Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 418 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Introduction -- The Theory of Sex Markets / Stephen Ellingson, Edward O. Laumann, Anthony Paik, and Jenna Mahay -- The Chicago Health and Social Life Survey Design / Martha Van Haitsma, Anthony Paik, and Edward O. Laumann -- The Structure of Urban Sexual Markets -- Neighborhoods as Sex Markets / Jenna Mahay and Edward O. Laumann -- Race and the Construction of Same-Sex Sex Markets in Four Chicago Neighborhoods / Stephen Ellingson and Kirby Schroeder -- Sexual and Social Consequences of Sexual Marketplaces -- Meeting and Mating over the Life Course / Jenna Mahay and Edward O. Laumann -- The Sex Market and Its Implications for Family Formation / Yoosik Youm and Anthony Paik -- Commitment, Jealousy, and the Quality of Life / Anthony Paik, Edward O. Laumann, and Martha Van Haitsma -- Violence and Sexuality: Examining Intimate-Partner Violence and Forced Sexual Activity / Jennifer Tello Buntin, Zohar Lechtman, and Edward O. Laumann -- Social Networks and Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Yoosik Youm and Edward O. Laumann -- Institutional Responses and Silences -- Constructing Causal Stories and Moral Boundaries: Institutional Approaches to Sexual Problems / Stephen Ellingson -- Religion and the Politics of Sexuality / Steve Ellingson, Martha Van Haitsma, Edward O. Laumann, and Nelson Tebbe -- The Cultural Economy of Urban Sexuality / Stephen Ellingson, Jenna Mahay, Anthony Paik, and Edward O. Laumann |
Summary |
Why do sexual partnerships rarely cross racial and ethnic lines? Why do gays have few public meeting spots in certain areas, but a wide variety in others? Why are African Americans less likely to marry? This work considers these and many more questions |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-388) and indexes |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Sex customs -- Illinois -- Chicago
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality.
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SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction.
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Sex customs
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Sexualverhalten
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Stadtbevölkerung
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Stadscultuur.
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Seksualiteit.
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Vie sexuelle -- Chicago (Ill.)
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Villes -- Sexualité.
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Illinois -- Chicago
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Chicago, Ill.
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États-Unis -- Sexualité.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Laumann, Edward O
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LC no. |
2003017586 |
ISBN |
9780226470337 |
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0226470334 |
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9780226468976 |
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0226468976 |
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1283150786 |
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9781283150781 |
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9786613150783 |
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6613150789 |
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