Publisher's Synopsis
This series aims to help teenagers make up their own minds on some the most controversial issues facing people around the world today. The arguments on all sides of each issue are illustrated using quotations taken from a variety of different sources, government statistics, independent experts, public figures and people with personal experience of the subject being treated. The readers are guided through the various arguments by a narrative that introduces the quotations and their sources and puts them into context. The latest facts and statistics are featured in special information boxes throughout the books. Questions at the end of each chapter focus the reader's attention on the key areas of debate. The books in this series will provide useful resource material for current affairs, history, politics and social studies courses.;Various aspects of sex and sexuality are debated, with the use of quotations from a range of sources: history, biology, psychology, sociology, politics and journalism. The subjects covered include sex education, incest, homosexuality, pornography and prostitution.;Liz Grist introduces the subject of sex and sexuality with a discussion about sexual politics, including the disadvantages faced by women at work. In subsequent chapters she raises points of debate about a wide range of issues, such as whether sex education leads to fewer teenage pregnancies, and whether advertisements which use women's bodies to sell products can be described as pornographic.
