Written in an engaging question-and-answer format, this accessible text synthesizes contemporary empirical research to provide a panoramic view of adolescent sexual development and behavior.

Raymond Montemayor, PhD, is Emeritus Associate Professor of Psychology at The Ohio State University. Previously he taught at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and at the University of Utah, and he has had visiting appointments at Harvard University and the University of Minnesota. A fellow of Division 7 (Developmental Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Montemayor has served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Early Adolescence and the Journal of Adolescent Research. His research and extensive publications have focused on adolescent social development and parent-adolescent relations. He has taught several courses on adolescent development, including adolescent sexuality, and received a Distinguished Teaching Award from the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University.

Overview
1. Sexuality from Childhood through Adolescence
2. The Biology of Adolescent Sexuality
3. Parents and Adolescent Sexuality
4. Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sex
5. Peers and Adolescent Sexuality
6. Dating, Romance, and Hooking Up
7. Adolescents, Sex, and the Media
8. LGBTQ Adolescents in a Heterosexual World
9. Teen Mothers, Their Children, and the Fathers
10. STIs, Condom Use, and Risky Sex
11. Teaching Sex in and out of School
12. The Sexual Health of Adolescents in the 21st Century
References
Author Index
Subject Index