Not My Kid What Parents Believe about the Sex Lives of Their Teenagers

Name: Not My Kid What Parents Believe about the Sex Lives of Their Teenagers
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ISBN: 9780814722596

ISBN-10: 0814722598

ISBN-13: 9780814722596

Edition: 2012

Authors: Sinikka Elliott

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Teenagers have sex. While almost all parents understand that many teenagers are sexually active, there is a paradox in many parents’ thinking: they insist their own teen children are not sexual, but characterize their children’s peers as sexually-driven and hypersexual. Rather than accuse parents of being in denial, Sinikka Elliott teases out the complex dynamics behind this thinking, demonstrating that it is rooted in fears and anxieties about being a good parent, the risks of teen sexual activity, and teenagers’ future economic and social status. Parents--like most Americans--equate teen sexuality with heartache, disease, pregnancy, promiscuity, and deviance and want their teen children…

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List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 8/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

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Acknowledgments


Introduction



Sex Panics: Debates over Sex Education and the Construction of Teen Sexuality



The Asexual Teen: Naï¿½vetï¿½, Dependence, and Sexual Danger



Negotiating the Erotic: When Parents and Teens Talk about Sex



The Hypersexual Teen: Sexy Bodies, Raging Hormones, and Irresponsibility



Other Teens: How Race, Class, and Gender Matter



Anxious Monitoring: Strategies of Protection and Surveillance



Uncertainty in Parents' Sexual Lessons



Conclusion: Reconstructing Teen Sexuality


Methods Appendix


Notes


References


Index


About the Author