Chapter 1
1. Abstinence, Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary (2002) Dictionary.com (retrieved April 11, 2008).
2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, ACF Grant Opportunities, acf.hhs.gov, March 1, 2007 (retrieved April 11, 2008).
Chapter 2
1. University of California, Santa Barbara, Sexuality in the Mass Media: How to View the Media Critically, SexInfo, soc.ucsb.edu, 2008 (retrieved May 15, 2008).
2. American Academy of Pediatrics, Sex, Media, and Your Child, AAP Parent Pages, pediatrics.aappublications.org, January 2001 (retrieved May 15, 2008).
3. PBS, Merchants of Cool, Frontline, February 27, 2001, pbs.org (retrieved July 14, 2008).
4. Ibid.
5. Julie Bosman, What’s Cool Online? Teenagers Render Verdict, The New York Times, September 29, 2005.
6. PBS, Merchants of Cool, Frontline, February 27, 2001, pbs.org (retrieved July 14, 2008).
7. Palo Alto Medical Center, Teens and the Media, from Common Sense Media, “Commercialism,” commonsensemedia.org (retrieved July 14, 2008).
8. Tom Reichert, Jacqueline Lambaise, Sex in Consumer Culture: The Erotic Content of Media Marketing, Lawrence Earlbaum Associates, September 6, 2005: 3-4.
9. Ibid.
10. Susan M. Novick, The Impact of the Media: Teaching Teens to Think for Themselves, Parenting Teens Online, February, 2008: 1 (retrieved July 14, 2008).
11. Palo Alto Medical Center, Teens and the Media, from Common Sense Media, Commercialism, commonsensemedia.org (retrieved July 14, 2008).
12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance United States, 2007, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 57(SS04) , June 6, 2008: 1.
13. The Harrison Group, Teen Trends Study, referenced by Stefanie Olsen in Teens and Media: A Full-Time Job, December 7, 2006.
14. Watershed Publishing LLC and Media Buyer Planner LLC, Global Entertainment & Media to Reach $2.2 T in 2012, Marketing Charts, June 20, 2008.
15. 2000 Report on Television: The First Fifty Years, (New York: Nielsen Media Research), 13-15.
16. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, United States, 2007, Ibid: 21.
17. Bill Albert, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, With One Voice : America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy, Regret, Virginity and Attitudes About Teen Sex, February, 2007 : 26.
18. Ibid: 17.
Chapter 3
1. Bill Albert, National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, With One Voice : America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy, Regret, Virginity and Attitudes About Teen Sex, February, 2007 : 26.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tracking the Hidden Epidemics 2000, Trends in STDs in the United States.
3. The Guttmacher Institute, U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, National and State Trends, September, 2006: 2.
4. Ibid.
5. J.C. Abma, et al., National Center for Health Statistics, Teenagers in the United States: Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use and Childbearing, Vital Health Statistics, vol. 23, issue 24, Data from the National Survey of Family Growth, December, 2004: 1-48.
6. S.K. Henshaw, The Guttmacher Institute, U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, 2003. Data based on reports from the National Center for Health Statistics, (NCHS), AGI, CDC, and the Bureau of the Census; National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 2004.
7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fact Sheet: Teen Pregnancy. Citing: Chandra A, Martinez GM, Mosher WD, Abma JC, Jones J. Fertility, family planning, and reproductive health of U.S. women: data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Vital Health Statistics 2005;23(25).
Chapter 4
1. American Social Health Association, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Overview Fact Sheet, ashastd.org (retrieved May 15, 2008).
2. Larissa Hirsch, MD, About Sexually Transmitted Diseases, TeensHealth, March, 2007 (retrieved May 15, 2008).
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, STDs, Including HIV/AIDS, womenshealth.gov, June, 2007 (retrieved June 24, 2008).
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STD Awareness Month, April, 2008.
5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Genital HPV Infection – CDC Fact Sheet, April, 2008.
6. Centers for Disease Control an Prevention, Cases of HIV Infection and Aids in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2006. CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006, Vol. 18, March 26, 2008:
7. Marnie Ko, The Only Safe Sex is No Sex, The Report, January 6, 2003: 51.
8. Bridgewater College, STD FACTS, Reproductive Health and STDs, 2007.
9. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, CDC Fact Sheet, April 7, 2008, cdc.gov (retrieved June 20, 2008).
10. National Cancer Institute, Human Papillomavirus: Questions and Answers, National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet, September 12, 2007, cancer.gov (retrieved June 24, 2008).
