Explains the different birth control options that are available to women and discusses each method's effectiveness, side effects, use, advantages, and disadvantages.
Examines the crisis of overpopulation-the stress on the environment, the competition between rich and poor nations, and what efforts are being taken to diffuse the crisis.
Presents information on the consequences of teen sex, AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and the role of the media in forming attitudes about sex.
Explains the process of reproduction and why and how birth control is used. Describes different methods of birth control, their rates of effectiveness and their drawbacks.
Examines the history of international movements during the twentieth century designed to control global population that led to things such as sterilization camps in India and the one-child policy in China; and describes how these programs changed society and culture around the world.
