Young teens gone wild

Depressing, no? But the story could have one upside: it might expose the folly of much of what has passed for wisdom about teen pregnancy. I say might because so far the media seems to be having trouble grasping what happened in this old, largely Catholic fishing town. Just about every report has pondered the question of whether Gloucester kids were getting the necessary sex education and birth control. Unless someone has figured out how to force young people to take birth-control pills, sex education is completely beside the point. To be fair, reporters are simply repeating the primary narrative about teen pregnancy that public-health experts and family planning organizations like Planned Parenthood have long advanced.

We use cookies to give you the best experience possible. A crowd of young girls watched in awe when the lives of people in their town were cut short as they hanged, lifeless and cold their feet dangling just feet above the ground. One young lady was even smirking at the horrid sight as she came to realize her extreme actions had paid off. This young lady was Abigail Williams. Abigail was a 17 year-old girl. Through Abigail Williams a girl in The Crucible, the author, Arthur Miller describes his perception of young females during the time of the Salem Witch Trials making them out to be selfish, attention seeking, and manipulative individuals who are willing to go to great lengths to get what they want.

By Gabrielle. My social media streams are overflowing with VMA reflections. Mostly poor, and it made me sad.

Every generation has a tendency to fret about changing moral values and risky behavior among young people. Press, The intergenerational variation in sex attitudes may well be smaller or in a different direction than the talkback radio hosts say it is.