How does sexuality develop in the adolescent years?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
- Dating in adolescence serves a number of functions including:
- Intimacy, entertainment, and prestige
- Masturbation is generally regarded as a normal and harmless practice that continues into adulthood.
- Sexual intercourse is a major milestone that most people reach during adolescence.
- The age of first intercourse reflects cultural differences.
- Sexual orientation develops as the result of a complex combination of factors.
- Teenage pregnancy has negative consequences for adolescent mothers and their children.
- Establishing identity, the major task of adolescence, extends to include defining and establishing a sexual identity.
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