Sexual Decisions

The Ultimate Teen Guide

L. Kris Gowen

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9781442277847
• Edition: 2

When it comes to sex and relationships, it is often difficult to find reliable information. Yet everyone has questions and needs information on these important topics. Young people should have access to facts in order to make their own decisions about their sexuality and sexual health.

In this significantly revised edition of Sexual Decisions: The Ultimate Teen Guide, L. Kris Gowen discusses the choices teens can make regarding sexual activity—from practicing safe sex to abstaining—and how to decide what is right for each individual. Many factors are at work in the decision-making process, but this book helps readers make a decision based on both logic and practicality. Updated topics covered in this book include

an overview of human anatomyabstinence vs. safe sexSTDs contraceptivescommunicating with one's partnerintimate partner violencesexual orientation and gender identitysocial media and sex
For teens seeking answers for themselves, this book is a vital resource that includes an additional section for further research. Written without judgment, Sexual Decisions empowers teens to take charge of their bodies, their identities, and their lives.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Body Basics
• Chapter 2: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
• Chapter 3: Choosing Not to Have Sex
• Chapter 4: Sex and Safer Sex: What Is It? Who’s Doing It? and Other Important Questions
• Chapter 5: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Chapter 6: Contraceptives
• Chapter 7: Relationships
• Chapter 8: Talking and Listening to Your Partner
• Chapter 9: Dating and Sexual Violence
• Chapter 10: Analyzing Influences
• Chapter 11: Sex and Relationships Online and on Your Phone
• Chapter 12: Other Important Topics
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Resources
• About the Author