To Dance the Dance : A Symbolic Interactional Exploration of Premarital Sexuality

ISBN-13: 9780805837100 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 240 str.

Scott Christopher; F. Scott Christopher

Opis

This study reviews the empirical literature on sexuality before marriage, highlighting the unique, sexually-related experiences of individuals from childhood to young adulthood. The author uses symbolic interaction as a unifying theory of premarital sexuality.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. First Steps: Symbolic Interactionalism and Premarital Sexuality. Childhood: Early Influences on Adolescent Sexuality. The Sexuality of Early Adolescence. A Theoretical Model of Early Adolescent Sexuality. Other Adolescent and Young Adult Sexuality. A Theoretical Model of Older Adolescent and Young Adult Sexuality. Sexual Aggression in Dating. A Theoretical Model of Premarital Sexual Aggression. Last Steps: Concluding Remarks. Appendix: Methodological Design, Statistical Issues, and Path Models.

O autorze

F. Scott Christopher