03004nam 2200625Ia 450 991045491080332120200520144314.01-282-27067-297866122706730-19-974494-7(CKB)1000000000789116(EBL)472080(OCoLC)95189583(SSID)ssj0000156787(PQKBManifestationID)11170530(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000156787(PQKBWorkID)10130240(PQKB)24550899(MiAaPQ)EBC472080(Au-PeEL)EBL472080(CaPaEBR)ebr10329652(CaONFJC)MIL227067(EXLCZ)99100000000078911620090826e20092007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrForbidden fruit[electronic resource] sex & religion in the lives of American teenagers /Mark D. RegnerusNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Press2009., 20071 online resource (301 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-539585-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-283) and index.Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Fashioning New Stories from Old Wisdom; Chapter 2 Can Religion Cause Behavior?; Chapter 3 Learning Sexuality; Chapter 4 Motivating Sexual Decisions; Chapter 5 Sexual Experience; Chapter 6 Imitation Sex and the New Middle-Class Morality; Chapter 7 A Typology of Religious Influence; Conclusions; Unscientific Postscript; Appendix A: Regression Models; Appendix B: Research Methods; Appendix C: Interview Questions on Sex; Notes; References; IndexAs is evident from contemporary debates about sex education, Americans remain deeply ambivalent about teenage sexuality. While many presume that such reticence is rooted in religion, how exactly religion contributes to the formation of teenagers' sexual values and behaviors has been poorly understood before now. Does religion really motivate the sexual choices of a significant segment of adolescent society? Are abstinence pledges effective? Is there evidence for a ""technical virginity"" phenomenon among religious teenagers? What does it mean to be ""emotionally ready"" for sex? Who expresses TeenagersSexual behaviorUnited StatesTeenagersReligious lifeUnited StatesSexReligious aspectsTeenagersUnited StatesConduct of lifeElectronic books.TeenagersSexual behaviorTeenagersReligious lifeSexReligious aspects.TeenagersConduct of life.248.830973Regnerus Mark912689MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454910803321Forbidden fruit2044016UNINA