The Decoupling of Sex and Marriage: Cohort Trends in Who Did and Did Not Delay Sex until Marriage for U.S. Women Born 1938–1985
In this study, we examine cohort trends in who did and did not delay sex until marriage for U.S. women born between 1938 and 1985 using Cycles 3–7 of the National Survey of Family Growth. We find that roughly half of women born in the late 1930s and early 1940s were already sexually active prior to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Society for Sociological Science
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Sociological Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-v4-7-151/ |