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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Stephen P Thompson |
| ISBN: | 1565105621 9781565105621 1565105613 9781565105614 |
| OCLC Number: | 35955180 |
| Description: | 190 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Teenage pregnancy is a serious problem / Suzanne Fields -- The problem of teenage pregnancy is exaggerated by the media / Janine Jackson -- Illegitimacy is society's most serious problem / Charles Murray -- Illegitimacy and teen pregnancy are not society's main problems / Sue Woodman -- Teenage pregnancy causes poverty and poor health / Lloyd Eby and Charles A. Donovan -- Pregnancy improves some teens' lives / Mike Males -- Poverty is a cause of teenage pregnancy / Ruth Rosen -- Teenage pregnancy is a cause of poverty / Charles Krauthammer -- Welfare encourages teenage pregnancy / Donald Lambro -- Welfare does not encourage teenage pregnancy / Barbara Vobeja -- Sexual abuse is a factor in teenage pregnancy / Joe Klein -- Adult men are largely responsible for teenage pregnancy / Linda Villarosa -- Lack of parental influence is a factor in teenage pregnancy / Kay S. Hymowitz -- Sex education can prevent teenage pregnancy / Jane Mauldon and Kristin Luker -- Most sex education programs fail to prevent teenage pregnancy / Barbara Dafoe Whitehead -- Contraceptives help prevent teenage pregnancy / The Alan Guttmacher Institute -- Contraceptives fail to prevent teenage pregnancy / Charmaine Crouse Yoest -- Teaching abstinence can prevent teenage pregnancy / Patricia Funderburk -- Teaching abstinence is not a realistic approach / Planned Parenthood Federation of America -- Ending welfare benefits will reduce teenage pregnancy / James M. Talent and Mona Charen -- Ending welfare benefits will devastate teenage mothers / Mike Males -- Maternity homes would deter teenage pregnancy / George W. Liebmann -- Maternity homes would unfairly punish pregnant teenagers / Katha Pollitt -- Enforcing statutory rape laws would reduce teenage pregnancy / Arnold Beichman -- Enforcing statutory rape laws is only a partial solution / Regina T. Montoya -- Requiring welfare recipients to work would reduce teenage pregnancy / Douglas J. Besharov -- Increased education and economic opportunity would reduce teenage pregnancy / Kristin Luker. |
| Series Title: | Opposing viewpoints series |
| Responsibility: | Stephen P. Thompson, book editor. |
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