{"product_id":"the-second-coming-by-carter-sherman-9781668052457","title":"The Second Coming","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF THE WEEK PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEqual parts investigative reporting and cultural criticism, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Coming\u003c\/i\u003e examines the sex lives of young adults in post-Roe v. Wade, post-#MeToo America—and how the challenges they face are harbingers of what’s coming for the rest of us.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs 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 having—or the lack thereof—seemed disappointing, and their stories didn’t make the book’s final cut. A decade later, young Americans are having less sex than past generations, and the sex they \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e having is infinitely more complicated. Sherman, who has spent years traveling the country reporting on gender and sexuality, wanted to find out why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on more than one hundred interviews with teenagers and young adults, activists, and experts, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Coming\u003c\/i\u003e 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 “Dating with Dignity” 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 Americans’ access to rights and resources, they are fighting back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Rebecca Traister and Lisa Taddeo, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Coming\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the ballot box has infiltrated the bedroom, and the breaking point as a nation we’ve reached as a result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464635957484,"sku":"9781668052457","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781668052457-the-second-coming.jpg?v=1775050458","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-second-coming-by-carter-sherman-9781668052457","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}