Chapter 1
1. Associated Press, and MTV, Youth Happiness Study Associated Press-MTV Poll, August 20, 2007: Questions 40 and 43.
2. U.S. Code, Title 1, Chapter 1, Section 7, January 2006 (retrieved April 21, 2008).
3. University of Notre Dame press release, (Notre Dame, Indiana) December 14, 2001.
Chapter 2
1. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-Olds, Executive Summary, March 2005: 1.
2. Robert Kubey and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Television Addiction is No Mere Metaphor, Scientific American, February 23, 2002: 2-3, 5.
3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, What I Need to Know About Physical Activity and Diabetes, NIH Publication No. 08-5180, March 2008: 1-2.
4. Brian E. Saelens Ph.D. et al., Home Environmental Influences on Children’s Television Watching, Journal of
Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 23(3): June 2002: 127-132.
5. Couch Potatoes, Economist.com, July 19, 2007 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
6. Nielsen Media Research, 2000 Report on Television, 15.
7. American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Children and Watching TV, Facts for Families No. 54,
March 2001: 1.
8. Michael Medved and Diane Medved, Saving Childhood: Protecting Our Children from the National Assault on
Innocence (Harper Collins, New York, NY 1998) 19.
9. Ibid. 19.
10. Ken Freed, TV as Friend and Foe, Media Visions Journal, media-visions.com, April 7, 2003 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
11. Michele Wilson, Shock Fetish, Arena Magazine Issue 46, April-May 2000.
12. Michael Kirk, American Porn, PBS Frontline #2012, February 7, 2002.
13. Judith A. Reisman, Ph.D., Soft Porn Plays Hard Ball (Huntington House, La Fayette, LA 1991) 11.
14. Mark Penn, Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes (Twelve, New York, NY 2007) 277.
15. Pew Internet and American Life Project, Teens and the Internet, Findings Submitted to the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, July 11, 2006: 2.
16. Amanda Lenhart et al., Teenage Life Online, Pew Internet and American Life Project, Reports: Family, Friends and Community, June 20, 2001: 31.
17. Mark B. Kastleman, The Drug of the New Millennium (Granite, Orem, UT 2001) 126-129, 140, 184.
18. Ibid. 4, 70-71.
19. Ibid. 11-13, 242.
20. Ibid. 70-71, 73, 236-237.
21. Ibid. 73.
22. Ibid. 74-75.
Chapter 3
1. Department of Health and Human Services, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2005, CDC MM Weekly Report June 9, 2006.
2. Ibid.
3. Abstain, Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary, (2002) dictionary.com (retrieved April 14, 2008).
4. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, ACF Grant Opportunities, acf.hhs.gov, March 1, 2007 (retrieved April 14, 2008).
5. Liz Claiborne Inc. and Teenage Research Unlimited, Teen Relationship Abuse Survey, Hot Sheet! March 2006: 13.
6. Bill Albert, With One Voice: America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy, National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy, February 2007.
7. Ibid.
8. Guttmacher Institute, U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, National and State Trends, September 2006.
9. Ibid.
10. Teresa A. Valdez, Teen Pregnancy and Parenting: Risks and Consequences, Western Michigan University, Spring 2006.
11. Lichter, D., & Graefe, D.R., Finding a Mate? The Marital and Cohabitation Histories of Unwed Mothers, in “Out of Wedlock: Causes and Consequences of Nonmarital Fertility,” L.L. Wu and Wolfe, B., (Ed.) 2001 Russell Sage Foundation: New York.
12. Robert Rector and Kirk A. Johnson Ph.D., The Effects of Marriage and Maternal Education in Reducing Child Poverty, The Heritage Foundation Center for Data Analysis Report #02-05, August 2, 2002.
13. Fact Sheet: Recent Trends in Teen Pregnancy, teenpregnancy.org November 2006 (retrieved April 11, 2008).
14. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, With One Voice 2002: America’s Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy, December 2002.
15. Guttmacher Institute, U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, National and State Trends, September 2006.
16. Pam Stenzel, Sex Has a Price Tag (Zondervan Grand Rapids, MI 2003) 58-62.
Chapter 4
1. Hillard Weinstock, Stuart Berman and Willard Cates, Jr., Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American Youth: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates, 2000, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2004; vol. 36, Number 1: 6-10.
2. Guttmacher Institute, U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, September 2006: 2.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Healthy People 2010 vol. 2.
