Analysis of gender differences in adolescents’ sexual and emotional relationships

Abstract

During the process of socialization and by the different socialization agents, we learn what falling in love means, how a couple relationship should be and all myths about love as well. These contents about love relationships basically are a transposition of the leading values of the surrounding society, which is sexist and no equal. The objective of this study is to analyze through a gender perspective in which measure the beliefs about sexuality persist in the adolescents dating. 320 high school students of High School, answered a questionnaire specially prepared for this purpose. Results show significant gender differences about: pornography, sexuality, AIDS and masturbation. Although social desirability presents some limits, these results show the importance of introduction in schools the sexual and emotional education, to transmit values and attitudes against sexism.

Keywords

• adolescentes
• sexualidad
• violencia de género
• relación de pareja