PSY 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Seminal Vesicle, Polskie Radio Program Iii, Pseudohermaphroditism
Document Summary
Sexual intercourse remains a major milestone in the perceptions of most adolescents. Demise of double standard is far from complete. Factors related to drop in teen pregnancy. Most recent research finds that virginity pledges are ineffective. Some researchers have called for more comprehensive education programs to replace. Virginity pledges ones that focus on abstinence as the only option. 3 reasons for epidemic rates of std infection. Of adolescents >15 are sexually active. Many who have not had intercourse are sexually active in substantially meaningful though (if technically ambiguous) ways. 1/3 have had genital contact involving fluid exchange. More than 126 others report only one partner. But their partners have a different report. 35% of romantically active students are in isolated networks. Evidence suggests that genetic and biological factors may play an important role. Other researchers have suggested that family or peer environmental factors play a role. There is no accepted explanation of why some adolescents develop a heterosexual orientation.
