| Description |
1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Contents |
Sex panics: debates over sex education and the construction of teen sexuality -- The asexual teen: naivete, dependence, and sexual danger -- Negotiating the erotic: when parents and teens talk about sex -- The hypersexual teen: sexy bodies, raging hormones, and irresponsibility -- Other teens: how race, class, and gender matter -- Anxious monitoring: strategies of protection and surveillance -- Uncertainty in parents? Sexual lessons -- Conclusion: reconstructing teen sexuality |
| Summary |
Teenagers have sex. While almost all parents understand that many teenagers are sexually active, there is a paradox in many parents' thinking: they insist their own teen children are not sexual, but characterize their children's peers as sexually-driven and hypersexual. Rather than accuse parents of being in denial, Sinikka Elliott teases out the complex dynamics behind this thinking, demonstrating that it is rooted in fears and anxieties about being a good parent, the risks of teen sexual activity, and teenagers' future economic and social status. Parents--like most Americans--equate teen sex |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sex instruction for teenagers.
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Parenting.
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Parent and child.
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Teenagers -- Sexual behavior.
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Teenagers -- Sexual ethics
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Parenting
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Parent-Child Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Parent and child
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Parenting
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Sex instruction for teenagers
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Teenagers -- Sexual behavior
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012008070 |
| ISBN |
9780814771693 |
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0814771696 |
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9780814771341 |
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0814771343 |
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