Schalet Not Under My Roof

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Schalet not under my roof. In the book not under my roof amy schalet demonstrates that in the netherlands society provides information and support about sexuality to teenagers. Amy and i discuss how a focus on achievement may leave teens feeling unsuccessful in intimate relationships later in life and also what parents might try to better prepare their teens for connection. Parents teens and the culture of sex ebook written by amy t. In not under my roof amy schalet mines the radically different american and dutch understandings of adolescent sexuality their different takes on lust love gender hormones control and selfhood and comes away with scholarly gold.

Amy schalet is associate professor of sociology at the university of massachusetts amherst and a specialist on adolescent sexuality and culture in comparative perspective. Carefully researched wicked smart and filled with the voices and stories of parents and teenagers schalet s is one of the best books on sexuality and culture in years. The social view on adolescent sexuality varies across cultures societies communities and families. Schalet mental psychologists tend to view adolescent sexuality as part of adolescents separation from their parents and as an aspect of development that is especially perilous given the disjuncture between teenagers physical and cognitive development.

It is a controversial topic because some individuals perceive sexuality as an important development of a teenager s gender and identity while others are opposed to the sexual interaction of adolescence. Not under my roof by amy t. Show notesinterview transcriptguest bio. Parents teens and the culture of sex university of chicago nov 2011 examines the regulation of adolescent sexuality in american and dutch families.

Her award winning book not under my roof. Amy schalet author of not under my roof reveals the cultural underpinnings of teen sexual development. Not under my roof. Read 15 reviews from the world s largest community for readers.

Read this book using google play books app on your pc android ios devices. In not under my roof amy schalet mines the radically different american and dutch understandings of adolescent sexuality their different takes on lust love gender hormones control and selfhood and comes away with scholarly gold. For american parents teenage sex is something to be feared and f. Carefully researched wicked smart and filled with the voices and stories of parents and teenagers schalet s is one of the best books on sexuality and culture in years.