Thesis
Provisional features of right and wrong: varying interpretations of teen sex norms
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/100099
Abstract
The conditional application of norms has long been a popular subject of sociological research. Studies on norms governing sex repeatedly demonstrate norm conditionality in the differential application of normative standards. Early sociological research found that the criteria defining appropriate or inappropriate sexual behaviors was vastly different for men and women. Consistently, it was shown that women were held to much stricter normative standards regarding their sexual participation than their male counterparts. For decades, research expanded upon these early findings and the sex double standard remained significant. However contemporary research suggests that this double standard is perhaps diminishing and that the gap between these varying normative standards is narrowing. To test for the persistence of the double standard I use experimental methods to see if teen boys and girls are held to different normative standards regarding teen sex and pregnancy. I find that the sex double standard is most salient in male participant groups and that it is further dependent on the behavior being assessed.
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Details
- Title
- Provisional features of right and wrong
- Creators
- Kyle Nolan Rakowski
- Contributors
- Christine Horne (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Sociology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900524884001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis