Adolescent sexuality and childhood

Question 1

What are three problems to surveying childhood sexual behaviour?

Answer 1

• Legal/ethical issues
• Older people can’t accurately recall sexual behaviour at childhood
• Talking computer interviews don’t help these two points

Question 2

What are six sexual things associated with infancy (0 to 2 years)

Answer 2

• Erections
• Masturbation normal
• Sexual infant encounters such as gazing and kissing
• Non-genital sensual experiences like bathing and cuddling
• Attachment between infant and caregivers
• Knowing about boy/girl differences

Question 3

What are 4 sexual things associated with early childhood (2 to 8 years)?

Answer 3

• Masturbation (pleasurable and normal, but learned to be private)
• Same-sex behaviour (sexual play)
• Some other sex play (eg. play doctor)
• Crushes

Question 4

What is different about masturbation at early childhood compared to infancy?

Answer 4

It is learned to be private in early childhood

Question 5

What are four sexual things associated with preadolescence (8 to 12 years)?

Answer 5

• Puberty begins
• May experience first sexual attraction
• Sexual questioning for LGBT individuals
• Boys and girls learn about masturbation in different ways
• Dating

Question 6

Current data suggests that today’s youth masturbate early or later that Kinsey’s time youth?

Answer 6

About two years earlier

Question 7

How do men and women differ in terms of starting to masturbate to orgasm?

Answer 7

Men all begin roughly around the same time, women ‘discover’ this at varying times throughout life

Question 8

Why do preadolescence begin dating more than earlier?

Answer 8

Mixed gender groups become a thing

Question 9

In which age group is non-homosexual same-sex behaviour most commonly seen?

Answer 9

Preadolescence

Question 10

What are three sexual things that are associated with adolescence (13 to 19 years)?

Answer 10

• The influence of mass media on reinforces stereotype views of sexual behaviour and relationships
• Sexualization of girls
• Sexualization of men

Question 11

What percent of adolescents participate in same sex sexual experiences at least once?

Answer 11

10%

Question 12

What is a difference between participation rates in sexual behaviour between boys and girls in grade 7 and 11

Answer 12

In grade 7, more boys have had sex,

in grade 11, more girls have had sex

Question 13

By grade 11, how many teens have had sex?

Answer 13

About haf

Question 14

Do boys, or girls have sexual intercourse first on average?

Answer 14

Girls

Question 15

What are some trends about first sexual intercourse in males and females?

Answer 15

• Gap closing between first experience in males and females

- In most countries teens are having more sex

Question 16

Is there variation between countries in terms of agao of first sexual intercourse?

Answer 16

Yes, large variation

Question 17

What are four kinds of attitudes towards adolescent intercourse?

Answer 17

• Abstinence
• Permissiveness with affection (love and commitment)
• Permissiveness without affection Intercourse ok based on physical attraction)
• Double standard (acceptable for males but not females to have sex)

Question 18

What attitude towards adolescent intercourse has Canada historically held?

Answer 18

Abstinence or the double standard

Question 19

What adolescent intercourse attitude to today’s youth hold?

Answer 19

Permissiveness with affection

Question 20

Is dating and commitment occurring at younger or older ages?

Answer 20

Younger. These relationships not legitimize sexual activity

Question 21

What is it called when partners in a relationship are monogamous but move on to other partners at relationships end?

Answer 21

Serial monogamy

Question 22

What are two alternative forms of relationships?

Answer 22

• Friends with benefits

- Hooking up

Question 23

How does society send a double message to adolescents in terms of sexuality?

Answer 23

• Many permissive messages (eg. everyone is having sex)

- Many restrictive messages

Question 24

Does condom use with first time sex increase with age or decrease?

Answer 24

Decrease

Question 25

When is condom use most frequent?

Answer 25

Casual sex or at the beginning of a relationship

Question 26

Are you more likely to engage in unsafe sex if you're drinking?

Answer 26

Yes, duh

Question 27

What are two forms of technology which have implications with sex?

Answer 27

- Facebook (relationship status) | - Sexting

Question 28

What ares of Canda have the highest rates of teen pregnancy?

Answer 28

- Quebec - Prairie provinces - Territories

Question 29

Does more talk among young people about sex lead to more understanding?

Answer 29

No, this is why sex education for younger people is important despite taboo. The taboo contributes to educational silence

Question 30

What are four current states of sex education?

Answer 30

- Highly variable among schools - Gradually improving - Sex educators are more likely to see sex as benign rather than negative - Majority of students still rate their sex ed as poor or non-existent

Question 31

Are schools more likely to align with liberal or restrictive ideologies? Why?

Answer 31

Restrictive, it is far better to be accused of ignoring the sexual health needs of youth than corrupting the morals of a minor

Question 32

What percent of parents want sexual education in schools? Students?

Answer 32

85% of parents 92% of students

Question 33

What are four common topics for sex ed?

Answer 33

- Puberty - Reproduction - Sexual orientation - Relationships

Question 34

When does sexualization of girls begin (what life stage)?

Answer 34

Preadolescence

Question 35

What is one of the biggest biological factors for the emergence of sexuality in adolescence?

Answer 35

Testosterone production in both males and females

Question 36

Does the progression of sexual experience tend to follow a sexual script? (eg. deep kissing, touching above waist, touching below waist, oral sex, intercourse)

Answer 36

Yes

Question 37

What is the order of sexual experience most commonly seen? (5 sexual acts)

Answer 37

- deep kissing - touching above the waist - touching below the waist - oral sex - intercourse

Question 38

Do immigrants in Canada have sex earlier or later than non-immigrants (on average)?

Answer 38

Later

Question 39

What are some motives for having sexual intercourse?

Answer 39

- Expressing love or devotion for partner - Experiencing physical arousal or desire - Wanting to please the partner - Feeling pressure from peers - Wanting physical pleasure

Question 40

What are five factors that make teen pregnancies less likely?

Answer 40

- Higher rate of contraceptive use - Poor and disadvantaged families - National programs that support transition into adult economic roles and parenthood reduce teen pregnancy rates - Teenagers with access to info and services are less likely to get pregnant