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Parents influence teen attitudes toward sex / Ellen Goodman -- Peer pressure influences teen attitudes toward sex / Kristin Luker -- Television influences teen attitudes toward sex / William Beaver -- Fear of AIDS influences teen attitudes toward sex / Tamar Lewin -- Dating influences teen attitudes toward sex / Joshua Harris -- The legalization of abortion has influenced teen attitudes toward sex / Joshua Harris -- The legalization of abortion has influenced teen attitudes toward sex / Joseph Collison -- Teen pregnancy is a serious problem / Rebecca A. Maynard -- The extent of teen pregnancy is exaggerated / Krstin Luker -- Teen girls are sexually exploited by older men / Oliver Starr Jr. -- Most teens' sex partners are close in age / Krstin A. Moore and Anne Driscoll -- Society should encourage teens to postpone sex until marriage / Joseph Perkins -- Premarital teen sex is normal / Eric Zorn -- society should enforce laws against teen sex / William F. Buckley Jr. -- Laws against teen sex are ineffective / Robin Abcarian -- States should require parental notification laws for teen abortions / Bruce A. Lucero -- States should not require parental notification laws for teen abortions / Bill Bell and Karen Bell -- Unwed teen parents should be encouraged to marry / Maggie Gallagher -- Teen marriages are not always beneficial / Melissa Ludtke -- Abstinence-only programs reduce teen sexual activity / Joe S. McIlhaney Jr. -- Abstinence-only programs are ineffective / Debra W. Haffner -- Sex education programs reduce teen pregnancy / Pamela DeCarlo -- Sex education programs promote teen promiscuity / Joseph Collison -- Studies comparing sex education and abstinence-only programs are inconclusive / Russell W. Gough.