Sexual Knowledge, Sexual Interests, and Sources of Sexual Information of Rural and Urban Adolescents from Three Cultures.

Davis, Sally M.; Harris, Mary B.

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ERIC Number: EJ265522

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Publication Date: 1982

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Sexual Knowledge, Sexual Interests, and Sources of Sexual Information of Rural and Urban Adolescents from Three Cultures.

Davis, Sally M.; Harris, Mary B.

Adolescence, v17 n66 p471-92 Sum 1982

Conducted a survey of 288 adolescents to see how their sources of sexual information, sexual interests, and actual knowledge were related to their sex, age, urban or rural residence, and ethnicity. Findings suggest that demographic characteristics of students should be considered by persons interested in adolescent sexual knowledge. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans, Individual Characteristics, Information Sources, Knowledge Level, Sex Differences, Sex Education, Sexuality

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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