FRHD 2100 Chapter 12: FRHD 2100 Chapter 12

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Tuuli Kukkonen

Document Summary

Less information than comparison to adolescence and adulthood. The cultural belief that children are sexually innocent, and this innocence should be protected. Researchers reluctant to ask children about their sexual behaviour. Tend to rely on adults retrospective reports of their experiences during childhood. More attention paid to impact of child abuse than to the course of natural sexual development. Teens are fuelled by surging sex hormones and biologically ready for sexual activity, meanwhile parent and adults in general see them as too cognitively, emotionally and socially immature to be sexually active. 4 major developmental tasks of adolescent sexuality: adapt to physical and emotional changes of puberty, accept yourself as a sexual being, explore romantic and sexual relationships learn to protect your sexual health. Puberty begins with the appearance of secondary sex characteristics and ends when the long bones make no further gains in length. Towards the end of puberty, reproduction becomes possible.