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BL
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704222
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b526411
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| Title & Author
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Sex : : opposing viewpoints /\ Mary E. Williams, book editor
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| Publication Statement
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San Diego :: Greenhaven Press,, 2000
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| Series Statement
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Opposing viewpoints series
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218 p. cm. ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0737703512 (pbk : alk. paper)
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: 0737703520 (lib : alk. paper)
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: 9780737703511 (pbk : alk. paper)
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: 9780737703528 (lib : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-212) and index
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| Contents
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Alfred Kinsey's research has undermined sexual morality / Teresa R. Wagner -- Alfred Kinsey's research has advanced the study of human sexuality / John Bancroft -- Youths are sexually permissive / Part I: Kristina Sauerwein, Part II: Don Feder -- Youths are becoming more sexually conservative / Frederica Mathewes-Green -- Sexual liberation has harmed America / Roger Scruton -- Sexual misinformation has harmed America / Leonore Tiefer, interviewed by Moira Brennan -- Misjudgment of the power of sexuality has harmed America / Peter Steinfels-- Premarital virginity is beneficial / Sarah E. Hinlicky -- Premarital sex can be beneficial / Part I: Valerie Gibson, Part II: Eric Zorn -- Couples should live together before marriage / Part I: Robyn Brown, Part II: Susan S. Lang -- Couples should not live together before marriage / David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead -- Contraception compromises marital intimacy / Donald DeMarco -- Contraception does not compromise marital intimacy / James Nuechterlein -- Schools should emphasize comprehensive sex education / Carolyn Mackler -- Schools should emphasize abstinence-only sex education / National Coalition for Abstinence Education -- Students should be taught about masturbation / Mary Renee Smith -- Students should not be taught about masturbation / Mona Charen -- Schools should teach students about homosexuality / Beth Reis -- Schools should not teach students to accept homosexuality / William Norman Grigg -- Pornography is beneficial / Nina Hartley -- Pornography is harmful / Rosaline Bush -- Prostitution should be decriminalized / Lacey Sloan -- Prostitution demeans women / Nell Beram -- Multiple relationships are a legitimate alternative to monogamous marriage / Alicia Potter -- Multiple relationships are not a legitimate alternative to monogamous marriage / Robert H. Knight
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| Abstract
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This compelling volume includes debates on premarital sex, cohabitation, homosexuality, and pornography. Deb Price, David Popenoe, and others explore contemporary sexual mores in the following chapters: What Is the State of Sexual Ethics in America? What Sexual Behaviors Should Society Promote? How Should Sex Education Be Conducted? Are Some Sexual Practices Unacceptable?
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Sex customs-- United States
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Sex-- United States
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Sexual ethics-- United States
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| LC Classification
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HQ18.U5S484 2000
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| Added Entry
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Williams, Mary E.,1960-
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