Many theories and much research has been conducted on contraception in general, and more recently on condoms in particular, as a result of the AIDS epidemic (Lear, 1995). Condom usage and AIDS education are essential tools for reducing the impact of the disease, yet fewer than one third of sexu...

The issue of birth control being taught and/or distributed in public schools is one worth debating. In biology and health classes students are educated in reproduction and sexuality, but not about birth control methods such as condoms and birth control pills. While parents may touch briefly on the t...

William Blake tackled serious issues with his poetry. Many critics consider him to be a revolutionary thinker with the ideas he presented at a time when social, religious, and political oppression ran rampant in England. When we explore gender structures and social customs that contributed ...

Becoming a member of a peer group is one of the immediate effects of adolescence. Peer groups influence adolescent society and identity by allowing young people to explore individual interests and uncertainties while retaining a sense of belonging and rank within a group of friends. There may be cos...