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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784484103321

Titolo

Romance and sex in adolescence and emerging adulthood [[electronic resource] ] : risks and opportunities / / edited by Ann C. Crouter, Alan Booth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2006

ISBN

1-282-32702-X

9786612327025

1-4106-1736-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 pages)

Collana

The Penn State University family issues symposia series

Altri autori (Persone)

CrouterAnn C

BoothAlan <1935-2015.>

Disciplina

306.7/0835

Soggetti

Teenagers - Sexual behavior

Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: What are the evolutionary origins of contemporary patterns of sexual and romantic relationships? Where does evolution leave off and where do history and culture begin? -- Part II: How do early family and peer relationships give rise to the quality of romantic relationships in adolescence and young adulthood? -- Part III: How do early romantic and sexual relationships influence people contemporaneously and later in life? -- Part IV: To what extent are current trends in sexual and romantic relationships problematic for individuals, families, and society? What are effective intervention approaches at the level of practice

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the nature and origin of adolescents' contemporary patterns of sexual and romantic relationships, spanning such diverse topics as the evolutionary roots of these behaviors. This book is useful for academicians and upper-lever undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of human development and family studies and psychology.