Age of consent / Olivia Ferguson and Hayley Mitchell Haugen, book editors. - Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010. - 93 p. ; 24 cm. - At issue. Teen issues. . - At issue. Teen issues. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-88) and index.

Raising the age of consent would protect youth / The age of consent should be reconsidered / The appropriate age for sex should be determined by individual maturity / Age of consent laws are based on puritanical notions / Innocent crushes are sometimes distorted / Teens should be punished legally for "sexting" / "Sexting" teens should be punished by parents, not by the legal system / Sexually active teens are unfairly labeled as criminals / Morally driven groups should be tempered in age of consent issues / Age of consent laws must be reviewed and revised / Underage sex is as bad for boys as for girls / The legal system overprotects some teens and overpunishes others / Sarah's law expands the rights of parents and children / Dan Jarvis -- William Saletan -- Theodore Dalrymple -- Melissa Kang -- Judith Levine -- Brent Bozell -- Larry Magid -- Niki Delson -- Maria-Belen Ordonez -- Laurie Peterson -- Deborah Orr -- Dahlia Lithwick -- Anonymous.

From the Publisher's Website: The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives-eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to future research.

ISBN: 9780737746693 0737746696 9780737746709 (pbk.) 073774670X (pbk.)

LCCN: 2009040551

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Age of consent--United States--Juvenile literature.
Teenagers--Sexual behavior--United States--Juvenile literature.
Minors--United States--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: HQ27 / .A44 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 306.70835