Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Perceived Sex Knowledge, Exposure to Eroticism, and Premarital Sexual Behavior: the impact of Dating*

The Sociological Quarterly 17 (spring 1976): 247-261
Perceived Sex Knowledge, Exposure to Eroticism, and Premarital Sexual Behavior: the impact of Dating*
Graham B. Spanier, The Pennsylvania State University.

In Spanier article Perceived Sex Knowledge, Exposure to Eroticism, and Premarital Sexual Behavior: the impact of Dating. His thesis states that a positive relationship exists between perceived sex knowledge, exposure to eroticism, dating experiences and premarital sexual behavior (pg247). There are three hypotheses that he bases his cross sectional research on. Hypothesis one states, the more knowledge about sexual behavior and individual reports having before and during high school, the more premarital heterosexual involvement the individual will report having. (pg249) Hypothesis two states, The greater a person’s exposure to erotic material, the greater the premarital heterosexual involvement the individual will report having. Hypothesis three states that the greater the dating frequency an individual reports during high school and college, the more premarital heterosexual involvement the individual will report having. (pg250). Based on Spainers research he summarizes that the more exposure one has to a number of contributing factors increases their sexual behavior


written by Mariana Gost

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