Casual Sex: Integrating Social, Behavioral, and Sexual Health Research

• Published in: Handbook of the Sociology of Sexualities pp. 203 - 222
• Main Authors: Garcia, Justin R., Seibold-Simpson, Susan M., Massey, Sean G., Merriwether, Ann M.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015
• Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
• Subjects: Casual sex; Dating; Hooking up; Hookup; Sexual health; Uncommitted sex

While sexuality scholars have long been interested in questions of the relational context of sexual activity, the last decade has witnessed an abundance of research on the topic of casual sex. This research has focused on the context of sexual activity between individuals not in a romantic relations...