Schalet, Amy T.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-277) and index.
• Raging hormones, regulated love — Dutch parents and the sleepover — American parents and the drama of adolescent sexuality — Adversarial and interdependent individualism — I didn’t even want them to know : connection through control — At least they know where I am : control through connection — Romantic rebels, regular lovers — Sexuality, self-formation, and the state — Conclusion: Beyond the drama.
• For American parents, teenage sex is something to be feared and forbidden, and sex is often a source of family conflict. In the Netherlands, where teenage pregnancies are far less frequent than in the United States, parents aim above all for family cohesiveness, often permitting young couples to sleep together and providing them with contraceptives. Probing our child-rearing for what it tells us about our culture, Amy Schalet’s Not Under my Roof offers an unprecedented, intimate account of the different ways that girls and boys in both countries negotiate sex, love, and growing up. –P. [4] of cover.

Subjects:

• Teenagers — Sexual behavior — Netherlands.
• Teenagers — Sexual behavior — United States.
• Parent and teenager — United States.
• Parent and teenager — Netherlands.

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