Kids Gone Wild

Download or read book Kids Gone Wild written by Joel Best and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The myths and truths of teen's sexual behavior. Winner of the 2015 Brian McConnell Book Award presented by the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research To hear mainstream media sources tell it, the sex lives of modern teenagers outpace even the smuttiest of cable television shows. Teen girls "sext" explicit photos to boys they like; they wear "sex bracelets" that signify what sexual activities they have done, or will do; they team up with other girls at "rainbow parties" to perform sex acts on groups of willing teen boys; they form "pregnancy pacts" with their best girlfriends to all become teen mothers at the same time. From The Today Show, to CNN, to the New York Times, stories of these events have been featured widely in the media. But are most teenage--or younger--children really going to sex parties and having multiple sexual encounters in an orgy-like fashion? Researchers say no--teen sex is actually not rampant and teen pregnancy is at low levels. But why do stories like these find such media traffic, exploiting parents' worst fears? How do these rumors get started, and how do they travel around the country and even across the globe? In Kids Gone Wild, best-selling authors Joel Best and Kathleen A. Bogle use these stories about the fears of the growing sexualization of childhood to explore what we know about contemporary legends and how both traditional media and the internet perpetuate these rumors while, at times, debating their authenticity. Best and Bogle describe the process by which such stories spread, trace how and to where they have moved, and track how they can morph as they travel from one medium to another. Ultimately, they find that our society's view of kids raging out of control has drastic and unforeseen consequences, fueling the debate on sex education and affecting policy decisions on everything from the availability of the morning after pill to who is included on sex offender registries. A surprising look at the truth behind the sensationalism in our culture, Kids Gone Wild is a much-needed wake-up call for a society determined to believe the worst about its young people.

Download or read book Good Kids Gone Bad written by Joseph F Maxim and published by Whitaker House. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Kids Gone Bad: Straight Talk from a Prodigal Who Came Home focuses on themes of addiction prevention and recovery geared towards caregivers, parents or individuals caring for those caught in the struggles of substance abuse. The text ties in practical and anecdotal stories along with how God can do the miraculous in helping to change and redeem lives caught in addiction. Author Joe Maxim, has firsthand experience dealing with the darkness of addiction. Both he and his wife Chris, have sought to help others recover from their personal battles through their organization Young Overcomers United (YOU). Maxim sees great benefit from sharing these prevention techniques. He testifies that, "Having witnessed hundreds of situations and from walking with recovering addicts, I believe there are clear warning signs and actionable steps that can be taken long before recovery is necessary." For those who may require additional care, steps to recovery are available, and it's here that Maxim spends more time to better deal with this vital, difficult work. Maxim mentions, "All of the work I do in my ministry is in recovery. While you may not share my calling to help hundreds of young people recover from addictions, you may very well have an addict in your life who you long to see set free from the chains of addiction that bind them." This book from Joe Maxim is passion project that will be a great aid in ministering to the souls, minds, and bodies of those dealing with addiction and the people that care for them.

Download or read book Smart Kids, Bad Schools written by Brian Crosby and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Smart Kids, Bad Schools, award-winning author and educator Brian Crosby draws on his twenty years as a high school English teacher to offer a candid appraisal of why our schools are failing and what we must do to save them. Crosby's no-holds-barred critique of the broken education system leaves no stone unturned: he is unapologetic and uncompromising in his exposé of how teachers, administrators, unions, and parents all play a part in this national tragedy. Crosby offers 38 ideas to save America's future and his proposed remedies are revolutionary. He recommends bold measures, such as lengthening the school day and school year, forcing parents to volunteer at schools, abolishing homework, outlawing teachers unions, and cutting special education funding. The result is a book that is likely to inflame passions on all sides of the political spectrum, and, in the process, introduce new ideas to a debate that is in dire need of them.

Download or read book Santa's Village Gone Wild! written by Christopher Dearman and published by Christopher Dearman. This book was released on 2010-11-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Government Gone Wild written by Kristin Tate and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With humor and a modern perspective, young conservative journalist Kristin Tate points out what's broken in our government and shows readers how they can fix it. Do you really think you're "free?" #LOL. D.C. politicians ship our friends and family overseas to fight in wars we shouldn't be fighting. They monitor our emails, record our phone calls, and peer into our snail mail. They spend our hard-earned cash on things no disciplined family would buy. They tell us who we can marry and what we can put in our bodies. They throw us in overcrowded prisons for smoking pot. They take lavish trips around the world, staying in five-star hotels. . . and it comes straight out of our paychecks. This isn't freedom. Government Gone Wild is a brash, bold ride through the carnival of absurdities that our broken system has become. This isn't about Democrats vs. Republicans. . . it's about inspiring hard working Americans to give a damn so we can take our country back. This is your wakeup call. You're not anywhere near as free as you think you are -- but you can be. We're not as prosperous as we once were -- but we can be.

Download or read book Go Wild! Lemurs written by Alli Brydon and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bounce, climb, leap, and slide with lemurs in this adorable introduction to these curious and energetic creatures! Swing through the trees with ring-tailed lemurs to search for juicy fruits, then cuddle up with a troop for a snooze. Check out the timeline to learn how baby lemurs grow up, then follow along as they jump and play through the forests, marshes, and stony mountains where they live in the wild. Kids will fall in love with these fascinating creatures, from tiny mouse lemurs and big indri to loud ruffed lemurs and bug-eyed aye-ayes. Along with exploring adorable photos, kids will read about: Where lemurs live What lemurs eat How different lemurs are similar and different How they use their bodies to move All about life in a lemur troop Kids will also learn about what's happening to the lemurs' habitats and how people are helping. Filled with fun facts, adorable photos, games, and activities that will inspire kids to care about these amazing animals. Complete your collection with these other Go Wild! titles: Sea Turtles Pandas Elephants

Download or read book Go Wild! Pandas written by Margie Markarian and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the wild world of pandas! In this intro to the species, youngsters discover where on Earth this bear lives, what it eats, how big it grows, and how it communicates. Cool photos of adorable panda cubs and panda relatives bring the creatures into full focus. After learning the basics, young readers will discover why pandas need our help and what people around the world are doing to help save them. Filled with fun facts, games, and an activity focused on making a difference in the panda's world, Go Wild! will inspire kids to care about this adorable animal.