...Sexuality of the Teen and Young Adult Tomekia Brewer Strayer University Sociology 100 Professor Tasha Anderson January 28, 2012 Sexuality of the Teen and Young Adult 1 Sexuality of the Teen and Young Adult As parents and adults, it is our duty to help our teens and young adults develop into smart, sexual beings, which is very important to their future happiness. The mystery about sex is that it so interesting, such a power for good, but can be very dangerous for young people if they are on the wrong track. Sex education in schools continues to have the debates of practicing abstinence and practicing safe sex. Doctors say that what is missing is the need to focus on love and sexual intimacy which play a big role in the human life. If we look at what today's teens are doing, it is enough to make parents weep and Safe-sex educators recognize that there is a greater need for condoms. The Guttmacher Institute reported recently that more than 75 percent of teens have had sex by the time they are 19 years old. Some 25 percent of virgins over 15 have had oral sex; of those who've had intercourse, almost all have also engaged in oral sex and 11 percent in anal sex. Of kids under the age of 15, about 14 percent have had sexual intercourse, and a quarter of teenagers have had at least one sexually transmitted disease. In fact, young people account...
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...Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER (<= 50 CHARACTERS) The Medias’ Influence on Adolescent Sexuality When it comes to media and teenage sex the Guardian says that “Children and teenagers who are exposed to sex through the media are more likely to engage in sexual activity than those who are not, according to new research;” this article went on to say how “…adolescence is a developmental period that is characterized by intense information-seeking, especially about adult roles and, given the lack of information about sexuality readily available to teens; adolescents may turn to the media for information about sexual norms."(www.guardian.co.uk) Media has plays a very big influence on teenage sex. This is the case in part because most adults are afraid to talk to their teenagers about sex, and so where else will they learn it from? When I think about the positive and negative effects I am at a lost. I say that because I cannot think of anything that is positive about it. With the amount of promiscuous teenager out there nowadays it makes me wonder what is next. They see that everyone else doing it so they think it is the latest “trend.” The media portrays the image that it is a good thing to be pregnant and it is thing of joy but in actuality it is not! It is a hard thing to deal with and will cost them 18 years of hard work to take care of the choice they made. Table 1 Type the table text here in italics; start a new page for each table [Insert table...
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...Investigate a Social Issue: Sexuality of the Teen and Young Adult Kamala Buck Strayer University Introduction to Sociology June 3, 2012 Val Margarit, M.A., Ed.S Investigating the Social Issue: Sexuality of the Teen and Young Adult How can we educate our teen and young adults about sex in society today? This subject is very sensitive in the home, in the school and even in the church. Our teens today need to be educated on this subject as statistics show that there are growing numbers of teen pregnancies and HIV/ STD cases today. In an article written by Deborah Myers, Educating our Teens about Sex, she writes that it is extremely important they we as parents start to talk to our children when they are younger about their body parts and how they function. By doing this when they are young, this lays the foundation for more detailed conversation about sexuality when they are older. There will be less embarrassment and they are more likely to come to the parent with questions and advise on topics as they get older. By approaching the subject of sexuality naturally and as a healthy bodily function, this eliminates guilt and fears associated with the subject. Today as parents in the United States, we tend to focus mainly on the dangers of sex. Parents, educators and health care providers warn young people against the risks of sex and heartbreak, but unfortunately that does not give them the tools to navigate the territory of sexuality and relationships in a healthy...
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...Sexually transmitted diseases Abstinence till marriage Condoms Teen pregnancy is high Sexual Behavior Religious communities do not favor condom distribution in high schools. Risk avoidance Comprehensive sexuality education Youth National School Condom Availability Clearinghouse School Faculty – Nurses, Teachers, Counselors Government funds Tax Payers Choices for young ladies Cost-effective True Love Waits Parents' choice 2- Group ideas from refined brainstorm you want to use in outline 3- No Sex Education---------------Abstinence--------------Comprehensive sexuality education Government Funds Religious Groups Safe Sex Tax Payers Sex until marriage Risk Avoidance Inappropriate True Love Waits Choices for young ladies Parents' choice No cost School Faculty Sexually Transmitted Diseases 4- General Purpose: Persuasive Speech of Conviction – 5-9 minutes 5- Specific Purpose Statement: I want my audience to believe the only way to ensure every teen can prevent Sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancy through comprehensive sexuality education. WILL USE PICTURES OF STDS, CONDOMS AND PICTURES OF TEEN MOTHERS FOR VISUAL AID. 6- Central Purpose Plan: My audience...
