Sexuality

In this Chapter, White mentioned that there are some differences of thinking about sexuality in both countries: United States and Japan. Especially I was interested in the sexual behavior among young people. She insisted that in America children of all social classes tend to be involved in having the sexual activity, that is to say, it is easy for young people in United States have the chance of a sexual experience equally. On the other hand, in Japan, there is a social-class distinction in sexual activity. For example, some young people who do not go on to college tend to begin to have the sexual activity earlier than other young people who are in middle social class and study in college. I am not sure that the situation in United States is true or not, but in my opinions the situation in Japan is somewhat true. In case of Japan, young people in middle social classes always feel the pleasure that they have to go to a higher school and they need to have future career in their mind, so it is difficult for them to involve in the sexual behavior. Of course the parents of middle social classes always watch the behavior of their children, because they want their children to go to the high class college and they consider that the college has a strong connection with the future career. Then the parents think that the sexual activity has a bad influence upon their children and these behaviors interrupt the concentration about career. This is one of the reasons that some adults consider the sexual behavior is taboo. I think it is natural for young people to become have interest in sexuality, so the important things is to keep their balance of the sexual interests but to prohibit it.