Romance and sex in adolescence and emerging adulthood : risks and opportunities /

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Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2006.
Description:xi, 276 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:The Penn State University family issues symposia series
Penn State University family issues symposia series
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5791244
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Other authors / contributors:Crouter, Ann C.
Booth, Alan, 1935-
ISBN:0805853901
080585391X (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part I. What Are the Evolutionary Origins of Contemporary Patterns of Sexual and Romantic Relationships?
  • Where Does Evolution Leave Off and Where Do History and Culture Begin?,Broken Hearts: The Nature and Risks of Romantic Rejection
  • To Have Loved and Lost...Adolescent Romantic Relationships and Rejection.
  • Short- and Long-Term Mating Strategies: Additional Evolutionary Systems Relevant to Adolescent Sexuality
  • What Elicits Romance, Passion, and Attachment, and How Do They Affect Our Lives Throughout the Life Cycle?
  • Part II. How Do Early Family and Peer Relationships Give Rise to the Quality of Romantic Relationships in Adolescence and Young Adulthood?"The Course of True Love(s)...": Origins and Pathways in the Development of Romantic Relationships
  • Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
  • How Do Adolescent Relationships Influence the Quality of Romantic and Sexual Relationships in Young Adulthood?
  • Pathways Linking Early Experiences and Later Relationship Functioning
  • A Few "Course Corrections" to Collins & van Dulmen's "The Course of True Love".
  • Part III. How Do Early Romantic and Sexual Relationships Influence People Contemporaneously and Later in Life?
  • Adolescent Romantic Relationships: An Emerging Portrait of Their Nature and Developmental Significance
  • Contextual Processes of Romantic Relationships: Plausible Explanations for Gender and Race Effects
  • Risky and Casual Sexual Relationships Among Teens
  • The Slippery Nature of Romantic Relationships: Issues in Definition and Differentiation.
  • Part IV. To What Extent Are Current Trends in Sexual and Romantic Relationships Problematic for Individuals, Families, and Society?
  • What Are Effective Intervention Approaches at the Level of Practice, Program, and Policy
  • Adolescent Sexual Relationships, Contraceptive Consistency, and Pregnancy Prevention Approaches
  • The Economic Approach to Modeling Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Empirical Implications
  • Adolescent Sexual Relationships and Reproductive Health Outcomes: Theoretical and Methodological Challenges
  • Sample Selection for Adolescent Sexual Relationships
  • From "Friends With Benefits" to "Going Steady": New Directions in Understanding Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood