Comments on: On abstinence and sex education http://karenrayne.com/2007/06/28/on-abstinence-and-sex-education/ Thu, 17 May 2012 22:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Karen Rayne, Ph.D. http://karenrayne.com/2007/06/28/on-abstinence-and-sex-education/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Karen Rayne, Ph.D. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:24:00 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/?p=90#comment-122 From society, from their partners, from their friends, from within. Everywhere.<br/><br/>Notably, the cohort that an adolescent hangs out with has a <i>huge</i> affect on their age at first intercourse and the number of partners they have.<br/><br/>Adolescents also feel pressure from within - this is something of a conglomerate of all of the other pressures from society, partners, and friends. Adolescents aren't always sure where the pressure to have intercourse is coming from - but they sure feel it. And that's what I'm calling pressure from within. Being able to figure out where it's coming from is an important step for adolescents to find their real desires and choices. From society, from their partners, from their friends, from within. Everywhere.

Notably, the cohort that an adolescent hangs out with has a huge affect on their age at first intercourse and the number of partners they have.

Adolescents also feel pressure from within - this is something of a conglomerate of all of the other pressures from society, partners, and friends. Adolescents aren’t always sure where the pressure to have intercourse is coming from - but they sure feel it. And that’s what I’m calling pressure from within. Being able to figure out where it’s coming from is an important step for adolescents to find their real desires and choices.

]]> By: Alice http://karenrayne.com/2007/06/28/on-abstinence-and-sex-education/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Alice Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:17:00 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/?p=90#comment-121 If they're feeling pressured, do you think the pressure comes from their partners, from society at large telling them that people who don't have sex are undesirable/unattractive, or from somewhere else? If they’re feeling pressured, do you think the pressure comes from their partners, from society at large telling them that people who don’t have sex are undesirable/unattractive, or from somewhere else?

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