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Summary: Neighborhood Influences Age of Sexual
Debut When Parental Control is Lacking
A study of Chicago youth found that in
cases where parents exert little control, age of sexual debut is
influenced by the neighborhood community, particularly in poor
neighborhoods.
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Researchers studying
Chicago youth found that neighborhood factors were important
determinants in age of first sexual intercourse. In cases, where
parents were lax in monitoring their children's whereabouts,
neighborhood influences were even greater. Youth whose parents do
not monitor their whereabouts and who reside in neighborhoods that
do not collectively look out for their young people's well-being are
at particularly high risk for early sexual activity. The authors
conclude that early adolescent sexual behavior, particularly in
urban areas, could be curbed by working to develop communities with
institutions and opportunities that discourage early sexual
behavior, such as after-school programs and recreation centers.1
1Sexual
Initiation in Early Adolescence: The Nexus of Parental and Community
Control, American Sociological Review, October 2005, Vol. 70.
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