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Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers

ISBN: 9780195320947 ;ISBN: 0195320948 ;ISBN: 0195395859 ;ISBN: 9780195395853 ;EISBN: 0199785457 ;EISBN: 9780199785452 ;EISBN: 0198043309 ;EISBN: 9780198043300 ;EISBN: 9780199744947 ;EISBN: 0199744947 ;EISBN: 9780199886487 ;EISBN: 0199886482 ;DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195320947.001.0001 ;OCLC: 95189583

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  • Title:
    Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers
  • Author: Regnerus, Mark D
  • Subjects: Christian Life and Practice ; Conduct of life ; Religious aspects ; Religious life ; Sex ; Sexual behavior ; Sociology and Anthropology of Religion ; Teenagers ; United States
  • Description: Americans remain deeply ambivalent about teenage sexuality. Many presume that such uneasiness is rooted in religion. This book tackles such questions as: how exactly does religion contribute to the formation of teenagers' sexual values and actions? What difference, if any, does religion make in adolescents' sexual attitudes and behaviors? Are abstinence pledges effective? Who expresses regrets about their sexual activity and why? The book combines analyses of three national surveys with stories drawn from interviews with over 250 teenagers across America. It reviews how young people learn, and what they know about sex from their parents, schools, peers, and other sources. It examines what experiences teens profess to have had, and how they make sense of these experiences in light of their own identities as religious, moral, and responsible persons. The author's analysis discovers that religion can and does matter. However, the analysis finds that religious claims are often swamped by other compelling sexual scripts. Particularly interesting is the emergence of what the author calls a “new middle class sexual morality”, which has little to do with a desire for virginity but nevertheless shuns intercourse in order to avoid risks associated with pregnancy and STDs. And strikingly, evangelical teens aren't less sexually active than their non-evangelical counterparts, they just tend to feel guiltier about it. In fact, the analysis finds that few religious teens have internalized or are even able to articulate the sexual ethic taught by their denominations. The only-and largely ineffective-sexual message most religious teens are getting is: “don't do it until you're married”. Ultimately, the author concludes, religion may influence adolescent sexual behavior, but it rarely motivates sexual decision making.
  • Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press
  • Creation Date: 2007
  • Format: 301
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 9780195320947
    ISBN: 0195320948
    ISBN: 0195395859
    ISBN: 9780195395853
    EISBN: 0199785457
    EISBN: 9780199785452
    EISBN: 0198043309
    EISBN: 9780198043300
    EISBN: 9780199744947
    EISBN: 0199744947
    EISBN: 9780199886487
    EISBN: 0199886482
    DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195320947.001.0001
    OCLC: 95189583
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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