Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ368298
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Initiation of Coitus in Early Adolescence.
Udry, J. Richard; Billy, John O. G.
American Sociological Review, v52 n6 p841-55 Dec 1987
White males' initiation of coitus in early adolescence is dominated by motivational hormone effects and social attractiveness. White females' initiation of coitus is dominated by the effects of social controls. Black females' initiation of coitus is dominated by their level of pubertal development, an attractiveness variable. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Females, Males, Motivation, Physical Characteristics, Sex, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Sexuality, Social Control, Social Desirability, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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