Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-107) and index.
Contents
Premarital teen sex is normal / Eric Zorn -- Teen sex is not acceptable / Nancy Jergins -- Rate of teen sex is declining / Richard T. Cooper -- Teens are in the midst of an STD epidemic / Robyn Davis -- Abstinence is increasing among young teens / Vanessa Grigoriadis -- Teens are substituting oral sex for intercourse / Bella English -- Teens are becoming sexually experienced at younger ages / Anne Jarrell -- Sexual activity among adolescent girls is increasing / Liza Mundy -- Factors that indicate a teen is not ready for sex / Nathalie Bartle with Susan Lieberman -- Parents should talk to their children about sexual values / Deborah M. Roffman -- Virginity pledges help delay teen sex / Commonweal -- Effectiveness of virginity pledges is exaggerated / Susan Dominus -- Sex education encourages teen sex / Richard Nadler -- Teens need more sex education / Lisa Collier Cool -- Gay teens face unique challenges / Paula Schleis and Kim Hone-McMahan -- Distributing condoms in schools encourages teen sex / John D. Hartigan -- Distributing condoms in schools does not encourage teen sex / Lynda Richardson -- Teen magazines encourage teen sex / Wendy Shalit -- Television influences teen attitudes toward sex / Gina R. Dalfonzo.