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Children Having Children: Global Perspectives on Teenage Pregnancy (Ideas in Conflict Series) by Gary E. McCuen

By RachelUndefined on December 5, 2008 • ( 1 )

Opening Sentence:As a society we worship at the altar of sex.
Synopsis:From the Contents Page

Global Perspectives on Adolescent Pregnancy: U.S. teen pregnancy rates are falling; the rates are rising; adolescent fertility worldwide concerns; adolescent fertility in Nigeria; teenage pregnancy in Scotland; pregnancy rates in the Caribbean; teenage sexuality and pregnancy in Australia, early pregnancy in Brazil and Guatemala.
Preventing Teenage Pregnancy:Sex education has failed; sex education has not failed; contraceptives and the rise in pregnancies points and counterpoints; school based clinics will not work; school clinics can reduce pregnancy rates; removing advertising restrictions on contraceptives; contraceptive commercials are inappropriate; deceiving ourselves about safe sex.
Pregnancy Among Black Teenagers:The vanishing male character; blaming the victim; an agenda for social reform; toward a socialist future.
Teenage Pregnancy Ideas in Conflict:Society promotes teenage pregnancy; the individual is responsible; chastity and self-discipline is the answer; new social policies are needed.
Adolescent Pregnancy in Developed Nations:Teen pregnancy in wealthy nations the point; teen pregnancy in wealthy nations the counterpoint; teen pregnancy in wealthy nations an alternative perspective.

Genre:Parenting & Families
Rating:@@@
Pages:210
BCID:xxx-6662310
ISBN:o-86596-064-x
Year:1988
Format:Paperback
Comments:Some of the essays in this book were quite interesting, others boring. Most essays were biased one way or the other but a few made some attempt at neutrality. Being Australian, I found the essay Teenage Sexuality and Pregnancy in Australia by Stefania Siedlecky more relevant than some others but I learned something from each essay. Despite the fact that this book is so outdated, it is worth reading if you are interested in the topic.

Call for schools morning-after pill (bbc.co.uk)
Teenage Pregnancy Rate Drops To New Low In The US (medicaldaily.com)
BabyCanWait.com: I would do anything for you (adsoftheworld.com)
United Way launches teen pregnancy prevention campaign (fox6now.com)
When is a Social Problem no Longer a Social Problem? (everydaysociologyblog.com)

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Tags: australia, books, Caribbean, essays, families, Guatemala, Nigeria, non-fiction, parenting, Pregnancy, Pregnancy rate, sex education, teenage pregnancy

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