11. U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, Infertility, Medline Plus, March 27, 2008.
12. American Cancer Society, What is Cancer? Cancer Reference Information, March 11, 2008 cancer.org (retrieved June 20, 2008).
13. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STD Awareness Month, April, 2008.
14. Ibid.
15. Ibid.
16. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Parents, Speak Up!, A Guide for Discussing Abstinence, Sex and Relationships, June 2007: 1.
17. Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Teens and Health, ynhh.org, June 6, 2007 (retrieved July 30, 2008).
18. The Guttmacher Institute, Predictors of Overlapping Relationships Are Different for Men and Women, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 34, Number 5, September/October 2002: 1.
19. D.P. Orr, et al., Subsequent Sexually Transmitted Infection in Urban Adolescents and Young Adults, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 155, 2001: 947-953.
20. H.W. Chesson, et al., 2004, The Estimated Direct Medical Cost of Sexually Transmitted Disease Among American Youth 2000, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, vol. 36, issue 1: 11-19.
21. Alan Guttmacher Institute, Facts on Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States, August, 2006 (retrieved November 7, 2006).
22. Ibid.
23. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HPV, CDC Fact Sheet, 2008 (retrieved July 5, 2008).
24. National Cancer Institute, Human Papillomaviras: Questions and Answers, National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet, September 12, 2007.
25. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HPV, CDC Fact Sheet, 2008.
26. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS, CDC Fact Sheet, 2008.
27. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Genital Herpes, CDC Fact Sheet, 2008.
28. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The National Women’s Health Information Center, Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Overview, May 2005 p. 5.
29. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Teaching Affiliate, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Stay Well Solutions Online, September 14, 2006.
30. U.S. Department of State, Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator, Gender and HIV/AIDS: Responding to Critical Issues, The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Chapter 4, February 8, 2006: 1.
31. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The National Women’s Health Information Center, Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Overview, May 2005.
32. World Health Organization, Introduction to STI Prevention and Control, Trainer’s Guide, Module 1, 2007: 18.
33. Warning label shown as printed on Trojan brand latex condom package, expiration date November 2012.
34. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HPV Vaccine: Questions and Answers, August, 2006.
35. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, K.A. Workowski, W.C. Levine, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 51, 2002: 1-78.
36. Hearst, N. and Chen, S., Condom Promotion for Aids Prevention in the Developing World: Is It Working? Studies in Family Planning 2004, 35(1): 39-47.
37. Abstain, Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary (2002).
38. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children & Families, ACF Grant Opportunities, March 1, 2007.
39. H. Weinstock, et al., Sexually Transmitted Diseases among American Youth: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates, 2000, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 36(1), 2004: 6-10.
40. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Trends in Reportable Sexually Transmitted Disease in the United States, 2006, STD Surveillance 2006, November 14, 2007: 1-2 .
41. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chlamydia, CDC Fact Sheet, December 20, 2007: 1-3.
42. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gonorrhea, CDC Fact Sheet, February 28, 2008: 2.
43. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Gonorrhea.
44. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Syphilis, CDC Fact Sheet, January 4, 2008: 1-3.
45. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Syphilis – Pamphlet, January 8, 2001.
46. Larissa Hirsch, MD, Nemours Foundation, Syphilis, TeensHealth, March, 2007: 2.
47. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Trichomoniasis, CDC Fact Sheet, December 19, 2007.
48. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PID, CDC Fact Sheet, April 7, 2008.
49. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Genital Herpes, CDC Fact Sheet, January 4, 2008.
50. March of Dimes Foundation, Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy, “What is Genital Herpes?” Quick Reference Fact Sheets, July 2007.
51. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Genital HPV Infection, CDC Fact Sheet, April 10, 2008.
52. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The National Women’s Health Information Center, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Genital Warts, June 2006.
53. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cervical Cancer, CDC Fact Sheet, cdc.gov, July 11, 2008.
54. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hepatitis B, CDC Fact Sheet, June 27, 2008.
55. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS, CDC Fact Sheet, March 2007.
56. Ibid.
57. Ibid.
58. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Role of STD Detection and Treatment in HIV Prevention, CDC Fact Sheet, April 10, 2008.
59. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV Testing: It Helps to Know, A Cup of Health with the CDC (podcast, recorded July 31, 2007), cdc.gov, August 3, 2007.
60. Harvard True Love Revolution, Frequently Asked Questions.
61. Alan Guttmacher Institute, Facts on Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States, August 2006.
62. U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. and World Population Clocks, POPClocks.
63. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Healthy People 2010 vol. 2.
64. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Media and Society, SexSmarts Survey, August 2001.
65. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Glamour Magazine, 1998 Survey of Men and Women on Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
66. Harvard True Love Revolution, Ibid.
67. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Genital Herpes: The Facts, April 22, 2008.
68. American Social Health Association, Sexually transmitted diseases in America: How many cases and at what cost? 1998, Research Triangle Park, NC: ASHA. P. 5.
Chapter 5
1. Liz Claiborne Inc. and Teenage Research Unlimited, Teen Relationship Abuse Survey, Hot Sheet! March, 2006: 3.
2. H.C. Sachs, MD., Teens Trying Drugs and Alcohol, Contemporary Pediatrics, vol. 17, issue 4, April 2000: 45.
3. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse IX: Teen Dating Practices and Sexual Activity, 2004.
4. Bill Albert, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, With One Voice: America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy, 2007: 26.
5. Princeton University, The Anscombe Society, Getting the Most Out of Sex, February 14, 2008.
6. Jennifer Roback Morse, Smart Sex: Finding Life-long Love in a Hook-up World, Spence Publishing Company, 2005, from Kathryn Jean Lopez, (ed.), National Review Online, Q & A, Interrogatory, February 14, 2006.
7. Denise D. Hallfors, et al., Adolescent Depression and Suicide Risk, Association With Sex and Drug Behavior, American Journal of Preventative Medicine, vol. 27, no. 3, 2004: 224-231.
8. Princeton University, The Anscombe Society, Getting the Most Out of Sex, February 14, 2008.
9. Ibid.
Chapter 6
1. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1), based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Random House, Inc. 2006.
2. Dictionary.com, WordNet 3.0 by Princeton University, 2006.
3. Jennifer Roback Morse, Smart Sex: Finding Life-Long Love in a Hook-Up World, Spence Publishing Company, July 30, 2005, quoted by Kathryn Jean Lopez (ed.) in Interrogatory, nationalreviewonline, February 14, 2006.
4. Teen Resource Center from the office of the Attorney General of Texas, What Makes a Friendship Healthy?, Texas Teen Page.
5. Suzanne Fremont, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center, with contributions from the Counseling Services at Pace University and at the University of Wisconsin – Eau-Claire, and the Counseling Center for Human Development at the University of South Florida, Building a Healthy Relationship from the Start, 2008.
6. D’Arcy Lyness, Ph.D., The Nemours Foundation, Am I in a Healthy Relationship?, TeensHealth, April 2008.
7. Gary Chapman, Making Marriage Work: It Doesn’t Have to Feel Like a Chore, The Five Love Languages: For Couples.
8. Dan Darnell, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Relationship Skills: Learning to Love, Campus Health Services, 2001.
9. Gary Chapman, Making Marriage Work: It Doesn’t Have to Feel Like a Chore, The Five Love Languages: For Couples.
10. Ibid.
11. D’Arcy Lyness, Ph.D., The Nemours Foundation, Am I in a Healthy Relationship?, TeensHealth, April 2008.
12. Relationships, Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be You, June 26, 2008.
Chapter 7
1. U.S. Code, Title 1, Chapter 1, section 7, January, 2006, gpo.gov.
2. Monte Neil Stewart (President), Marriage Law Foundation, Marriage Facts, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy vol. 31, January 2008: 320-322.
3. Kristin Anderson Moore Ph. D., et al., What is ‘Healthy Marriage’? Defining the Concept, Child Trends Research Brief #2004-16, September 2004: 3, 5.
4. Ibid.
5. Barbara DaFoe Whitehead and David Popenoe, National Marriage Project, Marriage and Family, The State of Our Unions, 2005: 19.
6. Linda J. Waite and Kara Joyner, Emotional and Physical Satisfaction with Sex in Married, Cohabiting, and Dating Sexual Unions: Do Men and Women Differ?, in E.O. Laumann and R.T. Michael (eds.), Sex, Love and Health in America, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001): 239-269.
7. Jay Teachman, Premarital Sex, Cohabitation and Divorce: The Broken Link, printed in the National Council of Family Relations issue of Journal of Marriage and Family 65, May 2003: 444-455.
Chapter 8
1. Bill Albert et al., (editors), 14 and Younger: The Sexual Behavior of Young Adults, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 2003.
2. Denise Hallfors, et al., Which Comes First in Adolescence – Sex and Drugs and or Depression?, American Journal of Preventative Medicine, vol. 29, issue 3, October 2005: 163-170.