The sex lives of teenagers : revealing the secret world of adolescent boys and girls / Lynn Ponton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ponton, Lynn E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenagers--Sexual behavior--United States.

Teenagers.

Teenagers--Sexual behavior.

Sex.

United States.

Self-esteem in adolescence--United States.

Self-esteem in adolescence.

Sex--United States.

Homosexuality--United States.

Homosexuality.

Physical Description:

x, 285 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Dutton, [2000]

Summary:

Dr. Lynn Ponton, a psychiatrist who specializes in counseling troubled teens and their parents, provides readers with the rare opportunity to step into the therapist's office and hear what teens have to say about their sexual lives. In frank and honest language, they relate their fears, expectations, and knowledge -- or lack thereof -- about sex. Teenagers and parents alike have a voice here, and Dr. Ponton helps them come to terms with emerging sexual identities. She opens a dialogue that explores teens' sometimes risky behavior and addresses controversial topics such as pregnancy, abortion, masturbation, fantasies, Internet dating, sexual orientation, and gender roles.

Bold, insightful, and sometimes shocking, The Sex Lives of Teenagers shows readers that all teens have sexual lives, whether active or not. They are curious, independent, and thoughtful -- and they desperately want to be heard.

Contents:

Introduction: Forbidden Fruit 1

1. Studs and Sluts: The Dating Game 9

2. Here Comes Puberty: The Many Meanings of Menstruation 27

3. Alarming Arousal: Sexual Fantasies and Masturbation 45

4. Safety in Numbers: The Guiltless Mosh Pit 78

5. Coming and Going Online: The Interface of Sex and Technology 97

6. Unnatural Partners? Intimacy and Intercourse 122

7. Not My Child: Homosexuality, Bisexuality, and Sexual Orientation 148

8. A Tale of Two Pregnancies 174

9. Lara's Theme: Sex, Stigma, and STDs 197

10. The Dark Side: When Violence and Force Join Sexuality 216

11. None of My Business: Parents and Sex 237

Epilogue: Ready or Not 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-285).

ISBN:

052594561X

OCLC:

43859385