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Adolescence, 9/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas

Sexuality

Taking It to the Net

1. Adolescence is a time when we not only are learning about sexuality but also are dealing with emerging sexuality and learning sexual scripts. Your instructor assigns a paper in which you are to evaluate the importance of sexual scripts in the change or not of gender roles. What information will you include?

http://www.unm.edu/~mpalmer/sexuality.html

2. While home for vacation you notice that your younger sister says that she wants to break up with her boyfriend but she fears he will hurt himself or someone else. She seems to feel guilty about wanting to break up because she seems to be the only person who loves and understand him. You begin to wonder if she might be in an abusive relationship. What are the signs of an abusive dating relationship?

http://www.womensupport.org/DatingViolence.htm

3. Do you or any of your friends know a teenage father? How does he cope with being a father? What special needs might he have in becoming a responsible father?

http://www.thefathersworkshop.org/ (Click on Fatherhood 101)