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Sexual socialization: A multidimensional process by which knowledge, attitudes, and values about sexuality are acquired
Social media: Forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content, such as videos
Sexual scripts: Mental schema used to understand and behave in sexual situations
Introduction
Adolescence is a critical period for individuals to learn about sexual behavior, sexual attitudes, and sexual norms, a process referred to as sexual socialization. More precisely, sexual socialization is the process where adolescents learn and internalize information, attitudes, norms, and expectations regarding sexual behaviors and sexual relationships (Gagnon, 1990; L’Engle & Jackson, 2008; Longmore, 1998). Adolescents experience sexual socialization through interactions with their parents, peers, school, and the media. Studies have shown that...
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Randall, J., Langlais, M. (2020). Social Media and Adolescent Sexual Socialization. In: Lykins, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sexuality and Gender. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59531-3_29-1
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