{"id":4326,"date":"2007-04-09T01:14:11","date_gmt":"2007-04-09T06:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=4326"},"modified":"2007-04-08T21:20:02","modified_gmt":"2007-04-09T02:20:02","slug":"2ndgens_are_a_l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/09\/2ndgens_are_a_l\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd-gens are a lot looser"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indolink<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/span> has an article<\/a> summarizing a recent study, conducted by a group of undergrads in the Department of Medical Informatics at Columbia University, that is sure to invoke a juicy discussion here. Titled, “Sexual Decision-Making of Immigrant East Indians: Risky or Not?”<\/a> (password may be required unless you use the abstract link<\/a> to the PDF), the study, by my own slightly irreverent estimation, is a survey that examines the question, “who is sexually looser: ‘ABCDs’ or ‘FOBs’?” I mean really, after years of increasing ABCD\/FOB solidarity, do we really want to see this type of hand-grenade thrown into the mix? Sometimes statistics are better left unexposed. From the abstract:<\/p>\n\n

As immigrants in the United States, young South Asians face cultural shock when it comes to sexuality and sexual behavior. Consequently, a tension exists between the belief systems of the country of origin and the individual’s belief system, influenced by American culture. The objective of this study is to understand the socio-cultural influences on individual decision-making regarding the sexual activity of a South Asian (specifically, Indian) immigrant population, using theories and methods from cognitive science. Twenty first- and second-generation, heterosexual, male and female Indians living in New York City were interviewed regarding their sexual activity<\/font>. Results show that 55% of participants engaged in sexual activity, of which 22% were first-generation and 82% were second-generation. [Link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\n

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p>Okay, right off the bat I want to object to their sampling method. I mean, COME ON. Everyone knows that desis (both genders) from New York City are on average more slutty than the general desi population (Abhi looks for a place to hide from a couple of his bunker-mates<\/em>). From the Indolink article:<\/p>\n\n

“Using cognitive analysis, we documented distinct patterns of safe sex behavior and specific reasoning strategies associated with these patterns” reports [Neeti] Joshi and her colleagues Nicole Yoskowitz and Kelley Urry. They also state: “We have identified a pattern of low sexual activity in a sample of first- and second-generation young-adult immigrant Indians, with significantly less sexual activity in the first generation”…\n

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Throughout the study, Joshi explores the decision-making processes, attitudes, and belief systems of young Desis with respect to their sexual behavior, and, in the process, identifies the socio-cognitive factors that push young immigrant adults to move towards risky sexual behavior in the American environment. <\/p>\n

The beliefs and attitudes surveyed included: information related to condom use beliefs, family expectations related to marriage, participant’s preferences related to marriage and beliefs pertaining to HIV. And as for sexual behavior, each participant was categorized into one of three groups related to the level of sexual activity: (1) no sexual activity, (2) sexual activity but no intercourse, and (3) sexual intercourse according to condom use practices<\/font>.[Link<\/a><\/font><\/font>]<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few more shocking<\/em> stats:<\/p>\n\n

7.8% of first-generation South Asians reporting never engaging in any sexual activity, whereas 81.8% of second-generation South Asians reported engaging in sexual activity.

Only 11% of first-generation as compared to 45% of second-generation participants reported engaging in sexual intercourse. [Link<\/a>]<\/blockquote>\n\n

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p>I’m taking a tremendous risk by even blogging about this issue! After all, both my parents read this blog every day. But I have always been inspired by Kennedy’s words: Ask not what your blog can do for you. Ask what you can do for your blog readers<\/em> (I’m still going to plead the fifth faster than Monica Goodling<\/a> on this though).<\/p>\n\n

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p>All joking aside, the 8-page report I linked to at the top is worth the read. The sections titled “Parental Relations” and the “Conclusions” were especially interesting to me.<\/p>\n\n

Okay, discuss among yourselves, and please, let’s keep it more respectful than I did. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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