Sexuality is an important aspect of development during adolescence. The ability to identify and communicate with an adolescent who may be at high risk of a premature activity is important since sexual intercourse at an early age can have serious short and long-term consequences. An emphasis on confi...

Sexual activity hurts adolescents. Sadly, large numbers of children are placing themselves at risk by engaging in sexual activity early in their lives. Health risks are not the only consequences however. Sexually promiscuous lifestyles bring with them heavy responsibilities and commitments that y...

Teen pregnancy is a major social concern today. Teens are not usually emotionally or financially prepared to become parents, yet teens tend to have high fertility rates. Most often, when teenagers become pregnant is is completely unplanned, and the overwhelming nature of this situation c...

Fashion's Influence through Modern Media Fashion has been described as excitement, ever-changing fantasy, a form of personal expression, or a display of self-concept. It is often credited as the reflection of historical and social events. Fashion mirrors what people are thinkin...

Teenage Sex: An Almost Unnoticeable Problem Teenagers in the United States are experimenting with sexual activities more and more today than ever before, and the sad thing about this issue is that it is becoming common-place in our society, because it is not being frowned upon as it were just a cou...

"Among adolescents, so-called 'body talk' can be a major topic of discussion. This is the time when the body arrives to greet its owner, and how to respond with its obvious significance. With ease and enjoyment? With fear and constraint? With abandon, if not reckless abandon?" Robert Col...

One of the goals of the City of Chicago's Health Department is to develop ways to decrease teenage drug use. Since the number of adolescents who use illegal drugs is growing rapidly, new and innovative prevention methods must be experimented with in order to solve the problem. Approaching the i...

Peer relationships are considered to be a dominant feature of preadolescence as well as adolescence, but systematically formed networks have rarely been studied. There is a lack of information and research in the area of social networking on the level of adolescents. The issue of belonging is extrem...

The Truth About Teen Pregnancy Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States has declined greatly within the past few years, it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. These rates are still higher in the 1990's than they were only a decade ago. The Uni...

The Truth About Teen Pregnancy Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States has declined greatly within the past few years, it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. These rates are still higher in the 1990's than they were only a decade ago. The Uni...

The Truth About Teen Pregnancy Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States has declined greatly within the past few years, it is still an enormous problem that needs to be addressed. These rates are still higher in the 1990's than they were only a decade ago. The Unit...

Shaping Teen Sexuality: Who is really responsible? On a typical Thursday afternoon, at the corner coffee house, a nineteen year old bartender leans against the bar watching, and listening to her patrons. The atmosphere is calm and quiet as two different groups of females discuss their bo...

In the past, teenagers were thought to be seen as mature young adults who were well able to deal with grown-up situations. Teens played very important roles in their society; they were able to work with new technologies and help their families survive by working at young ages to provide a stable in...

National Institute of Mental Health: Thinking About Violence in Our Schools Office of The Surgeon General: Youth Violence Two teenagers entered a high school in Colorado and opened fire on their classmates. The young gunmen end their lives, but not before taking the lives of fifteen stud...