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My peers probably had the most influence on the development of my sexual identity. Young people who are engaging in sexual activity tend to have friends who are doing the same. Youths who are sexually active tend to believe that most of their friends are sexually active as well, and if they are not they will say that they are to fit in. Peer pressure plays a major role, because almost every adolescent wants to feel accepted and equal in maturity as his or her peers. When I was growing up every guy would brag about being with a girl, and I was just like, yeah me too, knowing I was lying. I want to fit in like most guys, and most of them were probable lying too. I don’t think sexual socialization takes different forms in male and females. It

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