The age of consent
By: Olivia Ferguson and Hayley Mitchell Haugen, book editors.
Contributors: Ferguson, Olivia.; Haugen, Hayley Mitchell, 1968-
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737746693; 9780737746709
Subjects: Age of consent -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Minors -- United States -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Raising the age of consent would protect youth / Dan Jarvis; title: The age of consent should be re-thought / William Saletan; title: The "right" age for sex is determined by individual maturity and the law / Caitlain; title: Education may be more important than legislation in protecting minors from sexual exploitation / Katherine Covell; title: Age of consent laws are based on puritanical notions / Melissa Kang; title: Innocent crushes are sometimes distorted / Judith Levine; title: The age of consent for participating in erotic imagery should be raised / Garance Franke-Ruta; title: Teens should be punished legally for sexting / Brent Bozell; title: Sexting teens should be punished by parents, not the legal system / Larry Magid; title: Sexually active teens are unfairly labeled criminals / Niki Delson; title: Morally driven groups should be tempered in age of consent issues / Maria-Belen Ordonez; title: Age of consent laws must be reviewed and revised / Laurie Peterson; title: Underage sex is as bad for boys as for girls / Deborah Orr; title: The legal system overprotects some teens and overpunishes others / Dahlia Lithwick; title: Sarah's law expands the rights of the parents and the child / Eric Tompkins; title: Sarah's law is actually a disguised anti-abortion law / Francesca Ratner.