CHD3243 FINAL EXAM 3 CHAPTERS 11 15 PAGES 12 21 CLASS NOTES PAGES 1 12 BOOK NOTES CHD3243 BOOK NOTES 11 15 CHAPTER 11 SEXUAL BEHAVIORS Sexual ethics changed greatly during the late 1960s 70s sexual revolution Adolescents accept an individualistic ethic belief that all people must decide on their own standards for themselves PREMAIRITAL SEX only 7 experience sex before 13 30 between 15 17 66 70 between 18 19 men most have sex because of opportunity women most said because they were in love males more satisfied with first sex than women todays teens are less likely to have sex at a very young age 13 less likely to have ever engaged in sex less likely to be currently sexually active and less likely to have had 4 sex partners than 90s kids Serial monogamy one dates and has sex with one partner at a time Most teens remain a virgin until 18 Factors associated with adolescent sexual activity Age older they are the more likely to have premarital COITUS sexual intercourse Race and Ethnicity blacks more sex than whites Blacks more sex as highschoolers sexually active at a young age 4 partners currently sexually active Latinos fall in between whites and blacks Asians least likely Religion large number claim to be abstinent because of religion correlational relationship Boyfriend girlfriend more likely to be sexually active Young age at first intercourse those youngest at first intercourse more partners than those who do first sex in older age Younger more likely to be victim of sexual violence early intercourse indicator of an adolescent in trouble Age at puberty earlier reaches menarche younger most likely to have first intercourse same with boys Hormones correlation between puberty and age at sex experience Parental Behaviors and Relationships warm close relationships with kids more abstinent kids Talking to your kid about sex doesn t give them permission to have sex Parents who speak to their kids about sexual values have kids who delay intercourse Girls who grow up in a father absent home have sex earlier for male affection Kids in reconstituted families report more sexual experiences than from intact families Peer standards friends promote more positive affirming messages about sex than parents Increases the likelihood of the listener becoming sexually active everyone s doing it Siblings link between older siblings sexual activity and the younger siblings Younger sisters of a teen mom are 5X more likely to become Prego themselves Gender girls more likely to link sex and romance than boys Gender differences in sexual motivations diminish in late adolescence Problem behaviors likely delinquency drug use and promiscuity are clusters so that a kid who engages in one problem behavior usually engages in others as well Strong predictor of high risk sexual activity alcohol use Educational expectations higher kids educational expectations the less likely they are to have premarital sexual intercourse the higher the parents educational aspirations for their kids the less sexually active those kids tend to be SES more likely to have sex if lower SES OTHER MUTUAL SEXUAL BEHAVIORS just because a virgin doesn t mean you haven t done everything else Masturbation any type of self stimulation regardless of whether than arousal proceeds to orgasm professionals say that it is a normal part of growing up SEX AND ITS MEANING What are they seeking driven by needs that have nothing to do with sex rather emotional needs like curiosity affection loneliness bolstering self esteem prove masculinity femininity Sexual pluralism Americans live in an pluralistic society different individuals accept not one but a number of standards of sexual behavior standards abstinence until marriage sex with affection commitment responsibility sex with affection without commitment or sex without affection sex with affection but without commitment has become common among adolescents 50 60 of college kids ulterior motivations to sex to punish to win or return favors to control behaviors to build up the ego Double standard of sexual ethics more acceptable for males than females gender double standards are diminishing but they still exist SEXUAL AGGRESSION blacks most likely hurt aggression during sex relationships forcible rape against women more common than men unwanted sexual activity have sex because feel obligated think they will get broken up with no racial or ethnic differences in the ability to say no stranger rape forced unwanted sex with someone the victim doesn t know acquaintance rape forced unwanted sex with someone the victim knows date rape forced unwanted sex with a date CONTACEPTIVES AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES 90 of sexually active and no birth control girls will get prego within a year 96 of girls use BC more than use condoms or other forms of birth control most common form condom court case 1977 no state could legally restrict the distribution of contraceptives to minors clinics do not have to notify parents before prescribing contraceptives for adolescents regardless of the age contraceptive knowledge has no effect on sexual behavior STDS more widespread with adolescents than adults 25 diseases that can be transmitted sexually HPV is the most common with more than 4 5 million new cases a year Most infections are asymptomatic do not require treatment and clear up on their own will develop an STD per year HPV is associated with cervical cancer in women second most likely trichomonoiasis girls are more at risk for STDs than boys females more likely to develop complications from STDs Blacks more likely to get STDs than whites whites are more at risk than Latinos two best predictors of STD risk the number of sexual partners one has and the regularity of condom use AIDS 6th leading cause of death in the US 15 24 years old acquire during teen years blacks are more likely to becomes infected with HIV than white Latinos Causation and diagnosis of AIDS caused by the human immunodeficiency virus Attacks T cells white blood cells Attacks the immune system and the body s ability to fight disease Destroys T cells Treatment transmission of AIDS no cure HAART most successful treatment so fair highly active anti retroviral therapy reduce replication HIV can be found in blood semen vaginal secretions urine saliva tears and breast milk cant be contracted by causal contact UNWED PREGNANCY ABORTION 750 000 American girls become prego each year with expectation of the Russian federation USA has the highest rate of teen prego
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