Teen pregnancy and parenting / Lisa Krueger, book editor.
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| Language: | English |
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Detroit :
Greenhaven Press,
[2011]
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| Series: | Current controversies.
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Table of Contents:
- chapter 1: Does sex education reduce teen pregnancy?
- Parents can help their teen make informed decisions by having the sex talk / Niesha Lofing
- Abstinence education reduces teen pregnancy / Christine Kim and Robert E. Rector
- Comprehensive sex education reduces teen pregnancy / Advocates for Youth
- Abstinence education is to blame for rising teen birth rates / Contraceptive Technology Update
- Sex education programs focusing on virginity pledges fail to reduce rates of teen pregnancy / Dudley Barlow
- Sex education in schools does not reduce rates of teen pregnancy / Michael Castleman
- chapter 2: Does pop culture contribute to teen pregnancy?
- Sex on television contributes to teen pregnancy / Rob Stein
- Parents do matter / Stephan Dunay
- Popular media glamorize teen pregnancy / Brian Housman
- Teens use technology to obtain factual information about sex and pregnancy / Tim Weldon
- Society does not support teen pregnancy / Heather Corinna
- MTV reaches out to teens to prevent teen pregnancy / Women's Health Weekly
- chapter 3: What challenges do teen parents encounter?
- Teen mothers are at greater risk for depression and repeat pregnancy / Diana Mahoney
- Male teenage fathers must know their rights and responsibilities / Jessica Stevenson, About.com
- Teen pregnancy presents obstacles for teen parents to stay in school and graduate / Colleen McCauley-Brown
- Teen pregnancy adversely affects each member of a family unit / Kim Allen
- Day-to-day life is a challenge for teen parents / Amy Umble
- Teen pregnancy often leads to dependency on social services / Sarah Brown
- chapter 4: Should parental consent be a requirement?
- Parental consent should be a requirement for underage abortion / Health & Medicine Week
- Parental consent should be a requirement for distribution of birth control in schools / Randy Alcorn
- Not requiring parental consent for abortion endangers teenage girls / William F. Jasper
- Parental involvement laws erode abortion rights for teens / Lynda Zielinski
- Parental consent laws restrict teenagers' access to birth control / Center for Reproductive Rights
- Parental consent laws discourage teens from choosing safe sex / Rebecca Vesely
- Organizations to contact.