Forbidden Fruit

Forbidden Fruit tells the definitive story of the sexual values and practices of American teenagers paying particular attention to how participating in organized religion shapes sexual decision-making. Merging analyses of three national surveys with stories from interviews with over 250 teenagers across America Forbidden Fruit covers a wide range of topics including sentiment about waiting to have sex until marriage motivation to pursue sexual relationships proclivity for same-sex attraction and behaviors teenagers experience of virginity loss and the frequency of several heterosexual practices.