Chapter 11 Sexuality

Thinking About Adolescent Sexuality  An Aspect of Normal Adolescent  Development  The Sexual Culture  Developing a Sexual Identity  Obtaining Information

Sexual Attitudes and Behavior  Heterosexual Attitudes and Behavior  The Progression of Adolescent Sexual Behaviors  Trends and Incidence  Female and Male Sexual Scripts  Risk Factors

The Age at First Experience of Various Sexual Behaviors

Sexual Time Tables of White, African American, Latino, and Asian American Adolescents

Sexual Attitudes and Behavior  Homosexual Attitudes and Behavior  Sexual orientation as a continuum  Sexual orientation is likely caused by a mix of genetic, hormonal, cognitive, and environmental factors

The Continuum of Sexual Orientation

Sexual Attitudes and Behavior u Self-Stimulation é Part of the sexual activity of virtually all adolescents and one of their most frequent sexual outlets u Contraceptive Use é Adolescents are increasing their use of contraceptives, but large numbers still do not use them

Adolescent Pregnancy  Incidence and Nature of Adolescent Pregnancy  Consequences of Adolescent Pregnancy “We are children having children” - 17 year old mother

Adolescent Pregnancy  Cognitive Factors  Adolescents as Parents  Reducing Adolescent Pregnancy

Sexually Transmitted Diseases  Types  Gonorrhea  Syphilis  Chlamydia  Genital Herpes

Sexually Transmitted Diseases  AIDS  Nature and Incidence  Transmission of HIV  Prevention

Sexual Knowledge and Sex Education v Sexual Knowledge v Sources of Sex Information “I learned about sex in the streets. There, and from Playboy and other sex magazines.” - 14-year-old boy

Sexual Knowledge and Sex Education uSex Education in the Schools  uForcible Sexual Behavior uSexual Harassment

Sexual Well-Being, Social Policy, and Adolescents  Sexual Well-Being  The Timing of Behaviors  The Co-Occurrence of Behaviors  The Contexts of Behaviors  Age of Transition  Gender  Social Policy