

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24
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when is sexual activity a risk factor

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early and ‘risky’ sexual activity (before age 16) is associated with other psychological and behavioural factors associated with risking taking behaviors.

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early sex risk May depend on extent behavior is seen as …

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normative.

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behavioural profile of early starters

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permissive attitude to sex, experimenting with drugs, delinquency, lower ac achievement

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27
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is early sex the cause of behavioural problems

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Difficult to determine causation more about association. profiles occur first

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28
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hormonal influences on sexual activity?

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maturation

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29
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Early maturers = likely to have sex earlier

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30
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For boys rise in androgens influence on sex

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more thinking and engagement in sex (testosterone

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31
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why androgens increase in activity

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leads to increase in sex drive

more attractive to girls

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Girls sex drive = influenced by … as well but changes change in physical appearance (e.g., breast dev.) are primarily due to … levels

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androgens

estrogen

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33
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how does estrogen influence sex drive

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being more attractive to boys (interaction of individual with enviro)

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34
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Context is especially important for girls. why

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social factors more influence due to their focus on social perception

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35
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Impact of authoritative parenting?

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less likely to be sexually active at early age and engagement in risky sex

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36
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2 important parenting practices on sexual activity

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authoritative

communication about sex

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37
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Importance of parent-adolescent communication about sex effect size

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small effect on engaging in sex but does effect risky sexual practices (attitudes and values communicated)

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38
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Household composition predicts sexual involvement how

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divorce or single parent house

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39
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Household composition predicts sexual involvement, especially among girls

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40
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Adolescents whose parents are in the process of divorcing, as well as girls who live in single-parent households, are more likely to ….

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be sexually active earlier than their peers.

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why influence of household composition more on girls 4

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May be due to 1.) sex differences in social influences (stronger for girls) 2.) modeling of single-parent mothers and dating 3.) need for intimacy and support outside of home 4.) genetic component (puberty earlier sex)

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42
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household composition is only True when (or if) a divorce took place.

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f True regardless of when (or if) a divorce took place.

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43
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more sexual activity among friends predicts sex why

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Having sexually active peers establishes a normative standard that having sex is okay.

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peers have most enviro influence on sex

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45
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Peers don’t communicate directly about sex, with friends or with potential partners.

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f they do

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46
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Risk factors (factors that increase the likelihood of some behavior or condition) for sexual activity are ….

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cumulative (all risk fators often feed into each other)

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47
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experience of sexuality differs for boys and girls why

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Sexual socialization is different.

48
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Early sexuality for males vs female interpreted how

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E.g., recreation (boys describe this way) vs. intimacy

49
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why sex associated with intimacy for girls

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risk of pregnancy = more caution = feel more ambivalence (say they feel in love with them)

50
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sex differences narrow with age in what domains

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more similar in motives for having sex, more emotional, sexual liberation (both move toward other domain)

51
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same sex attraction : 3 differences that can emerge

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Sexual orientation Sex-role behavior Gender identity

52
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T: attracted to those of the same sex

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sexual orientation

53
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T: behaves in traditionally masculine or feminine

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sex role behaviour

54
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T: which gender they believe they are

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gender identity

55
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Sexual harassment (…% of BC youth, females in 2018, McCreary AHS)

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50 (mostly verbal)

56
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hoe many BC youth experiences date rape

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11% of BC youth reported sexual abuse.

57
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T: when a young person is forced to have sex by a date

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date rape

58
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impact of sexual assault

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depression, behavioural problems like alc and drug, eating disorders, lower school, more anxiety, more risky sex

59
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adol or children more likely to be abused

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Adolescents are abused and neglected at higher rates than children.

60
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which 2 groups disproportionally effected by sexual abuse

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Victims are disproportionately female (7% vs. 2% of males – BC Stats) and poor (low SES).

61
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condom use is much higher today in BC

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Condom use still quite low (BC youth, 2018 McCreary AHS)

62
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top 3 common contraceptives

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58% (condom)

 44% (birth control pills)  46% (withdrawal)

63
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pregnancy rates continue to decline

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f Pregnancy rates are lower (compared to historically) and have plateaued

64
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….% of BC youth reported ever being pregnant or causing a pregnancy

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1

65
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why less pregnancy in Canada

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Likely increased in long-acting reversible contraception

(LARC e.g., IUDs) and other available accessible methods

66
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have is teen pregnancy in US

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lower than in past gen but U.S. has highest teen pregnancy rate among all industrialized countries (57%; per 1,000 females 15-19 years old).

67
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Canada about …% (per 1,000 females 15-19 years old, Stats Can, 2005)

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29

68
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why are some youth not using contraceptives

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  1. lack of planning
  2. lack of access
  3. lack of knowledge
69
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why low contraceptive planning in young adol

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not thinking long term when not having sex regularly

70
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only …% of sexually active high school students used a Condon and birthcontrol last time they had sex

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9%

71
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why use both condom and birth control

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Condom to prevent STDs

birth control to prevent pregnancy

72
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Risky sexual behaviour increases risk of ..

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STIs

73
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…% condom use during oral sex (2018, BC

McCreary AHS)

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17

74
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…% of BC youth had been told by a doctor or nurse at some point that they had a STI

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1

75
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the rates of STI higher for those who have intercourse

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Comparable rates of STIs between youth who had oral sex exclusively and those who had sexual intercourse exclusively

76
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what does effective sex ed program look like

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comprehensive sex education. best reduction in risky sex

not Abstinence-only sex education

77
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effective safe sex program reduces rate of sex

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Effective sex education can reduce adolescents’ likelihood of having unsafe sex, but it does not reduce their likelihood of having sex.

