Background
Males, Michael Arnold was born on October 13, 1950 in Oklahoma City.
( Teenage Sex and Pregnancy: Modern Myths, Unsexy Realiti...)
Teenage Sex and Pregnancy: Modern Myths, Unsexy Realities presents a unique view of its subject by analyzing the extensive myths and fears that surround discussion of teenage sex and pregnancy, including their relationship to popular culture, poverty, adult sexual behaviors, and anxieties toward the increasingly public roles of young women. Award-winning author Mike Males argues that today's discussions rely largely on falsehoods and the suppression of crucial realities. His work details a new view of popular culture as a largely beneficial feature of teens' lives and presents a carefully documented analysis demolishing destructive myths about the "new girl." Debunking popular arguments, he shows that the "teen sex" debate is mired in interest-group talking points that ignore difficult realities to advance politically attuned agendas. It's time, he writes, to modernize the discussion, recognizing that teens act in ways consistent with their interests, with the sexual behaviors of adults, and with the school and job opportunities afforded them.
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(Current events. Politics. Teens must be controlled. That'...)
Current events. Politics. Teens must be controlled. That's the prevailing picture of youth presented in the media and by government officials. In this whilwind tour of common myths, Mike Males shows the reader what teens are really like, and what they really need. Among the myths exposed: recent school shootings illustrated that today's youth are more violent than their parents' generation; today's youth are America's worst generation ever; teen alcohol and drug abuse are "epidemic" even as adult problems are decreasing; and many more. Mike Males, once expelled from the second grade, is now a doctoral candidate in social ecology at the University of California, Irvine. He serves on the California Wellness Foundation Adolescent Health Advisory Board, and has written extensively on youth and social issues.
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educator consultant sociologist writer
Males, Michael Arnold was born on October 13, 1950 in Oklahoma City.
Bachelor, Occidental College, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Irvine, 1999.
Researcher New Orleans People's Directory, New Orleans, 1972—1973. Department manager Portland Recycling, Oregon, 1974—1975. Lobbyist Montana Environmental Information Center, Helena, 1978—1981.
Senior research fellow Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, San Francisco, since 1996. Staff writer Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Montana, 1981—1992. Content director YouthFacts.org.
Lecturer sociology University California, Santa Cruz, California, 2000—2006.
( Teenage Sex and Pregnancy: Modern Myths, Unsexy Realiti...)
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(Current events. Politics. Teens must be controlled. That'...)
Director National Youth Rights Association, Washington. Former board member California Wellness Foundation Teen Pregnancy Advisory Board. Member of American Federation Teachers (associate).
Son of Morris Ogden and Ruth Lair Males, Benjamin Edwin Males (Stepfather).