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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
The Social Construction of Romantic Relationships in Adolescence: Examining the Role of Peer Networks, Gender, and Race*
Beteiligte:
Cavanagh, Shannon E.
Erschienen:
Wiley, 2007
Erschienen in:Sociological Inquiry
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1111/j.1475-682x.2007.00207.x
ISSN:
1475-682X;
0038-0245
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<jats:p>Romantic activity is a social psychological phenomenon. Gender, race, and peer networks are key contexts for understanding the social construction of this behavior as gender‐ and race‐based norms structure feelings and behaviors that define “appropriate” romantic activity and peer networks serve as incubators of this activity. With a nationally representative sample of adolescents (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic>= 8510) drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study explored the linkages among peer networks, conceptions of idealized romantic relationships and actual romantic relationships, and the ways in which gender and race moderate these associations. Several characteristics of peer networks predicted adolescent attitudes about romantic behaviors as well as actual romantic behavior. Moreover, the linkages among peer networks, romantic attitudes, and romantic behaviors varied by race.</jats:p>