1. how important is it to loose your virginity before college? are you only pressured by peers to have sex that is why you want to do it. is it more important to male than to female adolescent?
2. How would you describe your self esteem? is self esteem all about physical appearance?
3. what do you think of gays and lesbians? are these type of sexual orientation bullied, accepted, or ignored in middle school?
4. how sure are you when it comes to your career path? are you decided about your major or still experimenting? how did you come up with the decision that you want to take this path? (e.g. I.T because you like computers, nurse because you are forced by parents)?
you dont have to respond to all of them, but write as much as you can to the topic of your choice. also, write if you are a male or a female so i can compare and contrast your answers.
2006-10-25 16:20:03 · 11 answers · asked by miles 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
1: I wouldn't say important. Peer pressure was gently in favour of sex, but hardly noticeble relative to raging hormonal pressure to have sex (or at least engage in sexual activities). I think for men, having sex probably improves self esteem and satisfies very strong desires. I'd guess for teenage women, it has mixed impact on esteem/peer relations, and I'll hazard a guess that the average teen female is not as sexually desperate as the average male.
2: Mediocre. Physical acceptance by my partner is important, beyond that, appearance is not so important.
3: Indifferance - I don't care. I want to an all male high school, nobody was out of the closet if they were gay. nobody. Frankly, you would have to have been insane to come out in an all male school. This would have been 15 years ago, I doubt things in that sort of environment have changed much.
4: path? I've stumbled around a fair bit. My parents have not forced anything on me. They have suggested I think about career options, and they've given advice when I've asked. I've never considered a field where I didn't believe there were career opportunities. I'd rather study something I sort of like and have a career in that field then study something I love for 4 years then spend a career doing something I hate because I have no marketable skills.
Male, 31
2006-10-26 05:27:02 · answer #1 · answered by kheserthorpe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Female
1-Not important at all. In fact, I think you should keep your virginity until your wedding day.
2-My self esteem is average--sometimes low, sometimes high, usually somewhere in the middle. Physical appearance can hurt or help self esteem but is not the cause of self esteem.
3-I think gay/lesbian is morally wrong. Middle school was 10+ years ago for me, at which time they were bullied. There were rumors going around about who was gay/lesbian--some true, some false
4-I'm absolutely sure that I want to stay being a full time mom right now. But, I have a degree in psychology and some other interests. I chose psychology because it was the most fun subject to me--the homework didn't seem like work. It was also useful in day-to-day life whether or not I ended up with a job in the field. I'm not sure whether I want to actually get a job in psychology when my kids are older or whether I want to switch subjects to one of my hobbies. I'll take it as it comes.
2006-10-25 17:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Retrospective answers from a 20 year old, third year college male:
1)It wasn't "important", but it did happen. I had no strong moral opposition to it, so...natural curiosity etc. won out.
2)Self-esteem wasn't always great (was later diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder), but it tended to be a lot more focused on my relationships with my friends than anything else. Not really about physical appearance at all.
3)I am gay myself. In MIDDLE school, the issue was COMPLETELY ignored. In highschool, I was surprised that the out gay people (in an all-boys school mind you) weren't really bullied. Just gossipped about.
4)All through highschool, I was CERTAIN I wanted to go to med-school; at some point I decided that the way to help someone the MOST is to help them when they most needed it. I wanted to go into emergency medicine. Freshman year of college, I changed my mind: I'm a psych major now, and thouroughly enjoy the field. I'm leaning towards a clinical psychology career path, but I'm not too certain (I've learned my lesson about thinking my plans are unshakeable).
2006-10-25 21:45:32 · answer #3 · answered by Atropis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm male.
1) Not important to loose virginity before college. Some to do with pressure from peers.
2) My self esteem is between mid and high. No self esteem has to do with physical appearance as well as personality, introvert/extrovert, etc.
3) Gays and Lesbians are nothing but a diseased people. A mental disorder if you will.
4) very sure. Decided on major. I like to do things that are associated with my career.
2006-10-25 16:28:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. not important. It's not like everyone in college you meet is going to ask if you have.
2. No, there are some beautiful people who have low self esteeme.
3. middle school they would probably be bullied. at college they are accepted and looked upon as just a another normal person.
(I met about 10 openly gay people in college)
4. Wanted to do a field in computers + art ever since I was 11 years old, computer animation is my field path.
I am a female
2006-10-25 16:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by Sammy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's really more a matter of their communication and management style than gender. I've had great male and female bosses, and I've had horrible male and female bosses. The ones who make the best bosses, in my opinion, were the ones who valued their employees, were firm but fair, and who understood that respect is something to be earned. However, there are some people who definitely prefer working for one or the other (male or female), maybe because they're more comfortable with one than the other. That is strictly a matter of personal opinion.
2016-05-22 14:38:14 · answer #6 · answered by Elizabeth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MALE
1. not important. life isnt about sex its about happyness and sure children are a huge part of how the happiness in my life will be defined but i dont think thats how you meant sex in this case i think you meant sex "just for fun". Those people need to get jobs or do something productive just like alcoholics.
2. medium self-esteem, i know most people are idiots. not about physical apperance cuz if it was id be forced to do all this extra work just to impress retards.
3. do w/e you want in your own home but you bring it out in the open your fair game for ridicule just like anyone else. never met a gay person till college (im sure there were some at my HS but not openly so, i guess. maybe i just wasnt "in the loop" to know if there were)
4. chose my current carrer path (bioengineering) after a long line of changes (philosophy, biochem). choose on my own with great encouragement from my parents.
2006-10-25 16:33:24 · answer #7 · answered by kyle3om 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow thats like four questions...
1. Not important.. .make the first one count with someone you really care for.
2. Confident
3. They dont bother me.. but in middle school??? I think they are bullied.
4. I hope that you have a career path picked out at the latest by the end of freshman year.. otherwise you are wasting your time and money.
2006-10-25 16:25:31 · answer #8 · answered by Jonny B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 very important, yes ,yes
2 normal, yes it called self esteem
3 i dont hang with gay men i can be around gay women with no problem but i dont judge gays, bullied
4 i did me i sold drugs got tired of that got a legit job and now im in school for computer programming
2006-10-25 16:38:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
id like to answer them, but I dont feel like writing my interpersonal NOVEL just yet
2006-10-25 17:41:53 · answer #10 · answered by James 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