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Mixed messages : norms and social control around teen sex and pregnancy /

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American teenagers hear mixed messages about sex and sexuality. Struggles over teen sexuality norms and their enforcement are a major cultural battleground. What are these norms, and what makes them effective or ineffective? Through interviews with college students and teen parents, this book reveal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mollborn, Stefanie (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Teenagers > Sexual behavior.
Teenage pregnancy.
Sexual ethics.
Social norms.
Social control.
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Social Control, Formal
Adolescents > Sexualité.
Grossesse chez l'adolescente.
Morale sexuelle.
Normes sociales.
Contrôle social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Sexual ethics
Social control
Social norms
Teenage pregnancy
Teenagers > Sexual behavior
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:American teenagers hear mixed messages about sex and sexuality. Struggles over teen sexuality norms and their enforcement are a major cultural battleground. What are these norms, and what makes them effective or ineffective? Through interviews with college students and teen parents, this book reveals teenagers' fascinating and complicated social worlds.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 279 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190633295
0190633298
9780190633301
0190633301
9780190633318
019063331X
0190633271
9780190633271