Forbidden Fruit is the first rigorous, comprehensive social science piece of its time to address how religion shapes adolescent sexuality from both a theoretical and empirical standpoint, offering research about the reality of the nature of modern teen behaviors and religious attitudes ... The book provides a thorough analysis of teens religious and sexual behaviors and practices, and should be among the first valuable social science references for parents and educators seeking information about this influential relationship among American teens. Stacy Davidson, Journal of Youth and Adolescence