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...Explain the major factors or historical foundation that contributed to making the selected social issue important for sociological consideration Human sexuality is defines as an area of research and study that focuses on all aspects of humans as sexual beings. Basically, human sexuality involves much more than anatomy and sexual responses, but incorporates how we engage in relationships and behaviors that determine our desires and sexual identity as well as our overall sexual health, well-being, and our perceptions and expressions (Hockenbury and Hockenbury, 2006). There are many factors that help develop our sexuality, arguably one of the most important, is our actual gender. Whether, I am a female or male will likely have a major influence on the development of my individual sexuality. Furthermore, sexuality is an integral part of our personalities whether we are aware of it or not. Although Human sexuality is a normal part of life and everyday development, there are several sides to human sexuality and how we behave as human beings. There is the impact on aging in sexuality, sex and violence, and sexuality (Hockenbury and Hockenbury, 2006). One of the historical events was the sexual revolution in American come of age in the late 1960s. The Playboy magazine became the most popular in America. Also in the 1960s sexual mores was upside-down. First was the technology of birth control. The birth control pill was perfected, for the first time giving women the freedom...
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...debate, which is motivated by high teen pregnancy and birth rates in the United States compared to other countries. This debate is centered on whether abstinence-only or comprehensive sex education should be taught in public schools. Some argue that sex education, that covers safe sexual practices, such as condom use, sends a mixed message to students, and actually promotes sexual activity. The United States government used to promote abstinence-only initiatives through the Adolescents Family Life Act. It cost 176 million dollars annually to fund abstinence-only programs. The central message of these programs was to delay sexual activity until marriage, and cannot include information about contraception and condoms (Stranger-Hall & Hall, 2011). It has been proven that abstinence-only education does not have an effect on the birth rates in the United States, but comprehensive sex education has. Teaching students to not only about abstinence, but about contraceptive use and information about sexually transmitted diseases, has decreased the birth rates in the United States as well as the contraction rate of sexually transmitted diseases. Comprehensive sex education in school has been proven to work, and is the method that schools need to stick with in order to keep making these positive changes. There has always been public support of sex education. The most recent national polls show that 93 percent of Americans support “sex or sexuality courses being taught” in high school...
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...of getting the data needs to be suitable to the research study profile to produce the correct results of the research process. Data Collection Methods The data collection methods used in the Effects of a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program on Teens’ Attitudes toward Sexuality case study article were both observation and questioners. Both ways the data collection methods used were appropriate because it used six different prevention programs throughout the state of Virginia to gather information instead of collecting data from multiple states to make the results more difficult to determine. On the other hand, changes in a participant’s status on an 82-item survey instrument served as a basis when estimating the program effects in the original evaluation study(Weed, Ericksen, Grant, & Lewis, 2002). Reliability is an experiment, test or any measuring procedure that yields the same results on repeated trials. Validity is the construct measures says it is measuring(Carnmines & Zeller, 1983). The way the data collection methods were used to support the reliability and validity of the study article was it allowed the students to answer questioners anonymous that supported the main purpose of the study which was to examine the effects of interventions in a school-based teen pregnancy program. The steps taken to protect the rights of the subjects in the case study are not mentioned in the article. However, the subjects that were involved in the study were seventh graders that were...
