Transcript Where do teens say SEXUAL PRESSURES and other influences

Sexual Pressures
Where do teens say SEXUAL
PRESSURES and other influences
come from?
(The pressure or influence could be to be
sexually active or to wait to have sex)
Sexual Pressures
Don’t forget to write these in your notes…
1-Partner Pressure
(direct or indirect…can also be imagined or
assumed pressure)
Sexual Pressures
2-Family/Culture Pressure
Can be implied or directly stated.
Sexual Pressures
3-Curiousity Pressure
What is sex like?
What will it be like with my partner?
Sexual Pressures
4-Media Pressure
(TV, movies, music, internet…)
Sexual Pressures
5-Ethical or Religious Pressure
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6-Peer Pressure
Can be direct or indirect.
Direct pressure is obvious.
Indirect pressure can come from assuming
others are sexually active.
Sexual Pressures
7-Hormones/Desire
This internal pressure can influence your
decision making.
Sexual Pressures
8-Pressure not be a virgin
by a certain age
This is another internal pressure that can influence
teens.
Sexual Pressures
9-Alcohol/Drugs
Alcohol is an influencing factor that can
cause pressure. (over 80% of college
students say alcohol was involved in their
first sexual experience)
Sexual Pressures
10-Gender Pressure
Guys report feeling pressure to
be active, while girls report
feeling pressure NOT to be
active
Me Myself and I
• http://www.scenariosusa.org/films/bodyimage/me-myself-i/
• How many people thought this situation was
realistic? If so, why?
• What did you think about the end to the
video? Was it realistic? Why or why not?
• Do you think Ale (pronounced Ally) will make
different choices in the future? Why or why
not?