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Clark, M., Devaney, B., Fortson, K., Trenholm, C., Quay, K., & Wheeler, J.(2007). Impacts of four title v, section 510 abstinence education programs. Final report. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Retrieved July 9, 2007, from ERIC database, http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=teen+sex&searchtype=keyword&ERICExt
Search_SearchType_0=kw&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&objectId=0900019b8015dfd0&accno
=ED496286&_nfls=false.

This source basically proves that abstinence-only sex education have no effect on the abstinence of America's youth. It is a case study studying four different programs.

Koch, K. (1998, July 10). Encouraging teen abstinence. CQ Researcher, 8, 577-600. Retrieved July 9, 2007, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1998071000.

This source talks about government funding for abstinence-only sex education as well as some trends that show that abstinence-only sex education is not working. It also offers other alternatives to abstinence-only sex education.

Pollitt, Katha. (2005). Practice what you preach. Nation v. 280 (19). Retrieved July 9, 2007, from MasterFILE Premier database. http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.mc.maricopa.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=7&sid=f035bd71-d77d-45c0-8510-14a1d664afd5%40sessionmgr2.

This document has a very interesting option for sex education in the United States. Somewhat of a truce for abstinence-only education and safe-sex education.


Ringwalt, C., Hallfors, D., Halpern, C., Iritani, B., Peters, S., Huang, A., GRreely, C., Sheras, P., & Kirby, D. (2002). Risk Behaviors. In James W. Guthrie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Education, Vol. 6. (2nd ed., 2055-2074). New York: Macmillan Reference USA. Retrieved July 10, 2007, from Gale Virtual Reference Library via Thomson Gale:
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This article discusses many things, one of them being teen pregnancy rates and teen sexual behavior. I retrieved it by going to MCC's library ersources and searching through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.