Sex
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Mary E. Williams, book editor.
Contributors: Williams, Mary E., 1960-
Series: Opposing viewpoints; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Sex -- United States; Sexual ethics -- United States; Sex customs -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-203) and index.
Table of contents: title: ch. 1. Are sexual ethics eroding?; title: 1. Alfred Kinsey's research has undermined sexual morality / Sue Ellin Browder; title: 2. Alfred Kinsey's research has increased awareness about human sexuality / Marjorie Ingall; title: 3. Sexual freedom has gone too far / Ziauddin Sardar; title: 4. Sexual freedom should be embraced / Vern L. Bullough; title: 5. Same-sex marriage will undermine the institution of marriage / Robert P. George, David L. Tubbs; title: 6. Same-sex marriage does not threaten the institution of marriage / Cynthia Tucker; title: ch. 2. What sexual norms should society uphold?; title: 1. Virginity pledges benefit youths / Robert Rector, Kirk A. Johnson, Jennifer Marshall; title: 2. Virginity pledges do not benefit youths / J. Dennis Fortenberry; title: 3. Cohabitation is a viable lifestyle choice / Dorian Solot, Marshall Miller; title: 4. Cohabitation increases the risk of divorce / Stephanie Staal; title: 5. Marriage should be available to gays and lesbians / Andrew Sullivan; title: 6. Marriage should unite one man and one woman / Alliance for Marriage; title: ch. 3. How should sex education be conducted?; title: 1. Abstinence-only programs benefit youths / Kathleen Tsubata; title: 2. Abstinence-only programs teach false information / Congressional Committee on Government Reform; title: 3. Safe-sex education benefits youths / Aaron Thomas Eske; title: 4. Safe-sex education is counterproductive / Alice O'Keeffe; title: 5. Schools should promote tolerance of gay and lesbian students / Kevin Jennings, Kristen Loschert; title: 6. Gay tolerance education ignores the needs of straight students / Joan Frawley Desmond; title: ch. 4. Are some sexual behaviors unacceptable?; title: 1. Pornography is harmful / Rebecca Hagelin; title: 2. Pornography is not harmful / pt. I. Manny Howard ; pt. II. Michelle Quinn; title: 3. Polyamory is a feasible alternative to monogamous marriage / Valerie White; title: 4. Polyamory would destroy monogamous marriage / Stanley Kurtz; title: 5. Prostitution is harmful / Kari Lydersen; title: 6. Prostitution should be legalized / Heidi Fleiss.