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...Running Head: GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUALITY Gender Identity and Sexuality Table of Contents Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Gender Identity and Sexuality……………………………………………………….. References………………………………………………………………………………….. Abstract Sexuality and gender identify are two separate terms but they relate to each other very much. Sexuality is anything that relates to sex. It includes birth control, abortion, our bodies, our gender and gender identity. Understanding how teens think about their sexuality helps us understand what they are going though as young adults. Gender Identity has changed in the last ten year. What is gender identity? It is the way we look at ourselves or how other people look at us. Some teens may be confused of what their sexual orientation is. And what is a counselor’s role to helping them out. Some teen may be unsure of their gender identity, if they are supposed to feel a certain way to the opposite sex or the same sex. Is TV and media persuading them that they have to be a certain way? In this paper I will tie to the two together. First a person has to be aware of their sexuality. Sex and Gender will also be explained. Even though they are the same they can be defined very different. Culture also plays a major part in sexuality, cultures such as Asians, Blacks, Whites and Latinos. Each culture handles sexuality different. Research includes exploring that many avenues of each culture. Introduction Human being are divers...
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...been a controversial issue in the United States for over a decade. With the HIV and teen pregnancy crises growing, sex education is needed. Some of the American public believe that sex education should be taught at home by the children's parents. They feel that sex education programs in schools do not put an emphasis on abstinence and encourages children to have sexual intercourse. American culture is very sexually oriented. Sex can be seen all over the media. Charles Krauthammer stated, "Sex oozes from every pore of the culture and there's not a kid in the world who can avoid it"(Bender). After being faced with sex on an everyday basis, the independent teens of today will make their own decisions on whether or not to have sex. The important thing is to make sure that they know all aspects of it. Reality-based sexuality education gives young people an understanding of positive sexuality. I t also provides sexual health information and skills on decision making (What). Subjects include sexual development, reproduction, relationships, affection, intimacy, body image and gender roles (What). Successful sex education programs have several high points. The high points include exercises to encourage the appraisals of values, and skills in which students are taught how to negotiate while in sexual situations (" What type”) The majority of this nation favors sexuality education in public schools. Surveys show that eighty-nine percent of the citizens...
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...Adolescent Sexuality and Modern Media ENG 122 August 5, 2012 Adolescent Sexuality and Modern Media Adolescents are greatly influenced negatively by media of today, whether that is adult television, music, or the World Wide Web. Our society is consumed by some form of media today, which could be the overabundance of reality shows on TV or by the use of Facebook which is exposing the youth to sexual content and innuendos. With the freedom of speech engraved into the United States Constitution, to ask that the media be regulated is almost impossible. Parents need to be held more accountable for what their children are exposed to, and if they are involved in some form of media that could be questionable, parents should have free resources available to assist in explaining the consequences of the negative behavior. Does today’s modern media truly have an effect on our adolescent girls and if so, in what ways. Girls from the ages of fourteen through 18 are doing unquestionable things today that you did not see in the ‘80’s. TV programming has taken an extreme jump from the simplicities of cartoons, comedies and sitcoms to the unregulated exposure of today’s reality, and its consequences. When one turns on the TV, channels that have been geared towards our younger generation, for example MTV and VH1, these channels initially consisted of music videos, have now turned into Pandora’s Box, with programming consisting of 16 & Pregnant, Jersey Shore, Basketball Wives...
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...related to sexual intercourse. Also, this type of education would have the means to correct the half-truths and false information mass media presents to the public through a variety of forms, which includes but is not limited to television, the Internet, books, and magazines. Although the current abstinence-only programs promote adolescents to abstain from having sexual intercourse until marriage, the American media encourages the use of sexuality, especially women’s sexuality, as a means to sell more of their products. The common quote “sex sells” normalizes and excuses the provocative nature of American media; this is a public issue that has caused many private troubles and vice versa. Women are objectified in the media, yet, if they engage in hyper-feminine sexuality like the media encourages them to be, these women will be negatively sanctioned. This type of hyper-feminine sexuality in the real world is the antithesis to the expectations related to adolescent sexuality, especially for young women. The gendered double-standard related to sexuality and sexual experiences between men and women are perpetuated by the gendered social institutions, however, men are just as likely to lack the opportunity to receive a comprehensive sex education. Although schools are required to give an abstinence-only education, young women are still more likely to be told that they should abstain from sexual intercourse until they are married; especially young women who have religious parents. ...
