Download or read book Religious Commitment and Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Attitudes written by Arland Thornton and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forbidden Fruit written by Mark D. Regnerus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-19 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans remain deeply ambivalent about teenage sexuality. Many presume that such uneasiness is rooted in religion. But 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? What does it mean to be "emotionally ready" for sex? Who expresses regrets about their sexual activity and why? Tackling these and other questions, Forbidden Fruit tells the definitive story of the sexual values and practices of American teenagers, paying particular attention to how participating in organized religion shapes sexual decision-making. Merging analyses of three national surveys with stories drawn from interviews with over 250 teenagers across America, Mark Regnerus reviews how young people learn-and what they know-about sex from their parents, schools, peers and other sources. He 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. Religion can and does matter, Regnerus finds, but religious claims are often swamped by other compelling sexual scripts. Particularly interesting is the emergence of what Regnerus 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, Regnerus 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, Regnerus concludes, religion may influence adolescent sexual behavior, but it rarely motivates sexual decision making.
Download or read book Religious Participation and Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Attitudes written by Arland Thornton and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soul Searching written by Christian Smith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In innumerable discussions and activities dedicated to better understanding and helping teenagers, one aspect of teenage life is curiously overlooked. Very few such efforts pay serious attention to the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of American adolescents. But many teenagers are very involved in religion. Surveys reveal that 35% attend religious services weekly and another 15% attend at least monthly. 60% say that religious faith is important in their lives. 40% report that they pray daily. 25% say that they have been "born again." Teenagers feel good about the congregations they belong to. Some say that faith provides them with guidance and resources for knowing how to live well. What is going on in the religious and spiritual lives of American teenagers? What do they actually believe? What religious practices do they engage in? Do they expect to remain loyal to the faith of their parents? Or are they abandoning traditional religious institutions in search of a new, more authentic "spirituality"? This book attempts to answer these and related questions as definitively as possible. It reports the findings of The National Study of Youth and Religion, the largest and most detailed such study ever undertaken. The NYSR conducted a nationwide telephone survey of teens and significant caregivers, as well as nearly 300 in-depth face-to-face interviews with a sample of the population that was surveyed. The results show that religion and spirituality are indeed very significant in the lives of many American teenagers. Among many other discoveries, they find that teenagers are far more influenced by the religious beliefs and practices of their parents and caregivers than commonly thought. They refute the conventional wisdom that teens are "spiritual but not religious." And they confirm that greater religiosity is significantly associated with more positive adolescent life outcomes. This eagerly-awaited volume not only provides an unprecedented understanding of adolescent religion and spirituality but, because teenagers serve as bellwethers for possible future trends, it affords an important and distinctive window through which to observe and assess the current state and future direction of American religion as a whole.
Download or read book Companion to Sexuality Studies written by Nancy A. Naples and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inclusive and accessible resource on the interdisciplinary study of gender and sexuality Companion to Sexuality Studies explores the significant theories, concepts, themes, events, and debates of the interdisciplinary study of sexuality in a broad range of cultural, social, and political contexts. Bringing together essays by an international team of experts from diverse academic backgrounds, this comprehensive volume provides original insights and fresh perspectives on the history and institutional regulatory processes that socially construct sex and sexuality and examines the movements for social justice that advance sexual citizenship and reproductive rights. Detailed yet accessible chapters explore the intersection of sexuality studies and fields such as science, health, psychology, economics, environmental studies, and social movements over different periods of time and in different social and national contexts. Divided into five parts, the Companion first discusses the theoretical and methodological diversity of sexuality studies.Subsequent chapters address the fields of health, science and psychology, religion, education and the economy. They also include attention to sexuality as constructed in popular culture, as well as global activism, sexual citizenship, policy, and law. An essential overview and an important addition to scholarship in the field, this book: Draws on international, postcolonial, intersectional, and interdisciplinary insights from scholars working on sexuality studies around the world Provides a comprehensive overview of the field of sexuality studies Offers a diverse range of topics, themes, and perspectives from leading authorities Focuses on the study of sexuality from the late nineteenth century to the present Includes an overview of the history and academic institutionalization of sexuality studies The Companion to Sexuality Studies is an indispensable resource for scholars, researchers, instructors, and students in gender, sexuality, and feminist studies, interdisciplinary programs in cultural studies, international studies, and human rights, as well as disciplines such as anthropology, psychology, history, education, human geography, political science, and sociology.
