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Palgrave MacMillan Young People And Sexual Health Individual Social And Policy Contexts (Pb 2004) by Elizabeth Burtney , Mary Duffy
This book presents a holistic view of young people's sexuality and sexual health, including social policy, sociological and educational perspectives. Drawing on national and international policy analyzes, on academic research and on a range of practical approaches to working with different groups, Young People and Sexual Health provides a comprehensive overview of this complex area. It will be of use to postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, to practitioners working in sexual health and to those in the policy arena. Foreword; M.Pitts.- PART ONE: SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL HEALTH IN CONTEXT.- A Risk Worth the Taking: Sex and Selfhood in Adolescence; J.Shucksmith.- The Diversity of Young People's Heterosexual Behaviour; D.Wight & M.Henderson.- PART TWO: INTERNATIONAL AND UK POLICY DEVELOPMENTS.- Policy Development in the United Kingdom; E.Burtney, D.Fullerton & A.Hosie.- Sexual Health Policies and Trends in Europe; A.Hosie.- Sexual Health Policies and Trends in USA, New Zealand and Australia; R.Ingham & R.Partridge.- PART THREE: GROUPS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.- Sex, Pregnancy and Parenthood for Young People who are Looked After; J.Corlyon.- Addressing the Sexual Health Needs of Young Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People; K.Buston.- Service Provision for Meeting the Sexual Health Needs of Young People from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi Communities; H.Patel-Kanwal.- Sexuality and Learning Disability; S.Douglas-Scott.- Not Aliens or Rocket Science: Young Men and Sex and Relationships Work; S.Blake.- PART FOUR: LEARNING ABOUT SEXUALITY.- Exploring the Role of Schools in Sexual Health Promotion; I.Young.- Communication and Sex Education in Families; A.Simpson.- 'They Treated Us Like One Of Them Really': Peer Education as an Approach to Sexual Health Promotion with Young People; S.Forrest.- 'I Slept With 40 Boys In Three Months.' Teenage Sexuality in the Media: Too Much Too Young?; S.Batchelor with M.Raymond.- What Works and What Counts: The Role of Evidence and the Voice of Young People; M.Duffy & E.Burtney.