Sexuality in Adolescence

Meredith Temple-Smith is an Associate Professor and a Director of Research Training in the Melbourne Medical School at The University of Melbourne, Australia.Susan Moore is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia, and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society.Doreen Rosenthal was Founding Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society and is Emeritus Professor in the Melbourne School of Population Health at The University of Melbourne, Australia.

'This book is a remarkable achievement. The authors draw on over two decades of intimate involvement with sexuality research to paint a vivid picture of the diverse sexual lives of adolescents. They powerfully demonstrate that despite the complexities brought by the digital revolution, the search for identity and intimacy remains a timeless and fundamental quest for young people everywhere'. - Jayne Lucke, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Australia'Two decades after the first edition, the third edition of this book is needed more than ever. So much has changed in adolescent sexuality—the role of social media, views of sexual diversity, norms regarding what counts as consent—and research has told us a great deal in the past 20 years about the changes as well as about the enduring complexity of the experience of reaching sexual and reproductive maturity. This book covers it all, and expands its scope to include not only adolescence but emerging adulthood (ages 18-24). It is an important synthesis of what we know, and essential reading for researchers, teachers, policy makers, and others who care about this crucial arena of young people’s lives'. - Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Clark University, USA author of Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens Through the Twenties

• 1. Introducing adolescent sexuality  2. Sexual behaviours and attitudes: What’s happening now?  3. Changing brains, changing hormones, changing bodies  4. The social context: parents and peers  5. The social context: sex education, religion and the law  6. Youth culture and the impact of media and technology  7. Gender, sexuality and romance  8. Sexual diversity  9. Sexually transmissible infections: management and consequences  10. Adolescent pregnancy: choices and outcomes  11. Sexual abuse, unwanted sex and sexual safety  12. Perspectives on adolescent sexuality: Two decades of change