Premarital sex in America : how young Americans meet, mate, and think about marrying / Mark Regnerus, Jeremy Uecker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Regnerus, Mark.

Contributor:

Uecker, Jeremy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Premarital sex--United States.

Premarital sex.

Young adults--Sexual behavior--United States.

Young adults.

Man-woman relationships--United States.

Man-woman relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing upon comprehensive research and hundreds of interviews this study explores the sexual behavior and relationship formation styles of young adults in America. It uncovers how quickly relationships become sexual, the scripts they follow how long they last and numerous stories about relationships and sex in emerging adulthood.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; One: Introduction; Two: The Partnerships and Practices of Emerging Adults; Three: Inside Sexual Relationships; Four: The College Campus: Sex 101?; Five: No Strings Attached? Sex and Emotional Health; Six: Marriage in the Minds of Emerging Adults; Seven: Red Sex, Blue Sex: Relationship Norms in a Divided America; Eight: The Power of Stories and Ten Myths about Sex in Emerging Adulthood; Appendix A: Regression Models; Appendix B: Original Research Interview Methods; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Dec. 17, 2010).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-979283-6

9786612880865

0-19-979229-1

1-282-88086-1

OCLC:

679999522