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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Regnerus, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenagers--Religious life--United States.

Teenagers.

Teenagers--Religious life.

United States.

Teenagers--Sexual behavior--United States.

Teenagers--Sexual behavior.

Teenagers--United States--Conduct of life.

Conduct of life.

Sex--Religious aspects.

Sex.

Physical Description:

viii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Forbidden Fruit tells the definitive story of the sexual values and practices of American teenagers, paying particular attention to how participating in organized religion shapes sexual decision-making. Merging analyses of three national surveys with stories from interviews with over 250 teenagers across America, Forbidden Fruit covers a wide range of topics, including sentiment about waiting to have sex until marriage, motivation to pursue sexual relationships, proclivity for same-sex attraction and behaviors, teenagers experience of virginity loss, and the frequency of several heterosexual practices.

Contents:

Introduction

Fashioning new stories from old wisdom

Can religion cause behavior?

Learning sexuality

Motivating sexual decisions

Sexual experience

Imitation sex and the new middle class morality

A typology of religious influence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.

ISBN:

0195320948

9780195320947

OCLC:

70265529