The Rules of the Game: Teenagers Communicating about Sex.

Rosenthal, Doreen; Peart, Rachel

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ERIC Number: EJ533814

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Rules of the Game: Teenagers Communicating about Sex.

Rosenthal, Doreen; Peart, Rachel

Journal of Adolescence, v19 n4 p321-32 Aug 1996

Examined the rules used by 16-year-olds to guide behavior during a sexual encounter. A variety of rules were endorsed, and young people found it easier to encourage than to discourage sex. Few differences emerged between boys and girls, but the relationships among acceptability, usefulness, and actual use of a strategy varied according to gender. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy, Role Perception, Role Playing, Secondary Education, Sex, Sex Differences, Sexuality, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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