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The second coming : sex and the next generation's fight over its future / Carter Sherman.
An investigative and critical look at how the post-Roe era is reshaping young adults' sexual experiences, politics, and relationships, drawn from interviews and cultural commentary.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668052457 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 335 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2025.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 306.7 She | 31681010425205 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"As a college student, award-winning journalist Carter Sherman, along with several members of her sorority, was interviewed by a writer eagerly looking for salacious details about their sex lives. But the sex the girls were having-or the lack thereof-seemed disappointing, and they didn't make the book's final cut. A decade later, young Americans are still having less sex than past generations, and the sex they are having has become infinitely more complicated. Carter, who has spent years traveling the country and reporting on gender and sexuality, wanted to find out why. Based on more than one hundred interviews with teenagers and young adults, activists, and experts, The Second Coming is a comprehensive investigation into how (mis)education, the internet, and politics are changing the ways in which young people experience sex, love, and relationships. From "Dating with Dignity" seminars at the National Pro-Life Summit to abortion clinics crowded with young people to school board battles over what students are allowed to read, think, and feel, we meet folks from both sides of the aisle who are well-informed, empowered, and active (even if not always sexually). And as measures are taken to limit young people's access to rights and resources, they are fighting back. In the tradition of Rebecca Traister and Lisa Taddeo, The Second Coming is a nuanced exploration of how life outside the bedroom directly impacts everything within it, and the breaking point as a nation we've reached as a result"-- - Baker & Taylor
Explores how political polarization, internet culture, and sex education shape the intimate lives of young Americans, drawing on over a hundred interviews to reveal the complex intersections between sexuality, activism, and personal agency in a rapidly changing social landscape. - Simon and Schuster
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE WEEK PICK
Equal parts investigative reporting and cultural criticism, this is a look at the sex lives of young adults in post-Roe v. Wade, post-#MeToo Americaâand how the challenges they face are harbingers of whatâs coming for the rest of us.
As a college student, award-winning journalist Carter Sherman, along with several members of her sorority, was interviewed by a writer looking for salacious details about their sex lives. But the sex the girls were havingâor the lack thereofâseemed disappointing, and their stories didnât make the bookâs final cut. A decade later, young Americans are having less sex than past generations, and the sex they are having is infinitely more complicated. Sherman, who has spent years traveling the country reporting on gender and sexuality, wanted to find out why.
Based on more than one hundred interviews with teenagers and young adults, activists, and experts, The Second Coming reveals how (mis)education, the internet, and politics have not only reshaped relationships but also unleashed a nationwide power struggle over the future of sex. From abortion clinics crowded with young patients, to âDating with Dignityâ seminars at the National Pro-Life Summit, to school board battles over what students should read, think, and feel, we meet folks from both sides of the aisle who are well-informed, empowered, and active (even if not always sexually). And as measures are taken to limit Americansâ access to rights and resources, they are fighting back.
In the tradition of Rebecca Traister and Lisa Taddeo, The Second Coming explores how the ballot box has infiltrated the bedroom, and the breaking point as a nation weâve reached as a result.
