The Social Context of Premarital Sexual Permissiveness

abstinence accept coitus adult sample Agree American Sociological Review believe that full believe that kissing believe that petting chapter conservatism dating differences divorced double standard Ehrmann engaged equalitarianism factors family institution female before marriage female scales findings full sexual relations Guttman scales high church-attenders highly permissive human sexual indicate individual Iowa College Sample Kinsey kissing is acceptable less level of permissiveness liberal low church-attenders low on permissiveness male and female male before marriage marital measure Medium missiveness Negro females Negro males nonequalitarian older parents peers PERCENT HIGHLY PERMISSIVE PERCENTAGE petting is acceptable premarital sexual permissiveness Premarital Sexual Standards Proposition question relations is acceptable relationship responsibility romantic love romantic-love scale types sexual attitudes sexual behavior sexual norms sibling significant similar Slight Disagree social class social forces strong affection student sample subtype theory variable white females white males WHITE NEGRO York