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7 - The Diversity of Adolescent Male Sexuality

from Adolescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 December 2018

By
John DeLamater
Edited by
Sharon Lamb  and
Jen Gilbert
Sharon Lamb
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Jen Gilbert
Affiliation:
York University, Toronto
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Summary

This chapter presents a review of research about the diversity of young male sexuality using a biopsychosocial frame – one that considers the biological, social, and psychological factors that influence sexual development. DeLamater discusses the physical changes that are associated with sexual development, as well as sexual behaviors, socialization, intimate relationships, and the diversity of outcomes related to young people's sexuality.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development
Childhood and Adolescence
 , pp. 141 - 155
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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