Interpersonal Context as an Influence on Sexual Timetables of Youths: Gender and Ethnic Effects

Feldman, S. Shirley; Turner, Rebecca A.; Araujo, Katy

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“…More permissive attitudes about sex predict adolescents' level of coital and precoital experience and their initiation of intercourse (Treboux & Busch-Rossnagel, 1990;Whitbeck et al, 1999). Young men hold more permissive sexual attitudes than young women (Feldman, Turner & Araujo, 1999).…”

Section: Attitudes and Valuesmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…For example, Australian girls and boys tend to agree that kissing should occur at ages 12-14 and fondling, intercourse, and oral sex at ages 15-17 (Rosenthal & Smith, 1997). US college students endorse a similar sexual timetable (Feldman, Turner, & Araujo, 1999). Given the historical double standard, scripts for female sexuality have changed more in recent decades than scripts for male sexuality (Th ompson, 1995).…”

Section: Cultural Templatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adolescent Sexuality: Behavior and Meaning

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Raffaelli

Moilanen

2006

Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence

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Section: Attitudes and Valuesmentioning

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Section: Cultural Templatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adolescent Sexuality: Behavior and Meaning

Crockett¹,

Raffaelli

Moilanen

2006

Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence

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“…Although many college students have at least one casual sex encounter (Feldman, Turner, & Araujo, 1999), and most people in most societies get married at least once (Fisher, 1992), focusing on the apparent ''short-term'' versus ''long-term'' dichotomy may mask what is actually an array of possible relationship types (Grello et al, 2006). Whereas prior authors have discussed how individuals make trade-offs in the characteristics they want their ideal partners to have (Li & Kenrick, 2006), few authors have examined how entire relationships themselves could be viewed as compromises.…”

Section: A Compromise Between Ideals In Relationshipsmentioning

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The “Booty Call”: A Compromise Between Men's and Women's Ideal Mating Strategies

Jonason

Cason

2009

Journal of Sex Research

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“…Holding hands and other affectionate gestures could be discussed within this context. Just as certain sexual behaviors are considered gateways to sexual intercourse (Feldman, Turner, & Araujo, 1999), so might talking about certain behaviors be gateways to talking about intercourse. For instance, one mother and daughter in our study had the following exchange: DAUGHTER: But right now, in middle school, going out, is just basically, you're boyfriend and girlfriend, and then like, I guess you kiss.…”

Section: Content Of Sex-related Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Positive sexual communication and socialization in the parent-adolescent context

Lefkowitz

Stoppa

2006

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

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use of vague terminology (for example, "major stuff") suggests some embarrassment. The process of communication appears to be at least as important as what is actually discussed. In fact, as much as two-thirds of communication may be conveyed through nonverbal channels (Burgoon, 1985). However, research on communication about sex-related topics has generally relied on examinations of verbal communication. Specifically, much research has examined the topics that parents (usually mothers) and offspring discuss. As a result, we now know a fair bit about the frequency with which mothers and adolescents engage in discussions of sex-related topics and have some, though more limited, knowledge about the specific topics that they discuss. We have much less information, however, about the process and quality of this communication. Moreover, the majority of this work relies predominantly on a risk perspective. In general, most researchers have examined how communication can protect adolescents from risky behaviors. However, messages that parents convey to their daughters about risk are only one part of the socialization that occurs around sexuality.Parents are, in most cases, one of the earliest sources of socialization for positive sexual development. By adolescence, individuals likely also experience socialization from a number of other sources, including schools, media, and peers. Nevertheless, parents continue to play an important role here, providing unique messages and helping adolescents interpret messages from other sources.In this chapter, we describe other ways that parents socialize their daughters' sexuality, including the influence of parental belief systems, the content of conversations, the style and process of communication, and indirect socialization. By focusing on the process and style of communication, we go beyond a risk perspective to consider the socialization of positive sexual development, highlighting parents' roles in this process. We also discuss the importance of developmentally appropriate communication and offer directions for future research. When possible, we provide relevant examples from the literature to support our ideas. We also offer examples of conversations between mothers and daughters from our own research. It is important to note that although we focus on parents and daughters, given the nature of this volume, we believe that many of these ideas apply to the socialization of sons' sexuality as well.

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Interpersonal Context as an Influence on Sexual Timetables of Youths: Gender and Ethnic Effects

Cited by 141 publications

References 31 publications

Adolescent Sexuality: Behavior and Meaning

Adolescent Sexuality: Behavior and Meaning

The “Booty Call”: A Compromise Between Men's and Women's Ideal Mating Strategies

Positive sexual communication and socialization in the parent-adolescent context

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