Sex
By: Tamara L. Roleff, book editor
Series: Teen decisions
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780737704938; 9780737704945
Description: Provides articles to help teens make responsible decisions about sex including essays on moral dilemmas, personal stories by teens telling how decisions they made affected their lives, and information on sexually transmitted diseases.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-158) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Common concerns about sex: Only thirteen / Teen Advice Online; title: Masturbation is healthy / Liberated Christians, Inc.; title: Ready for sex / Joshua; title: Not ready for sex / DeDe Lahman; title: First time / Tanya Maloney; title: Point of contention: Are homosexual feelings normal for teens? / Kevin Cranston and Cooper Thompson, and Tim Stafford; title: Thinking about virginity: Importance of virginity / Tara Bonaparte; title: Deciding to wait / Lilybird; title: Alternatives to intercourse / Tara McCarthy; title: Born-again virgin / David Erikson; title: Point of contention: Will abstinence-only sex education programs reduce teen sex? / Joseph Perkins and Ellen Goodman; title: Pressures teens face to have sex: Peer pressure on teenage boys / Robin Chan; title: Societal pressures on women and girls / Noelle Howey; title: My boyfriend wants sex / Lucie Walters; title: Sex and consequences: Emotional side of sex / Shauna; title: Loss of self-respect / Fetima Perkins; title: Being used for sex / Rebecca Lanning; title: Ruined relationship / Mark Kinney; title: Pregnancy / Marshall Brain; title: Abortion / Liz; title: Sexually transmitted diseases / Angie Maximo; title: HIV and AIDS / Michelle Towner, as told to Stephanie Booth; title: Bibliography; title: Organizations and websites; title: Index.