Mark Regnerus: 3 books
Premarital Sex in America
How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think about Marrying
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2011
The period of young adulthood, from ages 18 to 23, is popularly considered the most sexualized in life. But is it true? What do we really know about the sexual lives of young people today? Premarital Sex in America combines illuminating personal stories and comprehensive research surveys to provide...
Cheap Sex
The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2017
Sex is cheap. Coupled sexual activity has become more widely available than ever. Cheap sex has been made possible by two technologies that have little to do with each other - the Pill and high-quality pornography - and its distribution made more efficient by a third technological innovation, online...
Forbidden Fruit
Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
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?...