4. Marnie Ko, The Only Safe Sex is No Sex, The Report, January 6, 2003: 51.
5. Bridgewater College, STD Facts, Reproductive Health and STDs, 2007.
6. The Institute for Youth Development, Abstinence FAQ, Abstinence Education Initiative, 2004.
7. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Facts at a Glance, Child Trends Publication #2006-03, April 2006.
8. Rothernberg, R.B. et al., Using Social Network and Ethnographic Tools to Evaluate Syphilis Transmission, Sexually Transmitted Diseases 25(3) 1998: 154-160.
9. Ibid. 154-160.
10. Facts on Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States, Guttmacher.org, August 2006 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
11. Media and Society, SexSmarts Survey, Kaisernetwork.org, August 2001 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
12. Centers for Disease Control, The Role of STD Detection and Treatment in HIV Prevention, STD Fact Sheet, February 2008.
13. Quest Diagnostics, Think You’re Not at Risk? Think Again, STDs and You (brochure) July, 2002.
14. Chlamydia, CDC Fact Sheet 2007.
15. Gonorrhea, CDC Fact Sheet 2008.
16. Syphilis, CDC Fact Sheet 2008.
17. Trichomoniasis, CDC Fact Sheet 2007.
18. PID, CDC Fact Sheet 2007.
19. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, faqs.org/health, 2007 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
20. Media and Society, SexSmarts Survey, Kaisernetwork.org, August 2001 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
21. Elizabeth Boskey, Ph.D., Top 7 Things Everyone Should Know About Asymptomatic Disease, about.com, August 2007 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
22. World Health Organization, Male Reproductive Health Research Needs and Research Agenda, gfmer.ch, July 16, 2007 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
23. U.S. POPClocks, census.gov (retrieved April 2, 2008).
24. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, acog.org, June 2005 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
25. HPV, CDC Fact Sheet 2008.
26. Ibid.
27. Genital Herpes, CDC Fact Sheet 2008.
28. Viral Hepatitis B, CDC Fact Sheet 2007.
29. Viral Hepatitis C, CDC Fact Sheet 2008.
30. HIV/AIDS, MayoClinic.com, January 30, 2008 (retrieved April 2, 2008).
31. Ibid.
32. Ibid.
33. Ibid.
34. Helene D. Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., Nonoxynol-9 Trial – The Implications, August 4, 2000.
35. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Treatment Guidelines 2006, cdc.gov.
36. National Institutes of Health, Workshop Summary: Scientific Evidence on Condom Effectiveness for Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, July 20, 2001.
37. American Cancer Society, Frequently Asked Questions About HPV Vaccines, December 4, 2007.
38. William D. Mosher, Ph.D., et al., and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Use of Contraception and Use of Family Planning Services in the United States: 1982-2002, Advanced Data No. 350, December 10, 2004: 15.
39. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Trends in Reportable Sexually Transmitted Disease in the United States, Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2006. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, November 2007: Table 1.
40. Ibid, Table 10.
41. Stephen Genuis, MD, Managing the Sexually Transmitted Disease Pandemic: A Time for Reevaluation, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Vol. 191, Number 4, October, 2004: 1103-12.
42. Joe S. McIlhaney, Sexually Transmitted Infection and Teenage Sexuality, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 183, Issue 2, August 2000: 334-9.
43. L. Giovannelli, Human Papillomavirus DNA in Oral Mucosal Lesions, J Infect Dis, Vol. 185, Issue 6, March 2002: 833-6 (From NIH/NLM Medline).
44. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Commonly Asked Questions About Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Teen Talk #2, May 2007 (retrieved June 20, 2008).
45. American Academy of Physicians, Sex: Making the Right Decision, familydoctor.org, April 2008 (retrieved June 20, 2008).
46. Department of Health and Human Services and Hopkins Technology, LLC, Choosing a Contraceptive, 2008.
47. Ibid.
48. Side Effects of Birth Control and Birth Control Methods, womens-health.co.uk, 2008 (retrieved June 20, 2008).
49. Epigee Women’s Health, Birth Control Methods: Considerations and Limitations, epigee.org, 2008 (retrieved June 20, 2008).
Chapter 5
1. CASA at Columbia University and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Dangerous Liaisons: Substance Abuse and Sexual Behavior, February 7, 2002.
2. Chicago Tribune, October 17, 1999.
3. Partnership for a Drug Free America, Parents 2003, drugfree.org (retrieved April 7, 2008).
4. Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D., Club Drugs Aren’t Fun Drugs, drugabuse.gov, June 4, 2005 (retrieved April 7, 2008).
