Description: Presents new vision of adolescent sexuality shaped by a variety of social factors: race and ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, physical ability, and cultural messages propagated in films, books, and within families. This collection of essays considers a range of cultural influences that form a teenager's sexual identity.
Review Quotes: "A book of compelling importance--this volume dissects contemporary myths about adolescent sexuality and presents a startling and powerful cultural and political analysis of adolescent development, sexuality and sexual expression. I recommend this book with a sense of urgency."
--Dr. Michael A. Carrera, Director, National Adolescent Sexuality Training Center, The Children's Aid Society