Chapter 8: Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality

realization in the young child that one’s gender does not normally change over the life span

gender constancy

first swelling of the area around the nipple that indicates the beginning of breast development

breast buds

experience of first ejaculation

semenarche

person’s feelings and mental picture of their own body’s beauty

body image

refraining from intercourse and often other forms of sexual contact

abstinence

lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity

asexual

person who experiences sexual feelings and attractions only after developing emotional intimacy with a partner

demisexual

oral-penile contact

felliato

oral-vaginal contact

cunnilingus

oral-anal contact

analingus

casual exchange of sexual favors for money or gifts

transactional sex

programs that often begin in kindergarten and continue through 12th grade, presenting various topics to help students develop their own skills while learning factual information

comprehensive sexuality education programs

sexuality education programs that emphasize abstinence from all sexual behaviors

abstinence-only programs