A pioneering volume on the history of adolescent sexuality in the United States, this work is a compilation of new essays, primary documents, and extensive resources.
Carolyn Cocca is Associate Professor of Politics and Director of the Women's Center at the State University of New York, Old Westbury. She is the author of Jailbait: The Politics of Statutory Rape Laws in the United States (2004) and numerous articles about adolescent sexuality and statutory rape laws.
The topics presented are wide-ranging and successfully convey the
richness of the topic. Another strength lies in the fact that each
essay carries its discussion to the present day, adeptly
illustrating the ways that history informs current
debates….Adolescent Sexuality is a useful starting point for
students to learn more about the history of this topic. It
successfully conveys the point that understandings about youth, and
about sexuality, are historically contingent and are useful
vehicles for accessing a society's values and anxieties.
*H-Net Reviews*
Accessible to most readers while academically solid, this anthology
examines changes in attitudes towards adolescent sexuality,
particularly in the United States during the twentieth century.
Five essays survey theories on sex, statutory rape laws, teenage
pregnancy, sex education, and media depictions of teenagers. The
second half of the book reprints excerpts from books on sexual
theory, court cases and legislation establishing obscenity laws and
the age of consent, and 14 posters produced in 1918 and 1922 to
educate youth.
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