Sexual Identity and Socialization

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This paper critically examines some of the works published concerning the creation of one's sexual identity as well as the various agents of sexual socialization at work on modern-day youth. The chosen texts are: "In the Same Boat The Gendered (in)experience of first heterosex", ""Was it Good For You Too?": Gender Differences in First Sexual Intercourse Experiences", ?Sexual Messages on Television: Comparing Findings from Three Studies" and "Effects of Neighborhood and School Environments on Transitions to First Sexual Intercourse".

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"The first of these works, "In The Same Boat" (...)" was primarily interested with illustrating first sexual experiences from a feminist stance. It states that "first sex" is more of a rite of passage for men than for women, using the idea that a male becomes a symbolic "man" upon the act of first coitus, while a female becomes a symbolic "woman" upon reaching puberty, and the onset of menstruation."

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