4. The Sexual Activity and Birth-Control Use of American Teenagers

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Risky Behavior among Youths 29
6. 2. Youth Smoking in the United States 69
7. 3. Teens and Traffic Safety 121
8. 4. The Sexual Activity and Birth-Control Use of American Teenagers 167
9. 5. Explaining the Rise in Youth Suicide 219
10. 6. Marijuana and Youth 271
11. 7. The Determinants of Juvenile Crime 327
12. 8. Environment and Persistence in Youthful Drinking Patterns 375
13. 9. Dropout and Enrollment Trends in the Postwar Period 439
14. 10. Youths at Nutrition Risk 483
15. Contributors 523
16. Author Index 525
17. Subject Index 533