| Description |
ix,168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Prevention in practice library |
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Prevention in practice library.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. What's at Stake: Consequences of Risky Sexual Behavior -- Ch. 2. Factors that Influence Sexual Behavior: Causes, Mediators, and Moderators of High-Risk Sexual Behavior -- Ch. 3. Models of Prevention -- Ch. 4. Guidelines for Prevention, I: Ethnicity and Social Class Considerations -- Ch. 5. Guidelines for Intervention, II: Women -- Ch. 6. Guidelines for Intervention, III: Gay Men and Bisexuals |
| Summary |
High-Risk Sexual Behavior outlines specific interventions that address the needs of particularly vulnerable populations: women, ethnic minorities and the gay community. The full spectrum of adverse consequences, from HIV transmission to unplanned pregnancy are addressed for the first time in a single work Prevention strategies that instill knowledge, motivation and self-confidence, as well as those that feature social support systems are emphasized |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page) and index |
| Subject |
Sexual health -- United States.
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Youth -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
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Sex counseling -- United States.
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Teenage pregnancy -- United States.
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Sexually transmitted diseases -- United States.
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| Author |
Rankin, Elizabeth Deane.
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Rickel, Annette U., 1941-
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| LC no. |
98028252 |
| ISBN |
0306458578 cased |
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0306458586 paperback |
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