According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than one million teens become pregnant each year in the United States. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy found that 34 percent of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20—eight in 10 of these pregnancies are unintended, and 79 percent are to unmarried teens.
The Truth About Sexual Behavior and Unplanned Pregnancy is a trusted source teens can turn to for straightforward information about everything from contraception to the media's portrayal of sex. Providing a clear picture of teenage sexual behavior and its consequences, this book offers sound advice to teenagers and encourages discussion with parents and peers. Teens' accounts and question-and-answer segments provide a real-life perspective, and charts and graphs add a visually stimulating element to this important reference.
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Mark J. Kittleson is an associate professor of health education at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Grade 9 Up–Following a brief overview and introduction, the alphabetical entries in these accessible titles contain a brief definition of the topic; factual information, including statistics if appropriate; and facts versus fiction and question-and-answer sections. In Teens Speak sections, young people express their personal reactions to sexual violence, child abuse, and other topics. Charts, tables, and section headings break up the texts and make the books as reader-friendly as possible. All of the subjects are covered in an evenhanded and nonjudgmental manner. Abuse addresses such topics as bullying, child molestation, date rape, hazing, and domestic violence against both women and men, to mention just a few. Sexual Behavior discusses contraception, abortion, sexual orientation, STDs, and violence. When a subject under discussion is illegal or dangerous, this information is clearly pointed out by the author, detailing the risks involved. Other than this, there is no attempt to influence teens' feelings either in a positive or negative direction. Excellent resources for research or for teens who just want to get more information on these important issues.–Wendy Smith-D'Arezzo, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD
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