Forbidden fruit [[electronic resource] ] : sex & religion in the lives of American teenagers / / Mark D. Regnerus

• Autore: Regnerus Mark
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009., 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Disciplina: 248.830973
• Soggetto topico: Teenagers - Sexual behavior - United States; Teenagers - Religious life - United States; Sex - Religious aspects; Teenagers - United States - Conduct of life
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-283) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: As 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Forbidden fruit
• ISBN: 0-19-988648-2; 1-282-27067-2; 9786612270673; 0-19-974494-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778323803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II