Download or read book Risking the Future written by Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1987-02-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? This volume reviews in detail the trends in and consequences of teenage sexual behavior and offers thoughtful insights on the issues of sexual initiation, contraception, pregnancy, abortion, adoption, and the well-being of adolescent families. It provides a systematic assessment of the impact of various programmatic approaches, both preventive and ameliorative, in light of the growing scientific understanding of the topic.
Download or read book Sexuality in Adolescence written by Susan Moore and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-01-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Moore and Doreen Rosenthal review current work on adolescent sexual development, including data from their own studes on sexual risk-taking, and the social contexts in which young people form their sexual beliefs.
Download or read book Adolescent Religiosity Religious Denomination and Contraceptive Use written by Siobhan Marie Cooney and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Values Religion and Culture in Adolescent Development written by Gisela Trommsdorff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the role of cultural values and religious beliefs in adolescent development.
Download or read book Souls in Transition written by Christian Smith and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2009-09-14 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on candid interviews with thousands of young people tracked over a five-year period, this book reveals how the religious practices of the teenagers portrayed in Soul Searching have been strengthened, challenged, and often changed as they have moved into adulthood.
Download or read book Put a Ring on it written by Daniell Nicole Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there has been considerable research done on the factors that act as protective influences during adolescence, little attention has been paid to the effect they have on the sexual lives of young adults. In this paper, I explore the impact of religion and parent attitudes' on the sexual decision-making of a nationally representative sample of female college students (N=1000). Additionally, I examine whether the influence of these elements changes with regard to the type of sexual behavior experienced. The results indicate that church attendance and parents' attitudes both separately impact the sexual attitudes of college women. Furthermore, these effects differ when past sexual behaviors are considered. The implications of such findings, as well as study limitations and directions for future research, are discussed.
Download or read book The Relationship of Religiosity to Sexual Behavior and Attitudes in Mid adolescents written by Benjamin James Herr and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Moderating Effects of Religious Commitment on the Link Between Pornography Use and Negative Outcomes written by Timothy R. King (Dr) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pornography use is widespread and may be associated with maladaptive outcomes, such as unhealthy attitudes toward women and unhealthy attitudes about sex. The links between pornography use and maladaptive outcomes may be particularly strong among individuals who adopt an identity that is opposed to the viewing of pornography, such as a faith-based identity. Couched in the context of cascade development theory, the present study examined associations between the age of onset of adolescent pornography use and maladaptive outcomes. Participants included males between the ages of 18 and 25 years recruited through Amazon.com's Mechanical Turk interface. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires that assessed pornography use and psychosexual attitudes and behaviors. Results revealed that individuals exposed to pornography prior to age 15 years were more likely to view pornography as adults, reported more hypersexual behavior, and were more likely to report a likelihood to rape. Self-reported religious commitment did not moderate associations between age of onset and adult psychosexual outcomes, with one exception. Individuals with a high religious commitment were more likely to report hypersexual behaviors when age of onset was later in life. The findings from this study have implications for the development of healthy and unhealthy sexual attitudes and behaviors, as well as prevention and intervention efforts.
Download or read book Understanding Teenage Sexuality written by Steven Emery-Wright and published by Armour Publishing Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2009 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measures of Religiosity written by Peter C. Hill and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample assessment tool - Religiosity. Sample assessment tool - Religion. Sample assessment tool - Spirituality. SAMPLE ASSESSMENT TOOLS: Quest Scale. Religious Maturity Scale. Faith Development Scale. Religious Status Interview. Religious Status Inventory. Spiritual Maturity Index. Character Assessment Scale. Rokeach Value Survey. Mysticism Scale. Spiritual Assessment Inventory. Spiritual Themes and Religious Responses Test. Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire. Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Adjective Ratings of God. Concept of God and Parental Images. God Image Inventory. Nearness to God Scale. Nonverbal Measure of God-Concept. Dogmatism Scale.
Download or read book Adolescent Sexuality written by John E. Perito and published by American Book Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescents' sexual behaviors and attitudes are causing considerable anxiety, confusion, and discussion among parents, teachers, and clergy. Even very young adolescents are engaging in sexual behaviors that are deemed appropriate for adults, and our culture and media are more than ready to promote these behaviors. School boards debate endlessly about what should or should not be included in the sexual education curriculum. This book will offer definite principles and guidance to help calm this turmoil.
Download or read book The Assessment of Attitudes Values Behaviors and Decision making Skills Related to Premarital Sexual Activity Among Adolescents Before the Implementation of a Church based Family Sex Education Program written by Donna L. Rinker and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
