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Do abstinence programs work? / Christina Fisanick, book editor.

Contributor Fisanick, Christina.

Imprint:Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

Description120 p. ; 23 cm.

Note:"Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives -- eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newpaper and magazine accounts and many more -- to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports."--Back cover

Note:Parents should educate their teens about sex / Naomi Schaefer Riley -- Schools should educate teens about sex / Peter Cumper -- Abstinence-only education violates students' rights / American Civil Liberties Union -- Comprehensive sex education is inappropriate and harmful / National Abstinence Education Association -- Abstinence-only programs delay teen sex / The Institute for Research and Evaluation -- Abstinence-only programs do not delay teen sex / Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. -- Comprehensive sex education does not delay teen sex / The Administration for Children and Families and Department of Health and Human Services -- Abstinence-only education prevents teen pregnancies / Paul Weyrich -- Abstinence-only education does not prevent teen pregnancies / Cynthia Dailard -- Sex education is more effective than abstinence-only education / Simon Forrest -- Abstinence-only education is more effective than sex education / Douglas A. Sylva.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Library Shelf Location Call Number Item Status
Buhl LibraryBuhl - Open Stacks HQ27 .D69 2010 Available

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Fisanick, Christina.
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At issue. Teen issues
Subject:
Youth -- Sexual behavior.
Sexual abstinence.
Sex instruction for teenagers.