Wise Judgment Scenarios In Research

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Wise Judgment Scenario Xxxxx Xxxx PSY/220 Edward Billingslea October 30, 2011 Wise Judgment Scenario I chose to explore the subject of the teenage girl who is “in love” with her 17 year old boyfriend who is trying to encourage her to have sex with him with his guarantee of using protection. I have read the material and have tried to apply the five components to wise judgment that is discussed by Baltes and his colleagues. I have placed myself in the young teenage girl’s position to better explain how the five components are applied. In looking at the situation I would determine how my cultural up-bringing would play a role in my decision making process. Would having sex with my boyfriend at such a young age acceptable…show more content…
Young teenage boys are becoming sexual at this time of their lives and often seek out a female to have a sexual experience with. In my culture is has become the norm for young teenage boys to have sex. They will often tell a girl something just to get them in the sack with them. I must keep my wits about me and make sure that I am not being bullied or pressured into having sex when or if I am not ready to. I was raised to wait for the right man and the right time, which was after…show more content…
Some girls may think the only way to keep their boyfriend is to have sex with them and the thought of having their baby just to keep them or trap them into staying with them is also a reality which often times back fires on the girl. Girls now days are not so apt to remain a virgin till they are married. Times have changed with each generation coming of age. Young kids do not always think about what their priorities are and what they can do to help themselves keep on track with them. They often time just make decisions that will benefit them for the moment. The decision to have sex at a young age could have more devastating consequences than becoming pregnant such as contracting a disease that could be life threatening. It is becoming the norm in our society for teens to engage in sexual relations which is an unfortunate problem in my
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