Premarital Sex in America How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think about Marrying

Name: Premarital Sex in America How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think about Marrying
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ISBN: 9780199743285

ISBN-10: 0199743282

ISBN-13: 9780199743285

Edition: 2011

Authors: Mark Regnerus, Jeremy Uecker

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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…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Introduction



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 Power of Stories and Ten Myths about Sex in Emerging Adulthood



Regression Models



Original Research Interview Methods


Notes


Index