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...Tovar Picture of Kayla Tovar Sex Education In Public Schools Some of the American public believe that sex educationshould be taught at home by the children's parents. They feel that sex education programs in schools do not put an emphasis on abstinence and encourages children to have sexual intercourse. American culture is very sexually oriented. Sex can be seen all over the media. Charles Krauthammer stated, "Sex oozes from every pore of the culture and there's not a kid in the world who can avoid it"(Bender). After being faced with sex on an everyday basis, the independent teens of today will make their own decisions on whether or not to have sex. The important thing is to make sure that they know all aspects of it. Reality-based sexuality education gives young people an understanding of positive sexuality. I t also provides sexual health information and skills on decision making(What). Subjects include sexual development, reproduction, relationships, affection, intimacy, body image and gender roles(What ). Successful sex education programs have several high points. The high points include exercises to encourage the appraisals of values, and skills in which students...
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...Sex education in public schools has been a controversial issue in the United States for over a decade. Sex education needs to keep up with the sexuality of today’s young adolescents. Young adolescents are becoming more sexually active at a younger age; by the time they reach high school most have already acquired some knowledge about sex but little about sexual responsibility. With the number of young adolescents with sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancies rising— sex awareness is definitely needed. The question remains whether sex education should come from their parent or from a qualified professional at school. In order to educate young adolescents about the consequences and responsibilities of engaging in sexual activities it is my belief that sex education classes should be taught in public middle school. Most goals of sex education classes are the promotion of adult sexual health. Four main goals, according to National Guidelines Task Force, are to provide accurate information about human sexuality, to provide an opportunity for young adolescents to develop and understand their values, attitudes, and beliefs about sexuality, to help young people develop interpersonal skills and to help young adolescents apply responsibility of sexual relationships. Such responsibilities include how to defend a teenager against the pressures of prematurely becoming involved in sexual intercourse, encouraging the use of contraceptives, and other sexual health measures. The...
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...infections spread amongst those under the age of 25 (SEICUS). When comparing teen pregnancy rates in countries like France, Germany, and the Netherlands, to the United States, the rate is almost eight times higher. Within the states, Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi have the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections. However, in West Virginia, one of the poorest states alongside the previously mentioned three, has one of the lowest teenage pregnancy rates. The reason? They have no abstinence-only education. Having a lack of a strong sexual education system added with the spread of misinformation has created numerous problems compared to other developed countries. “Rights, respect, responsibility,” is the motto for the Advocates for Youth organization that has been the basis for France, Germany, and Netherlands’ philosophy on sexual health. Creating an open, safe, and informative environment has made it easier for people of all ages to feel comfortable dealing with and discussing their sexuality, as well as having sensible and realistic government policies results in overall better results when comparing teens across the Atlantic Ocean. The older generations have a responsibility to give the tools youths need to prepare them the responsibility that comes with sexuality. The younger generations have a right to know. Statistically, the United States falls behind in it’s sex education for teens, such as preventing pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and infections...
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...Teenage pregnancy among today’s Filipino youth http://opinion.inquirer.net/74517/teenage-pregnancy-among-todays-filipino-youth The National Youth Commission, supported by the Department of Health and the World Health Organization, convened the 2014 National Summit on Teen Pregnancy last April 24. This summit, which saw the active participation of adolescent youth, delivered a clear message: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH), or the lack thereof, is fast becoming the defining issue of this generation of young Filipinos. Without a robust response from all stakeholders, the Philippines is on track toward a full-blown, national teenage pregnancy crisis. Staggering facts support this call for concern. Recent (2014) data from the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA) reveal that every hour, 24 babies are delivered by teenage mothers. According to the 2014 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality (YAFS) study, around 14 percent of Filipino girls aged 15 to 19 are either pregnant for the first time or are already mothers—more than twice the rate recorded in 2002. Among six major economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Philippines has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies and is the only country where the rate is increasing, per the United Nations Population Fund. According to Josefina Natividad, YAFS coordinator and director of the University of the Philippines Population Institute, young Filipinos have limited access to sex education and ASRH services...
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