5. MDMA (Ecstasy) Abuse, NIDA InfoFacts, June 2007.
6. Rohypnol and GHB” NIDA InfoFacts, June 2007.
7. LSD, NIDA InfoFacts, June 2007.
8. YouthViews Communications, Inc., Hallucinogens, youthondrugs.com, October 21, 2005 (retrieved April 7, 2008).
9. Crack and Cocaine, NIDA InfoFacts, June 2007.
10. Marijuana, NIDA InfoFacts, June 2007.
11. University of Maryland Center for Substance Abuse and Research, Marijuana, cesar.umd.edu, May 2, 2005 (retrieved April 7, 2008).
12. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Heroin, whitehousedrugpolicy.gov, February 28, 2008 (retrieved April 7, 2008).
13. Leonard J. Paulozzi MD, MPH, Daniel S. Budnitz MD, MPH, and Yongli Xi, MS, Increasing Deaths from Opioid Analgesics in the United States, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2006; 15: 618-627.
14. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse, Young Teens and Alcohol: The Risks, Pubs.niaaa.nih.gov (retrieved April 7, 2008).
15. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S., jp.usdoj.gov, December 19, 2007 (retrieved April 7, 2008).
16. U.S. Department of Justice, Violence Against Women, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1994.
17. Aegislabs.com, Drugs of Abuse, April 23, 2007 (retrieved April 7, 2008).
18. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Alcohol’s Damaging Effects on the Brain, Alcohol Alert Number 63, October 2004: 1-3.
19. American Academy of Pediatrics, Alcohol and Abuse: A Pediatric Concern, Pediatrics, vol. 108, No. 1, July 2001: 185-189.
20. kidshealth.org, Binge Drinking, August 2006 (retrieved April 7, 2008).
21. Ibid.
22. Steroids, NIDA InfoFacts, March 2007.
23. Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products, NIDA InfoFacts, January 2008.
24. Inhalants, NIDA InfoFacts, February, 2008.
25. Gannett News Service, Party Animal Must Be a Rare Species on Campus, May 30, 2002.
26. Sacsconsulting.com, The Stages of Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency, (retrieved April 7, 2008).
27. Addiction, Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary (2002) Dictionary.com (retrieved April 7, 2008).
28. Val Slaymaker, Ph.D., Outcomes of Alcohol/Other Drug Dependency Treatment, The Hazelden Voice, Winter 2004.
29. Patrick Fagan, Robert Rector, et al., for The Heritage Foundation, The Positive Effects of Marriage: A Book of Charts, April 2002, heritage.org (retrieved April 7, 2008).
Chapter 7
1. Companionship, etymonline.com, (retrieved April 11, 2008).
2. Relationship, Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary (2002) Dictionary.com (retrieved April 11, 2008).
3. Infatuation, en.wikipedia.org (retrieved April 11, 2008).
4. Abstinence, Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary (2002) Dictionary.com (retrieved April 11, 2008).
5. 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 8
1. Smart Marriages (The Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education, L.L.C.), Is Marriage a Dinosaur? smartmarriages.com, (retrieved April 21, 2008).
2. Barbara DaFoe Whitehead and David Popenoe for the National Marriage Project, Who Wants to Marry a Soul Mate? The State of Our Unions (New Brunswick, NJ 2001) 6-10.
3. U.S. Code, Title 1, Chapter 1, section 7, January 2006, gpo.gov (retrieved April 21, 2008).
4. 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.
5. David Popenoe and Barbara DaFoe Whitehead, for the National Marriage Project, Should We Live Together? What Young Adults Need to Know About Cohabitation Before Marriage. (New Brunswick, NJ 2002).
6. Smart Marriages (The Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education, L.L.C.), Is Marriage a Dinosaur? smartmarriages.com, (retrieved April 21, 2008).
7. U.S. Code, Title 1, Chapter 1, section 7, January 2006, gpo.gov (retrieved April 21, 2008).
8. Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages, (Northfield Publishing, Chicago, Illinois 1992) 15.
9. U.S. Romance Study, American Consumer Opinion, ab.acop.com, 2003 (retrieved April 21, 2008).
10. Barbara H. Fiese Ph.D., A Review of 50 Years of Research on Naturally Occurring Family Routines and Rituals, The Journal of Family Psychology Vol. 16, No. 4, December 2002: 381-390.
11. Walton Payton and Don Yeager, Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton, (Random House/Villard Books, New York, NY, 2000).