PSYC 3480 Chapter 7: Psych of Women - Chapter 7
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Some women do not have enough power and control in their relationship with a male partner to be able to persuade him to wear a condom. Woman may also reject condom use because they believe it diminishes sexual pleasure, disrupts intimacy, and suggests that woman does not trust her partner. For others, taking control of a sexual situation even if just to introduce a condom may disrupt their femininity and sexual identity and threaten potential rewards they expect in the form of love and protection. The older teenagers are when they begin sexual activity, the more likely they are to use contraception. Other factors associated with contraceptive use in high school and college students. Being in a committed relationship, having high edu aspirations and achievement, having knowledge about sex and contraception, desiring to avoid. 2009, a drop of 5% since 1990: public opinion has shifted away from general acceptance of legal abortion toward a more ambivalent acceptance.
