Researchers Map the Sexual Network of a High School
For the first time, sociologists have mapped the romantic and sexual relationships of an entire high school over 18 months, providing evidence that these adolescent networks may be structured differently than researchers previously thought.
The results showed that, unlike many adult networks, there was no core group of very sexually active people at the high school. There were not many students who had many partners and who provided links to the rest of the community.
Here’s the map. (And here’s the mefi discussion on it.)
Note that this was a midwestern, predominently White somewhat rural high school with 1,000 students, an hour away from any metropolitan area. I’m not sure how generalizeable the results are, given that.
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Interesting, keep the cool news coming!!
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