Teens & Sex

by Hal Marcovitz

Overview

The teenage pregnancy rate has dropped in recent years, yet each year more than 320,000 teen girls in the United States give birth. This volume examines the changing attitudes of teenagers toward contraception, abstinence, sexually transmitted diseases, media influences, and other issues involving young people and sex.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781422288740
Publisher:	Mason Crest
Publication date:	09/02/2014
Series:	Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Tr
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
Lexile:	1270L (what's this?)
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	6 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction George Gallup 6

When Children Have Children 9

Contraception: No Longer Taboo 23

Abortion and Adoption: Two Different Choices 35

The Hidden Epidemic 45

Going Too Far 57

Attempting to Become Invisible 71

Hidden Rape 79

What Every Boy and Girl Should Know 91

Glossary 102

Internet Resources 104

Further Reading 106

Index 107