Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Among Black Adolescent Females

Brown, Shirley

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“…Browning and Burrington (2006) and Feldman et al (1999) both found differences in sexual attitudes associated with ethnic background which were substantially moderated when socio-economic status and education levels were used as covariates. However, Brown (1985) found that socio-economic status (as measured by family income) was not associated with sexually permissive attitudes in African American females. Likewise, Padilla and O'Grady (1987) found that socio-economic status was not related to sexual attitudes in their sample of White and Mexican American students.…”

Section: Ethnicitymentioning

confidence: 87%

“…For example, according to Schuster et al (1998), Asian American students were more likely to be concerned about parental disapproval of their sexual behaviors. Further, Browning and Burrington (2006) and Brown (1985) suggest that peers may influence sexual attitudes. For example, Brown found that African American females with permissive sexual attitudes sought friends with similar sexual attitudes.…”

Section: Ethnicitymentioning

confidence: 95%

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Sexual Attitudes and Double Standards: A Literature Review Focusing on Participant Gender and Ethnic Background

Fugère

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Cousins

et al. 2008

Sexuality & Culture

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We conducted a review of literature regarding sexual attitudes and double standards, focusing on participant gender and ethnic background. We found that men had more permissive sexual attitudes than women, and that African Americans had the most permissive sexual attitudes, followed by White Americans, then by Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans. The literature regarding sexual double standards was mixed; some studies showed evidence of continued sexual double standards and some studies showed the absence of sexual double standards. In some studies, men were more likely to endorse the sexual double standard than women. We found only one article addressing sexual double standards using ethnic background as a quasi-independent variable; this research revealed that non-North American (Russian and Japanese) samples were more likely to endorse the traditional double standard, that sex is more acceptable for men than for women.Keywords Sexual attitudes Á Double standard Á Ethnicity Á Gender According to Billy Crystal ''women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place'' (Moncur 2007). This quote illustrates the common perception that sexual attitudes differ by gender; specifically, that men have more permissive attitudes towards sex while women have (relatively) more conservative attitudes toward sex. Research supports this common perception, showing that men do indeed have more

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Section: Ethnicitymentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Ethnicitymentioning

confidence: 95%

Sexual Attitudes and Double Standards: A Literature Review Focusing on Participant Gender and Ethnic Background

Fugère

Escoto

Cousins

et al. 2008

Sexuality & Culture

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“…In terms of individual background, some authors have stressed sociodemographic characteristics such as gender (Cernada et al 1986;Hendrick et al 1985;Oliver and Sedikides 1992;Sprecher and Hatfield 1996;Sprecher 1989), age (Cernada et al 1986;Sprecher and Hatfield 1996;Sprecher 1989), parental socioeconomic status (Brown 1985), and school attendance (Heltsley and Broderick 1969;Reiss 1964) as important factors associated with a permissive attitude toward sexual relations among young people. In terms of individual background, some authors have stressed sociodemographic characteristics such as gender (Cernada et al 1986;Hendrick et al 1985;Oliver and Sedikides 1992;Sprecher and Hatfield 1996;Sprecher 1989), age (Cernada et al 1986;Sprecher and Hatfield 1996;Sprecher 1989), parental socioeconomic status (Brown 1985), and school attendance (Heltsley and Broderick 1969;Reiss 1964) as important factors associated with a permissive attitude toward sexual relations among young people.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Psychological Well-being of East Asian Youth

Chen¹

2013

Quality of Life in Asia

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This series, the first of its kind, will examine both the objective and subjective dimensions of life quality in Asia, especially East Asia. It will unravel and compare the contours, dynamics and patterns of building nations, offering innovative works that discuss basic and applied research, emphasizing interand multi-disciplinary approaches to the various domains of life quality. Thus, the series will appeal to a variety of fields in humanities, social sciences and other professional disciplines. Asia is the largest, most populous continent on Earth, and it is home to the world's most dynamic region, East Asia. In the past three decades, East Asia has been the most successful region in the world in expanding its economies and integrating them into the global economy, offering lessons on how poor countries, even with limited natural resources, can achieve rapid economic development. Yet while scholars and policymakers have focused on why East Asia has prospered, little has been written on how its economic expansion has affected the quality of life of its citizens. The series will publish several volumes a year, either single or multiple-authored monographs or collections of essays.

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“…Some researchers have reported minimal correlations between frequency of church attendance and acceptability of premarital sexual intercourse among blacks (Christensen & Johnson, 1978). Others have indicated that black adolescent females are less July 1994 FAMILY 343 __ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~RELAnONS likely to approve of sexual permissiveness and are more likely to delay onset of first coitus if they attend church regularly (Brown, 1985;Inazu & Fox, 1980;Murry, 1992;Zelnik et al, 1981). Premarital sexual activity may occur less frequently among religious adolescents because they have stronger social supports to enforce more conservative behavioral norms (Hayes, 1987).…”

Section: Social Autonomymentioning

confidence: 91%

Black Adolescent Females: A Comparison of Early versus Late Coital Initiators

Murry¹

1994

Family Relations

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Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Among Black Adolescent Females

Cited by 25 publications

References 16 publications

Sexual Attitudes and Double Standards: A Literature Review Focusing on Participant Gender and Ethnic Background

Sexual Attitudes and Double Standards: A Literature Review Focusing on Participant Gender and Ethnic Background

The Psychological Well-being of East Asian Youth

Black Adolescent Females: A Comparison of Early versus Late Coital Initiators

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