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sexual socialization
the process through which adolescents are exposed to and educated about sexuality
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restrictive societies
societies in which adolescents are pressured to refrain from sexual activity until they have married or undergone a formal rite of passage into adulthood
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semirestrictive societies
societies in which pressures against adolescents sexual activity exist but are not vigilantly enforced
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permissive societies
societies in which sexual activities during childhood and adolescence is not greatly restrained
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autoerotic behavior
sexual behavior that is experienced alone, such as masturbation or sexual fantasizing
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testosterone
one of the sex hormones secreted by the gonads found in both sexes but in higher levels amoung males
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risk factors
factors that increase the likelihood of some behavior or condition
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sexual orientation
an individual's orientation toward same- or other-sex sex partners
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sex-role behavior
behavior that is consistent with prevailing expectations for how individuals of a given sex are to behave
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gender identity
the gender an individual identifies with
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date rape
being forced by a date to have sex against one's will
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STD
any of a group of infections - including gonorrhea, herpes, chlamydia, and AIDs - passed on through sexual contact
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comprehensive sex education
programs that not oly provide information about contraception, STDs, and pregnancy but also teach teens how to refuse unwanted sex and avoid unintended sex, increase their motivation to engage in sage sex, and change perceptions about peer norms and attitudes
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abstinence-only sex education
programs that encourage teens to avoid sexual activity but that do not provide information about safe sex
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