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Book SynopsisMalone shines a light on friendship, dating, and sexuality, in both the ideals and the practical experiences of heterosexual students at U. S. evangelical colleges. She examines the struggles they have in balancing their gendered presentations of self, the expectations of their religious campus community, and their desire to find meaningful romantic relationships.
Trade Review"Sometimes insider information makes all the difference. Dana Malone does not disappoint in this carefully analytic description of the relationship culture on evangelical Protestant campuses. Malone painstakingly describes the dating—and sometimes mating—rituals that characterize this American subculture. It is, as she says, about navigating 'a minefield of contradictory messages,' rules, norms, and codes. Conventional ideas of masculinity and femininity are certainly not dead. The book reminds me of the ways in which American youth aren't just polarized politically, but culturally around the oldest of institutions—marriage—and the most primal of practices, sex."
-- Mark Regnerus * author of Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy *
"Christian college and university administrators, staff, faculty, and student leaders will all benefit from considering the results of Malone’s study." * Christianity Today *
From “Hello” to Down the Aisle: Christian College Students Share Their Stories of Finding Lasting Love by Jenell Paris
Christianity Today review * Black Christian News *
"Selected New Books on Higher Education: How to Ease the Way for Transgender and First-Generation Students" by Ruth Hammond mention * Chronicle of Higher Education *
"New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies" interview with Dr. Dana Malone
https://newbooksnetwork.com/dana-m-malone-from-single-to-serious-relationships-gender-and-sexuality-on-american-evangelical-campuses-rutgers-up-2018/ * New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies *
Table of ContentsForeword ix
1 Introduction 1
2 Campus Life and the Evangelical University 21
3 From Single to Serious: How It Happens 46
4 Fitting a Mold: Femininity, Masculinity, and Being Religious 89
5 Sexuality on Campus: Delicate Tensions 129
6 Conclusion 169
Appendix A. College Students and Relationships: The Backstory 183
Appendix B. Methodology 194
Acknowledgments 201
Notes 205
References 223
Index 231
