Re-Thinking Adolescent Sexual Ethics: A Social Justice Obligation to Adolescent Sexual Health
February 2007: Discussing Human Sexuality (Volume 7 Issue 2)
[1] The dominant sexual ethic communicated to adolescents in the United States reflects an act-centered prescription: abstinence-only-until-marriage. Youth are being told “just don’t do it” without being given the opportunity to discuss the positive meanings of sexuality, the characteristics of healthy relationships, or the pleasure derived from sexual behaviors. An inadequate sexual ethic for adolescents, […]