Sex Differences in Love-Attitudes of Black University Students

Race and gender differences in black and white newlyweds’ perceptions of sexual and marital relations

“…Comparing Black and White reports on various aspects of sexuality, with controls for education, Weinberg and Williams(1988)foundthatBlackmen and women reported more liberal attitudes about pre-and extramarital sex, thinking about sex more often, and fewer sexual problems. Other researchers have suggested that Black women still hold relatively traditional views of sex, associating it with love and exclusivity (Johnson, 1978;Ladner, 1971) or marriage (Philbrick, Thomas, Cretser, & Leon, 1988) more than men do. Houston's (1981) work on Black and White college students' views of dating and sexuality suggests both similarities and differences in Black and White views.…”