Sexual network of an entire high school mapped over 18 months

[komodo]

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/chains.htm

RESEARCHERS MAP THE SEXUAL NETWORK OF AN ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the first time, sociologists have mapped the romantic and sexual relationships of an entire high school over 18 months, providing evidence that these adolescent networks may be structured differently than researchers previously thought.

The results showed that, unlike many adult networks, there was no core group of very sexually active people at the high school. There were not many students who had many partners and who provided links to the rest of the community.

Instead, the romantic and sexual network at the school created long chains of connections that spread out through the community, with few places where students directly shared the same partners with each other. But they were indirectly linked, partner to partner to partner. One component of the network linked 288 students – more than half of those who were romantically active at the school – in one long chain. (See figure for a representation of the network.)

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[Rooz]

OK, that guy needs a real job

[witeshark]

Gee. I wonder if they missed anything

[jms]

And the nerds still get none.

[Hoppy]

haha i like this take on it! http://sexmap.ytmnd.com/ haha obv it editied but still funny

[Linds]

There really isn't anything better to do in Ohio.

[jms]

now there's a good post. but the real question is how much bigger is the actual map, cause you know those little high school kids are gonna lie about who they did and didn't do. so if bob says he nailed stacy, does stacy have to admit that he did before it makes the map or can stacy still claim she is a virgin? and what about the hot girl-on-girl action? is that in there. And lets not forget about spring break, there's an anything goes orgy, plus prom night! That map is gonna need some work.

[Spieluhr]

^
agreed. not all of those kids are going to honestly tell about all their partners. Probably pretty off data.

but i think its a cool research project, to try and find out actually how active some kids are.

[komodo]

Originally Posted by Hoppy

haha i like this take on it! http://sexmap.ytmnd.com/ haha obv it editied but still funny

That's great.

[Torque]

What if someone was absent from school when they made the map?

[komodo]

Originally Posted by jms

and what about the hot girl-on-girl action?

Top right corner of the map, second to right-most cluster.

[Hoppy]

Originally Posted by Torque

What if someone was absent from school when they made the map?

haha the school whore was out sick... thats why its all aranged in an circle. all the lines would meet in the middle

[Hoppy]

OK! i have not edited this in anyway except the words and arrows

[doughboyea]

HAHAHA, you guys are cracking me up!!!!!!

[nick_318is]

when i saw that I thought some of those thoughts, especially the whores, looks like there are at least 3 big whores.