Adolescent sexuality: disentangling the effects of family structure and family context

Article Abstract:

Research presented concerns the influence of family structure and context on the sexual initiation and behavior of adolescents. Findings suggest that family structure, such as single-parent, cohabiting, step- or lesbian families, has little impact of adolescents' sexual initiation; rather, family context and the mother-daughter relationship has more of an impact on the sexual partnering of girls.

Teenagers, Sex (Psychology), Sexuality, Teenage sexual behavior

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Predicting commitment to wed among Hispanic and Anglo partners

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This article examine ethnic differences in commitment to wed between 46 Hispanics and 160 Anglos. The authors maintain Hispanics and Anglos did not differ regarding attitudes toward marriage and commitment to wed, however, differences did exist between men and women, with women's attitudes more varied by ethnicity.

Public affairs, Hispanic Americans, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Anglo-Americans, English Americans

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Four decades of trends in attitudes toward family issues in the United States: the 1960s through the 1990s

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This article examines the relationship between attitude, gender equality and family life in the past few decades. Topics include sex role, sexual ethics, marital status, freedom, and tolerance.

Statistics, Sex role, Sex roles, Sex customs, Sexual ethics, Social history

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