Kinsey report and recent studies - ANSWER-- adults are questioned about their childhood sexual
behavior
- alternative = to interview children, however would arouse opposition and raise ethical issues
Many studies of adolescent behavior have been done, how? - ANSWER-Asked about multiple aspects o...
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Kinsey report and recent studies - ANSWER-- adults are questioned about their childhood sexual
behavior
- alternative = to interview children, however would arouse opposition and raise ethical issues
Many studies of adolescent behavior have been done, how? - ANSWER-Asked about multiple aspects of
adolescents' lives, with a subset of questions about sexuality
Attachment - ANSWER-A psychological bond that forms an infant and the parent or other caregiver
- quality of the relationship can be very important for a child's capacity for later sexual and emotional
relationships
Self-stimulation - ANSWER-Infants and children self-stimulation is quite normal
- orgasms are even possible at an early age
Child-child encounters - ANSWER-By age 4-5, some sex play occurs such as hugging, holding hands, and
"playing doctor"
In preschool years, children begin to develop a simple understanding of sexuality: - ANSWER-- interested
in viewing people nude, postures for urinating
- learn to identify different genders based on the genitals
Infancy and the Preschool Years (Birth-4 years): knowledge about gender - ANSWER-By the age 2 1/2 or
3, they know what gender they are
Knowledge about gender: ages 4-6 - ANSWER-At ages 4-6, ideas about gender are rigid; but as they gain
experience, these beliefs become more flexible
, Knowledge about gender: ages 5-6 - ANSWER-By 5-6, they understand genitalia differences between
males and females
Childhood: some sex hormone action occurs before adolescence - ANSWER-Adrenarche = the
maturation of the adrenal glands, leading to increased androgens in both boys and girls
Childhood: masturbation - ANSWER-Generally boys start masturbating earlier than girls
- boys typically learn about it from others, while girls learn about it through accidental self-discovery
childhood: heterosexual behavior - ANSWER-Children commonly hear about heterosexual intercourse
for the first time in this period
Childhood: same-gender sexual activity - ANSWER-Children have gender-segregated social organization
= boys okay with boys, girls with girls
- sexual exploring is therefor likely to be with partners of the same gender
- lesbian, gay and bisexual youth report their first experience of same-gender sexual attraction at age
10-11
Childhood: sex knowledge and interests - ANSWER-Heteronormativity = heterosexuality as the only
pattern that is normal and natural
Childhood: sexualization - ANSWER-Major concern of some parents, educations and researchers is the
sexualization of U.S. girls and boys
- person's value comes from sexual appeal or behavior
- person is held to a standard that equates physical attractiveness with being sexy
- person is sexually objectified
- sexuality is inappropriately imposed on a child
- sexualization may lead to reduced self-esteem
Childhood: ways to counteract sexualization - ANSWER-1. Within school
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