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Chapter 1: What Factors Influence Teen Attitudes Toward Sex? Chapter Preface 14 1. Parents Influence Teen Attitudes Toward Sex 16 Robert W Blum 2. Peer Pressure Shapes Teen Attitudes About Sex 25 MichaelJ. Basso 3. The Mass Media Influence Teen Sexual Attitudes 33 Jane D. Brown 4. Depression Shapes Teen Attitudes About Sex 42 Meg Meeker 5. Religion Influences Teen Sexual Attitudes 50 National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 6. The Internet Influences Teen Sexual Attitudes 57 Kaveri Subrahmanyam, Patricia M. Greenfield, and Brendesha Tynes 7. Physicians Shape Teen Attitudes About Sex 68 Jeffrey K. Clark, Rebecca A. Brey, and Amy E. Banter Periodical Bibliography 75 Chapter 2: Should Society Be Concerned About Teen Sex? Chapter Preface 77 1. Teen Pregnancy Is a Serious Problem 78 National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 2. Teen Pregnancy Is Not a Serious Problem 88 Frederica Mathewes-Green 3. Teen Sex with Adults Is Harmful 96 Micael J. Basso 4. Teen Sex with Adults Is Not Harmful 103 Judith Levine Periodical Bibliography 110 Chapter 3: How Should Society Respond to Teen Sex? Chapter Preface 112 1. Statutory Rape Laws Should Be Enforced 114 Part I: Kathleen Sylvester and Jonathan O'Connell; Part II: Dale O'Leary 2. Enforcing Statutory Rape Laws Will Not Prevent Teenage Pregnancy 120 Patricia Donovan 3. States Should Enforce Parental Consent Laws 134 James C. Lesnett Jr and Stephen Daniels 4. States Should Not Enforce Parental Consent Laws 142 NARAL Pro-Choice America 5. Unwed Teen Mothers Should Be Encouraged to Marry 150 Maggie Gallagher 6. Unwed Teen Mothers Should Not Be Encouraged to Marry 157 Naomi Seller Periodical Bibliography 166 Chapter 4: What Should Teens Be Taught About Sex? Chapter Preface 168 1. Abstinence-Only Programs Work 170 Robert Rector, Kirk A. Johnson, and Jennifer A. Marshall 2. Abstinence-Only Programs Do Not Work 177 American Civil Liberties Union 3. Homosexuality Should Be Discussed in High Schools 183 Bill Boushka 4. Homosexuality Should Not Be Discussed in High Schools 193 Linda P Harvey 5. Teaching About Condoms Can Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases 200 Heather Boonstra 6. Teaching About Condoms Cannot Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases 205 Meg Meeker