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
• In your notes, list all the sources of pressure on
teens you can think of.
• You earn points if you get the answers right. (1
for #1 answer b/c its easier, 9 for #9 b/c its
harder)
• If you got a wrong answer, cross it out, no points
off.
• List all correct answers in your notes if you don’t
have them so you are ready for this test
question…
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 Pressure (can be implied or
directly stated, can be different based on
gender)
Sexual Pressures
3-Peer Pressure/Social Pressure
(Peer pressure can be positive or negative,
direct or indirect. Many teens assume other
teens are active. Some teens feel pressure to
have a good social standing/reputation)
Sexual Pressures
4-Media Pressure
(TV, movies, music, internet…)
Sexual Pressures
5-Religious/Ethical Pressure
Sexual Pressures
Are you writing these down???
6-Presence of Alcohol
(over 80% of teens say alcohol was involved in
1st sexual experience)
Sexual Pressures
7-Hormones/Desire
(internal physical pressures)
Sexual Pressures
8-Pressure not be a virgin
by a certain age
Sexual Pressures
9-Curiosity/Emotions
Sexual Pressures
10-Gender Pressure
Guys report pressure to be
active, while girls report
pressure NOT to be active