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Among unmarried young people in Thailand, sexual behavior norms have changed substantially over the last decade. One important change has been the increased acceptability of premarital sex among young women, which has resulted in a trend toward earlier sexual initiation for Thai females.
Thai cultural norms generally have granted sexual freedom to males, but imposed constraints on female sexual behavior. In the past, unmarried males often experienced sexual initiation with female sex workers, and young unmarried females were expected to maintain premarital chastity. However, I believe that the norms governing sexual practices among Thai adolescents and young adults have changed. A growing proportion of adolescent females report having had sexual intercourse, while male patronage of sex workers has decreased substantially. Most Thai men now have their early sexual experience with noncommercial partners. Males' age at sexual initiation in Thailand does not appear to have changed in......

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