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000350874 1001_ $$aMales, Mike A.
000350874 24510 $$aTeenage sex and pregnancy :$$bmodern myths, unsexy realities /$$cMike A. Males.
000350874 260__ $$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$$bPraeger,$$cc2010.
000350874 300__ $$aviii, 256 p. ;$$c25 cm.
000350874 4901_ $$aSex, love, and psychology series
000350874 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000350874 5050_ $$aThree reasons why "teen pregnancy" does not exist -- 1915 all over again -- Baby pricing and the new eugenics -- Marie Antoinette would have loved the national campaign -- The "teen sex" debate unhinges -- Generation mean -- Same old racism -- Same old sexism -- Panics du jour -- Will sex-ed save the day? -- The calamity of consensus -- Kids today.
000350874 520__ $$aSurprisingly, in light of popular belief, pregnancy among younger teens in the United States is at the lowest levels ever. Perhaps even more astonishingly, the best studies show teen motherhood is not socially costly and may even be economically beneficial for certain poor populations, and a lot of press panics about teen sex turn out to be complete fabrications. How do we separate truth from myth when it comes to this hot-button subject? Teenage Sex and Pregnancy: Modern Myths, Unsexy Realities analyzes the extensive deceptions and fears surrounding discussion of teenage sex and pregnancy, including their relationship to popular culture, poverty, adult sexual behaviors, and anxieties toward the increasingly public roles of young women. Award-winning author and researcher Mike Males argues that today's discussions rely largely on falsehoods and the suppression of crucial realities. His work details a new view of popular culture as a largely beneficial feature of teens' lives and presents a carefully documented analysis demolishing destructive myths about the "new girl." Debunking popular arguments, he shows that the teen sex debate is mired in interest-group talking points that ignore difficult realities to advance the politically attuned agendas of today's "privatized social policy." It's time, he writes, to modernize the discussion, recognizing that teens act in ways consistent with their interests, with the sexual behaviors of adults, and with the school and job opportunities afforded them.
000350874 650_0 $$aTeenagers$$xSexual behavior$$zUnited States.
000350874 650_0 $$aTeenage pregnancy$$zUnited States.
000350874 830_0 $$aSex, love, and psychology.
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