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Examination Of Knowledge And Attitudes About Human Sexuality As Predictors Of Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Diane Waymire
Examination Of Knowledge And Attitudes About Human Sexuality As Predictors Of Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Diane Waymire
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This study investigated the variables influencing adolescent sexual behavior. Using cognitive learning theory, social learning theory, and social development as an organizing framework, factors influencing adolescent sexual behavior and the respondent's personal demographics were examined for their contribution to explaining adolescent decision-making about sexual activity.
A convenience sample of high school students from a Riverside county school district provided data for the study. Data was gathered by using a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 55 students from two of the three school sites within the district participated in the study during the winter quarter of 1995.
The findings of the …
Feminization Of The Aids Epidemic, Mark S. Kaplan
Feminization Of The Aids Epidemic, Mark S. Kaplan
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Although males still constitute a substantial number of persons with AIDS, it is becoming clear that this is a disease affecting women and minority populations more adversely. Today women, while representing approximately 16 percent of all AIDS cases nationwide that are reported to the Centers for Disease Control, make up the fastest-growing segment of the population with AIDS. This article contends that AIDS is increasingly afflicting women who have little economic, political, or social power. Furthermore, misdirected public policy has been partly responsible for the greater incidence of the disease in certain regions and populations.
Review Of The Velvet Glove: Paternalism And Conflict In Gender, Class And Race Relations. Mary R. Jackman. Reviewed By Doreen Elliot, University Of Texas At Arlington., Doreen Elliott
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Mary R. Jackman, The Velvet Glove: Paternalism and Conflict in Gender, Class and Race Relations, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1994. $38 hardcover.
Motherhood And Modernity. Christine Everingham & Mothering. Evelyn N. Glenn, Grace Chang, And Linda Rennie Forcey (Eds.). Reviewed By Michelle Livermore, Louisiana State University, Michelle Livermore
Motherhood And Modernity. Christine Everingham & Mothering. Evelyn N. Glenn, Grace Chang, And Linda Rennie Forcey (Eds.). Reviewed By Michelle Livermore, Louisiana State University, Michelle Livermore
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Evelyn N. Glenn, Grace Chang, and Linda Rennie Forcey (Eds.). Mothering, New York, NY: Routledge, 1994, $49,95 hard cover, $16.95 paper cover.
Christine Everington. Motherhood and Modernity. Bristol, PA: Open University Press, 1994. $75.00 hard cover, $25.00 paper cover.
Feminism And The Politics Of Difference. Sneja Gunew And Anna Yeatman. Reviewed By Martin Bombyle, Fordham University., Marti Bombyk
Feminism And The Politics Of Difference. Sneja Gunew And Anna Yeatman. Reviewed By Martin Bombyle, Fordham University., Marti Bombyk
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Sneja Gunew and Anna Yeatman, Feminism and the Politics of Difference, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994. $48.95 hardcover; $17.95 papercover.