TITLE

Sex ed fun corner: Jamie Lynn edition

AUTHOR(S)
Eastland, Juliet
PUB. DATE
April 2008
SOURCE
Bitch Magazine: Feminist Response to Pop Culture;Spring2008, Issue 39, p16
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
In this article, the author reflects on the sexual behavior and practices of teenage girls in the U.S. The author implies the importance of sex education to women. She highlights the unwanted pregnancy of teenage actress Jamie Lynn Spears and its impact on teenage girls and their mothers. In addition, the author offers a number of tips for giving sexual information to children.
ACCESSION #
31447766

Tags: TEENAGE girls -- Sexual behavior;  SEX education;  PREGNANCY, Unwanted;  WOMEN -- Sexual behavior;  SPEARS, Jamie Lynn, 1991-

 

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