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Not under my roof : parents, teens, and the culture of sex

Author: Amy T Schalet
Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"For American parents, teenage sex is something to be feared and forbidden, and sex is often a source of family conflict. In the Netherlands, where teenage pregnancies are far less frequent than in the United States, parents aim above all for family cohesiveness, often permitting young couples to sleep together and providing them with contraceptives. Probing our child-rearing for what it tells us about our culture,  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Amy T Schalet
ISBN: 9780226736181 0226736180 9780226736198 0226736199
OCLC Number: 149502951
Description: x, 298 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Raging hormones, regulated love --
Dutch parents and the sleepover --
American parents and the drama of adolescent sexuality --
Adversarial and interdependent individualism --
"I didn't even want them to know" : connection through control --
"At least they know where I am" : control through connection --
Romantic rebels, regular lovers --
Sexuality, self-formation, and the state --
Conclusion: Beyond the drama.
Responsibility: Amy T. Schalet.

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Drawing on interviews with parents and teens, this title offers an intimate account of the different ways that girls and boys in the United States and the Netherlands negotiate love, lust, and  Read more...

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"With grace and style, Amy Schalet presents a forceful and convincing argument about the divergent cultural approaches to sexuality, socialization of adolescents, and conceptions of citizenship in Read more...

 
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