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One’s upbringing and society’s viewpoints can positively or negatively impact sexual behavior. How could a person’s decisions about sex be influenced through: biological, psychological, social, economic, cultural. Political, ethical, legal, religious and spiritual factors?

Positive or negative peer pressure can have a significant impact on sexual attitudes. Can you give me examples of how the belief or attitude about sex can positively or negatively impact a peer?

Discussion

Points:

Sexual Freedom involves:

to know that sex is not just physical; it also has emotional, mental, social and spiritual aspects.

Understanding -

Skills -

to resist pressure and save sex for the right place and time.

Strength -

Emotional control -

both the head and the heart.

to see how sex affects not only present relationships but future ones too, e.g. lifetime committed marriage.

Vision -

to build personal character, reflective of our internal powers.

Virtues -

What are some of the lines used by teens and the media that may increase sexual pressure?

[Just do it]

[Express yourself]

[Be responsible, use a condom]

What are some of the reasons teens choose to have sex?

[Everybody’s doing it] [It’s good to express our love to each other]

[It’s time to take our relationship to the next level]

How might giving in to sexual pressure make us less free?

[Disease]

[Teen pregnancy]

[Broken heart]

YES You Can…Experience True Freedom!

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