▪ Abstract In this chapter I review recent research on the nature, meaning, and impact of
extrafamilial relationships during adolescence. I use findings of quantitative and qualitative …

Because pathogens spread only within the unique context of a sexual union between
people when one person is infectious, the other is susceptible to new infection, and …

2010 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award from the American Sociological
Association; Race, Gender, and Class Section 2008 Finalist, The Society for the Study of …

Objectives. We used nationally representative data to examine whether individuals' sexual
and drug behavior patterns account for racial disparities in sexually transmitted disease …

Contact patterns in populations fundamentally influence the spread of infectious diseases.
Current mathematical methods for epidemiological forecasting on networks largely assume …

Objectives. We sought to determine the prevalence, distribution, and correlates of US men's
involvement in concurrent sexual partnerships, a sexual network pattern that speeds …

A growing body of research examines the problem of adolescent dating violence. In these
studies, fairly high rates of female‐to‐male violence have been documented, leading to …

Study Design: We recruited 192 individuals aged 18 to 30 from sexually transmitted disease
and family planning clinics in 96 partner dyads that reported first sexual contact during the …

Sexual behavior is not only of basic biological importance, but of central social importance.
Not only does it perpetuate the human species, but it is the central behavior around which …

Objective: This study examines the distribution of selected sexually transmitted infections
(STIs) in older people (aged⩾ 45 years) attending genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in …