Premarital sex in America : how young Americans meet, mate, and think about marrying
Mark Regnerus (Author), Jeremy Uecker (Author)
"This book combines personal stories and survey data to provide a portrait of heterosexuality among young adults. Digging underneath stereotypes and unexamined assumptions, the authors offer answers to many questions. To better understand what motivates young adult's sexual decisions, the authors pay special attention to two important concepts: sexual scripts, the unwritten and often unconscious rules that guide sexual behavior and attitudes; and sexual economics, which suggests that both sexual norms and real behavior are affected by market forces that shape the 'price' of sex both within and outside of traditional relationships. This book explores sexual relationships between young adults have changed and are continuing to change"--Adapted from the book jacket