In this paper we attempt to understand at least some of the complex and interacting forces – cultural, biological, developmental and historical – that influence adolescents’ sexual behaviour in three remote Australian Aboriginal communities. We use the concept of ‘agency’ only as a foil for our interpretation. Drawing upon ethnographic material, we focus on: ‘walkin’ around at night’, avoidance of arranged marriages and the exchange of sexual favours for drugs and money. Cognitive, evolutionary, and neuroscience enable us to illustrate the interpenetration of sociocultural and psychobiological factors in adolescent girls’ behaviour: expectations about marriage, a desire for love, sexual urges, a brain that is highly responsive to peers and rewards, a disadvantaged and uncertain environment, and challenges to effective adult control.

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是代理商吗？对澳大利亚三个偏远原住民社区中女性青少年性行为的综合解释

在本文中，我们试图了解至少一些复杂且相互作用的力量-文化，生物，发展和历史-影响澳大利亚三个偏远土著社区青少年的性行为。我们仅将“代理”这一概念用作解释的障碍。利用民族志学的资料，我们着重于：“晚上走来走去”，避免包办婚姻以及将性恩惠换成毒品和金钱。认知，进化和神经科学使我们能够说明青春期女孩行为中社会文化和心理生物学因素的相互渗透：对婚姻的期望，对爱情的渴望，性冲动，对同伴和奖赏反应灵敏的大脑，处境不利和不确定性环境，以及对成人有效控制的挑战。