CHAPTER II Review of Related Literature

Premarital Sex is any sexual activity with an opposite sex partner or with a same sex partner before he/she has started a married life. The term usually used to refer the intercourse before the legal age of marriage. A person is considered eligible for mating and reproduction much later maybe after 18 years of age or 20. But there is no longer stigma attached to premarital sex in the society. Pop Stars, sport stars and politician do it. Teenagers are the most prone to premarital sex whose ages are 14-17. This problem will continue to happen if the people, especially the teenagers do not have knowledge about sex and unaware to the possible consequences of premarital sex. One of the consequences is unwanted pregnancy. In the worlds eyes, sex is seen in several ways: Sex is essential Sex as experience Sex as experiment Sex as expression Sex as entertainment

But in response to this worldly attitudes, Christians can say: Sex isnt essential. A person not less than human if she is virgin. She is not repressed if she wait until shes married before sleeping with someone.

Sex is not just another experience to add to ones collection. Its not like going mountain climbing or sky diving or bungee jumping. Just another exciting way to spend a few hours and nothing more and sex is too important to be an experiment. You dont need to go all the way to know she is sexually compatible with someone. There will be a better way to express ones love for someone whos not married. After all, it does not very love to have an unwanted pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease or to make someone feel as if he just wants her for her body. And sex is not an entertainment. If one is bored go to cinema or play a computer game or go for fun. Dont misuse something as important as sex just for a bit of mindless fun. In the Philippines, sexual revolution has ushered in a period in which the average adolescent experiences great pressures to have sexual experiences of all kinds. Filipino teens are exposed to sex from the internet magazines, TV shows, movies and other media than decades ago, yet without any corresponding increase in information on how to handle the input. Sexual misinformation is therefore equally shared in the group. Parents at home and teaches in school feel equally inadequate or uneasy to discuss the topic of sex with teenagers. The problem mounts because the peers has a more

profound influence than parents do, and they exert pressure and expect the adolescent to conform to the rest of them. In fact, the female adolescents whose friends engage in sexual behavior were found to be more likely to do the same compared to those who do not associate with such peers.

Chapter V Conclusion and Recommendation

Teenage pregnancy is a complex issue that requires a complex approach, one that is delivered at multiple levels, from policy makers to direct practitioners to family and community members. Young people need accurate information in order to understand the biological changes they are experiencing, especially the consequences of their sexual activity and their options, including abstinence or contraceptive methods. They need access to health care where they feel safe and respected. They also need assurance that their futures hold meaning and that they have inherent interests and talents that they can and should pursue. Simply put, teens need reasons to avoid the behaviors that lead to sexual tragedies. In an increasingly conservative political and fiscal climate that threatens to undermine the effective strategies outlined in this paper, policy plays a major role.