Premarital Sex in America
How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think about Marrying
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 3 February 2011
- ISBN 9780199743285
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages312 pages
- Size 168x241x25 mm
- Weight 567 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Drawing upon nationally representative data and hundreds of interviews, this study explores the sexual behavior and relationship formation styles of young adults in America. It uncovers how quickly relationships become sexual, the scripts they follow, how long they last, and numerous stories about sex and relationships in emerging adulthood.
MoreLong description:
The period of young adulthood, from ages 18 to 23, is popularly considered the most sexualized in life. But is it true? What do we really know about the sexual lives of young people today?
Premarital Sex in America combines illuminating personal stories and comprehensive research surveys to provide the fullest portrait of heterosexuality among young adults ever produced. Mark Regnerus and Jeremy Uecker draw upon a wealth of survey data as well as scores of in-depth interviews with young adults from around the country, both in and out of college. Digging underneath stereotypes and unexamined assumptions, the authors offer compelling--and often surprising--answers to such questions as: How do the emotional aspects of sexual relations differ between young men and women? What role do political orientations play in their sexual relations? How have online dating and social networking sites affected the relationships of emerging adults? Why are young people today waiting so much longer to marry? How prevalent are nontraditional forms of sex, and what do people think of them? To better understand what drives the sexual behaviors of emerging adults, Regnerus and Uecker pay special attention to two important concepts: sexual scripts, the unwritten and often unconscious rules that guide sexual behavior and attitudes; and sexual economics, a theory which suggests that the relative scarcity of men on college campuses contributes to the "hookup" culture by allowing men to diminish their level of commitment and thereby lower the "price" they have to "pay" for sex.
For anyone wishing to understand how sexual relations between young adults have changed and are changing, Premarital Sex in America will serve as a touchstone for years to come.
This book is a quick and interesting read that captivates readers with personal stories (which through social scripting we naturally seek out) and empirical data that settle the sexual questions about emerging adulthood ... This book is an eye opener into the realities of emerging adults sexual behaviors.
Table of Contents:
The Partnerships and Practices of Emerging Adults
Inside Sexual Relationships
The College Campus--Sex 101?
No Strings Attached? Sex and Emotional Health
Marriage in the Minds of Emerging Adults
Red Sex, Blue Sex: Relationship Norms in a Divided America
The Story of Sex in the Lives of Emerging Adults
