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Adolescent Sexuality -Table of Contents

	CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION													1
			Sexual Education and Development											2
			Spiritual Development											4
			The Purposes of Sex											5
			The Role of Parents											9
			The Role of Conscience											10
			Loneliness and Peer Relationships											12
			Character Traits: Healthy and Spiritual											13
	CHAPTER 2: PRE-ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT													17
			The Functional Family											19
			Sexuality Begins With Trust											22
			Essential Empathy											23
			Communication											23
			Respect											25
			God's Gift											25
			Normal Sexual Expression											26
			Sexual Abuse											28
	CHAPTER 3: ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT													31
			Health Qualities and Growth											32
			Adolescent Hormones											33
			"Hooking Up"											34
			Sexual Expressions and Prayer											36
			Eyes Wide Open											56
	CHAPTER 4: IS THERE A HEALTHY AND SPIRITUAL SEXUALITY FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS?													41
			Sexuality is Learned											41
			Menstruation and Nocturnal Emission											43
			Sexual Hormones, Fantasies, and Choices											44
			Intellect and Will											45
			Adolescent Vulnerability											46
			Imagination											47
			Self-Pleasuring											51
			Respect and Boundaries											52
			Dating											55
			Premarital Sex											56
			Pregnancy: Wanted and Unwanted											60
			Marriage and Commitment											61
	CHAPTER 5: WHEN THE RULES FAIL: TEENS IN TROUBLE													67
			Developing Sexual Maturity											68
			Sexism											70
			Children's Responses to Parental Rules											72
	CHAPTER 6: MARRIAGE: SUCCESS OR FAILURE													75
			Marriage Traits											76
			Cherish vs. Abuse											78
			Committed vs. Unfaithful											79
			Thoughtful vs. Thoughtless											80
			Sexual Adequacy vs. Sexual Inadequacy											82
			Responsible vs. Irresponsible											83
			Forgiveness vs. Resentment											84
			Affirming vs. Criticizing											84
			Confrontive vs. Evasive											85
			Assertive vs. Passive											86
			Flexible vs. Controlling											87
			Patient vs. Angry											87
			Kind vs. Rude											88
			Humble vs. Pompous											89
			Communicative vs. Silent											90
			Empathic vs. Cold											91
			Intimate vs. Withdrawn											92
			Joyful vs. Mournful											92
			Aware of Emotions vs. Robotic											93
			Interdependent vs. Dependent or Independent											94
			Humorous vs. Humorless											94
			Conscientious vs. Callous											95
	CHAPTER 7: SEXUAL ATTITUDE SURVEY OF ADULT STUDENTS													97
			How This Study Helps Parents											98
			How the Survey Was Conducted and Analyzed											100
			Survey Summary											101
			Abortion											101
			Bracelet Wearing											102
			Contraception											102
			Fondling (Foreplay)											103
			Homosexuality (Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals)											103
			Hooking Up											104
			Marital Fidelity											104
			Oral Sex											105
			Premarital Sex											105
			Rainbow Party											106
			Self-Pleasuring (Masturbation)											106
			Sexual Transmitted Diseases											106
			Sexual Desires											107
			Sexual Fantasizing											107
			Steady Dating											108
			Virginity and Players											108
	APPENDIX: SEXUAL SURVEY DATA COMPILATION OF RESPONSES FROM NINETY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS													111
			Abortion											111
			Bracelet Wearing											115
			Contraception											117
			Fondling (Foreplay)											123
			Homosexuality (Gays, Lesbians, and Bisexuals)											131
			Hooking Up											137
			Marital Fidelity											144
			Oral Sex											150
			Premarital Sex											157
			Rainbow Party											165
			Self-Pleasuring (Masturbation)											171
			Sexually Transmitted Infections											177
			Sexual Desires											183
			Sexual Fantasizing											189
			Steady Dating											195
			Virginity and Players											203
	CONCLUSION													215
	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS													217
	ABOUT THE AUTHOR													235