78
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3 critical components of comprehensive sex education.

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  1. teaches how to refuse unwanted sex (consent)
  2. how to avoid unintentional sex
    3, increase adol motivation to engage in safe sex
79
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comprehensive don’t just aim to change individual behaviours but….

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change norms and context

80
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sex edu can increase sex

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f

81
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Although most research on adolescent sexuality has focused on sexual intercourse, adolescents’ initial forays into the world of sex typically begin …

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with less intimate sexual activity and gradually build toward intercourse.

82
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With the possible exception of oral sex, adults have tended not to worry about sexual behavior other than …

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intercourse

83
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most adol sexual activity is what

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fooling around

84
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adolescents distinguish between acts that culminate in … (which are more likely to be viewed as leading to a loss of virginity) and those that don’t

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orgasm

85
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which means that adolescents’ responses to surveys about sex are biased by their actual experience who considers things to count as sex more and less

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adolescents who have engaged in a specific behavior are more likely to say that the behavior doesn’t “count” in their definition of losing one’s virginity

86
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Most adolescents’ first experience with sex falls into the category of …

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autoerotic behavior

87
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Sexual behavior that is experienced alone, such as masturbation or sexual fantasizing. :T

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autoerotic behavior

88
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By the time individuals have turned …, about 80% have engaged in some type of noncoital activity with another person

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16

89
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By about …, 80% have had either vaginal or oral sex; nearly all of those who hadn’t by 18 have done so before the end of their 20s

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18`

90
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There have been large increases over the past half-century in the proportion of adolescents who …

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engage in oral or anal sex

91
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The developmental progression of sexual behaviors, from less intimate to more intimate, has not changed very much over the past 60 years

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t

92
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oral or intercourse first

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For about half of all adolescents, intercourse precedes oral sex by about a year, and for another third, both types of sex are initiated around the same time

93
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the length of time between adolescents’ first sexual activity and the initiation of intercourse has narrowed considerably over the past 50 years which kids more likely

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ones who want more autonomy

may be part of a larger pattern of earlier involvement in “adult” activities

94
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although the gap in rates of sexual activity between rich and poor is substantially narrower now than it was a decade ago, again pointing to the …

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increasingly normative nature of sexual intercourse among American teenagers

95
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About … of sexually active adolescents have had sex with someone they are not in a romantic relationship with

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one-third

96
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About one-third of sexually active adolescents have had intercourse with someone they are not in a romantic relationship with should adults be worried about this

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more likely to have casual sex and shorter romantic relationships as young adults
usually with someone they know
“Hooking up” doesn’t appear to have negative psychological consequences as long as the hookup was voluntary and desired

97
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he assumption that these teenagers were more troubled than their peers has been replaced by what

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This view has been replaced as sexual activity has become more prevalent among “normal” adolescents.

98
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exposure to pornography is a risk factor

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f

99
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In the Netherlands, however, there is no link between depression and early sex why

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where adults are more accepting of adolescent sexual activity,

100
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Among girls with … parents, talking about sex is associated with more sexual activity, but this is not true among girls with parents who disapprove of premarital sex

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liberal

101
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Hispanic in which parental attitudes about sex tend to be relatively more conservative, communication with adolescents about values and beliefs concerning sex is associated with …

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less sexual activity, but the degree to which parents directly caution their teenagers against sex does not seem to make a difference

102
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Adolescents’ …4are far better predictors of early sexual initiation than is parent-adolescent communication

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opportunity to have sex (for example, whether they are in a steady relationship or date frequently), their having sexually active friends, and their use of alcohol and drugs

103
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Although religious involvement deters adolescents’ sexual activity, regular church attendance is associated with delayed sexual activity only among
adolescents whose …

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friends attend the same church

104
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whose parents discuss sex with them in an open and understanding way are less influenced by having sexually active peers

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t

105
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minor drug use is associated with earlier involvement in sexual activity

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Brain imaging studies find that adolescents who engage in risky sex are more sensitive to social rewards, which may make them more easily influenced by what they believe their friends will approve of

106
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with earlier and riskier sexual activity more likely in poorer and relatively more disorganized neighborhoods, where adults have little control over teenagers and where peer groups are relatively more powerful impact of parents in this

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the effect of living in a disadvantaged neighborhood on early sexual initiation is exacerbated by parental hostility

107
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sexual activity spreads within a community of adolescents much like an epidemic

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t

108
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the majority of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adults engaged in heterosexual activity during adolescence

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t

109
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Same-sex attraction spreads through adolescent social networks

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f does not

110
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school-based program called .. found significant reductions in psychological abuse and sexual violence one month after the program was implemented, but these effects had disappeared within one year

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.Safe Dates

111
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Girls who have been chronically sexually abused by their … are at greatest risk for problems

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biological father

112
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The younger sisters of adolescent mothers may be more likely to become adolescent parents themselves, why

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in part because the older sisters may communicate some acceptance of early motherhood

113
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the proportion of teenage births fathered by adult men (that is, age 20 or older) has declined over the past 40 years, and the age difference between teenage mothers (most of whom are 18 or 19) and their sexual partners is generally about …

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2 or 3 years

114
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teenagers whose

friends have become parents learn from their friends’ experiences, leading them to become parents themselves

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f less sexually active and more likely to stay in school

115
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The long-term consequences of early childbearing may not be as negative among Black adolescents as among Whites or Hispanics, especially among Black youth living in communities why

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in which early childbearing is accepted as normative

116
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Because adolescent mothers are more likely than adult mothers to be both …2, their children are at greater risk of developing a variety of psychological and social problems.

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unmarried and poor

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