Teen Sex has become an issue in today’s society for years to come. An issue that is creating problems in the homes of these families because in most cases the teens end up pregnant and still being at home with legal guardians. This is relevant to the field of sociology because it can cause some type of conflict within the home of these teenagers. Teen Sex is the dependent variable and seeing how others attitudes towards it is very interesting because most people do not see a problem with it and the other half feel as if it should be something that is prolonged until marriage. Sex, the independent variable is a variable that causes the dependent variable to go into effect. When discussing teen sex, it can be a difficult topic to talk about
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There are repercussions and consequences that will be faced and the teen must be held accountable for their actions. It does not matter what gender the teen is, they will have sex and one more than the other initiated the sex. At times, it is a mutual agreement between the teens, but then it is one sided and one teen is pressure into doing it. In this generation, teenagers and their sexual behavior have gotten out of hand. Gender differences when discussing teen sex varies in the case of the male may get more praises for having sexual affiliation with more than one female. The female on the other hand gets called very provocative names. There is a huge double standard being done here by people of today’s society (Sahl, D. & Keene, J., 2010). Society thinks that it is fine for women to get treated like the scum on the bottom of shoes and to be ridiculed by men each and every day. As the topic gets a bit deeper, teen sex has been broken down into how different ethnicity backgrounds give the “talk” and the risk that some are taking. It is not a secret that urban African Americans have a …show more content…
Males are more likely to engage in sexual activities than females because parents treat them as if they do not have to know all of the facts and boys will be boys. Females, on the other hand, are watched daily and they are told what to do and what not to do. This has a lot to do with gender equality as well as just the basic distinction between the two sexes. The variables teen sex and sex (gender) is broad in a literal sense. The attitudes towards teen sex is not really good, but there is a high pregnancy rate for teenagers than it is for someone who is maybe in their 20’s or 30’s. Teen sex is an issue that keeps occurring year after year. Proposing that parents do not have sexual communication with their children because the rise in teen sex and pregnancies coincide. As stated previously, the more parents talk and drill into their teen’s head about the risks of having sex too soon would decrease the chances of teens throughout the nation getting
There are repercussions and consequences that will be faced and the teen must be held accountable for their actions. It does not matter what gender the teen is, they will have sex and one more than the other initiated the sex. At times, it is a mutual agreement between the teens, but then it is one sided and one teen is pressure into doing it. In this generation, teenagers and their sexual behavior have gotten out of hand. Gender differences when discussing teen sex varies in the case of the male may get more praises for having sexual affiliation with more than one female. The female on the other hand gets called very provocative names. There is a huge double standard being done here by people of today’s society (Sahl, D. & Keene, J., 2010). Society thinks that it is fine for women to get treated like the scum on the bottom of shoes and to be ridiculed by men each and every day. As the topic gets a bit deeper, teen sex has been broken down into how different ethnicity backgrounds give the “talk” and the risk that some are taking. It is not a secret that urban African Americans have a …show more content…
Males are more likely to engage in sexual activities than females because parents treat them as if they do not have to know all of the facts and boys will be boys. Females, on the other hand, are watched daily and they are told what to do and what not to do. This has a lot to do with gender equality as well as just the basic distinction between the two sexes. The variables teen sex and sex (gender) is broad in a literal sense. The attitudes towards teen sex is not really good, but there is a high pregnancy rate for teenagers than it is for someone who is maybe in their 20’s or 30’s. Teen sex is an issue that keeps occurring year after year. Proposing that parents do not have sexual communication with their children because the rise in teen sex and pregnancies coincide. As stated previously, the more parents talk and drill into their teen’s head about the risks of having sex too soon would decrease the chances of teens throughout the nation getting