sexual ethics

Includes a wide range of opinions surrounding issues concerning sexual consent.

"Teens deserve clear, accurate information about sex and consent. Real Talk About Sex and Consent is a complete guide for teen readers with essential information about setting boundaries, coercion, reciprocity, how the body and brain respond to trauma, and communication. With this comprehensive road map, teen readers will learn how to make sexual decisions that honor their sense of values and cultivate happy, healthy, and emotionally supportive relationships throughout their lives" -- Provided by publisher.

"This . . . resource teaches readers exactly what consent means and how they can set clear boundaries, not only in their love lives, but in everyday life. The narrative emphasizes crucial points for readers, such as listening to their own body and mind, establishing what is comfortable for them, and recognizing that their voice should be heard and understood"--Amazon.

Racially mixed seventeen-year-old Lauren, the daughter of drug users, is pressured to have sex with her boyfriend and questions her promise to herself to stay a virgin until she is married.

Relatable text, discussion questions, and informative fact boxes teach young adults what rape culture is and how they can fight it to make society safer for everyone.

Teen counselor Elizabeth Clark created this book for teens as a tool for initiating discussions on sensitive topics. In her research with teens and their world, she became aware of how things have changed for teens in the last 10 years. Internet access to porn, with its emotional disconnection in sexual encounters and distorted depictions of sexuality, has lead to a whole range of disturbing consequences. Elizabeth has devised a unique approach that speaks frankly to the reader without condescension or judgement. A 19-year-old girl is the book's narrator. She warns and educates in a style teens will read more readily than conventional self-help books. Her narrator discusses privately and openly what she has learned about attraction, feeling sexual, setting limits, abusive situations, respecting yourself, and much more.

Communities and schools across the United States have recently been shocked by reports of the frequency of rape and sexual assault. Sexual consent has become an increasingly important issue. This title examines this difficult issue and reveals campus and community efforts to educate students about sexual consent, shortcomings in addressing rape accusations, and current laws pertaining to consent. Call-outs share special tips, like what to ask a specialist and how to recognize common myths and facts. Most importantly, readers will learn how to set their own and respect each others boundaries and what to do if those boundaries are ignored.

What is the relevance of morality today? Eden Collinsworth enlists the famous, the infamous, and the heretofore unheard-of to unravel how we make moral choices in an increasingly complex?and ethically flexible?age.

Isabelle Goodrow, horrified and enraged when she discovers her teenage daughter Amy is involved with a math teacher at the high school, comes to realize that her outrage is mostly the result of the secret she has been keeping for most of Amy's life.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that close to half of U.S. high school students have had sex. The consequences these teens face can be life-changing. Teens and Sex explores the real-life choices teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.