Sexting (Issues That Concern You)

It is essential that your teens understand that sending or receiving a sexually suggestive text or image under the age of 18 is considered child pornography and can result in criminal charges. With 40 percent of the female teens taking part in sexting are doing it as a joke, this joke can end up with dire consequences. Give your readers an essential guidebook into the details and dangers of sexting. This collection of essays presents a diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance. Readers will evaluate such topics as whether sexting is a valid form of self-expression, whether America's sex-crazed culture promotes sexting, and whether parents and adults are overreacting to sexting. Adults should worry about sexting -- Litchfield county times Adults overreact to sexting -- Paul Rapoport Considerable numbers of teens engage in sexting -- Todd Ackerman Teens sext much less often than people think -- Larry Magid There are no trustworthy statistics on the prevalence of sexting -- Kaitlin Lounsbury, Kimberly J. Mitchell, and David Finkelhor Peer pressure causes sexting -- Jessica Ringrose, Rosalind Gill, Sonia Livingstone, and Laura Harvey Primal exhibitionism causes sexting -- Ogi Ogas Sexting results from normal teen sexual expression -- Tracy Clark-Flory America's sex-crazed culture promotes sexting -- Leah Hird Sexting is a valid form of self-expression for teens -- Amy Adele Hasinoff Sexting is not a valid form of self-expression for teens -- L. Brent Bozell III Sexting should be a crime -- Mike Todd Sexting should not be a crime -- Sonya Ziaja Parents must take responsibility for their children's use of technology -- Scott Steinberg Schools must take responsibility for preventing sexting -- Mel Riddile Technology can help prevent sexting -- Rushworth M. Kidder. Focusing on topics of special concern to students, this series makes complex issues less intimidating and more accessible; each book presents 10 to 14 readings from a variety of perspectives that allow readers to better understand the topic.; Title explores issues related to sexting, how widespread sexting is; was causes sexting; if sexting should be criminalized; how to prevent sexting.; Students must often make informed decisions about serious issues that will affect the course of their lives. Focusing on topics of special concern to students, the Issues That Concern You series helps make these complex issues less intimidating and more a Explores the issues surrounding computer sex or Sexting. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance This collection of 16 articles presents a variety of points of view about teen sexting.