Teenage sexuality
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Ken R. Wells, book editor
Contributors: Wells, Ken R
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- United States; Teenagers -- United States -- Attitudes; Sex instruction -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: What factors influence teen attitudes toward sex? Parents influence teen attitudes toward sex / Robert W. Blum; title: Peer pressure shapes teen attitudes about sex / Michael J. Basso; title: Mass media influence teen sexual attitudes / Jane D. Brown; title: Depression shapes teen attitudes about sex / Meg Meeker; title: Religion influences teen sexual attitudes / National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy; title: Internet influences teen sexual attitudes / Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Patricia M. Greenfield, Brendesha Tynes; title: Physicians shape teen attitudes about sex / Jeffrey K. Clark, Rebecca A. Brey, Amy E. Banter; title: Should society be concerned about teen sex? Teen pregnancy is a serious problem / National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy; title: Teen pregnancy is not a serious problem / Frederica Mathewes-Green; title: Teen sex with adults is harmful / Michael J. Basso; title: Teen sex with adults is not harmful / Judith Levine; title: How should society respond to teen sex? Statutory rape laws should be enforced / pt. I: Kathleen Sylvester, Jonathan O'Connell; pt. II: Dale O'Leary; title: Enforcing statutory rape laws will not prevent teenage pregnancy / Patricia Donovan; title: States should enforce parental consent laws / James C. Lesnett Jr., Stephen Daniels; title: States should not enforce parental consent laws / NARAL Pro-Choice America; title: Unwed teen mothers should be encouraged to marry / Maggie Gallagher; title: Unwed teen mothers should not be encouraged to marry / Naomi Seiler; title: What should teens be taught about sex? Abstinence-only programs work / Robert Rector, Kirk A. Johnson, Jennifer A. Marshall; title: Abstinence-only programs do not work / American Civil Liberties Union; title: Homosexuality should be discussed in high schools / Bill Boushka; title: Homosexuality should not be discussed in high schools / Linda P. Harvey; title: Teaching about condoms can prevent sexually transmitted diseases / Heather Boonstra; title: Teaching about condoms cannot prevent sexually transmitted diseases / Meg Meeker