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| Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 47525
Category: Book
Authors: Jr, Joe S. Mcilhaney, Freda Mckissic Bush
Publisher: Northfield Publishing
Studio: Northfield Publishing
Manufacturer: Northfield Publishing
Label: Northfield Publishing
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0802450601
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.70835
EAN: 9780802450609
ASIN: 0802450601
Publication Date: August 1, 2008
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Product Description
Society tells us that sex is an act of self-expression, a personal choice for physical pleasure that can be summed up in the ubiquitous phrase: ?hooking up.? Millions of American teenagers and young adults are finding that the psychological baggage of such behavior is having a real and lasting impact on their lives. They are discovering that ?hooking up? is the easy part, but ?unhooking? from the bonds of a sexual relationship can have serious consequences. A practical look into new scientific research showing how sexual activity causes the release of brain chemicals which then result in emotional bonding and a powerful desire to repeat the activity. This book will help parents and singles understand that ?safe sex? isn't safe at all; that even if they are protected against STD's and pregnancy, they are still hurting themselves and their partner.
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 Hooked November 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book should be required reading for young people who are just starting to think about their sexuality as well as on college campuses. I particularly liked the way the information is presented. It is based on scientific evidence and can't be condemned by anyone who is ready to negate anything that encourages abstinece as coming from the "religious right".
 Hooked November 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a must read for every healthcare professional, educator, pastor, parent, teen, and abstinence organizer. It is Phenomenal. It is informative on every level. Just as another commentator wrote: "It exposes the dark side to teen sexual behaviors." I agree totally. We need to really sit down and start evaluating why these young people are in such trouble. As a Registered Nurse who sees young people daily, I am comfounded as to why they are so angry. This may be one of the root causes. I see them hurt and confused, and frankly they are so young and "Boy and Girl Crazy:, for lack of a better word. This book will give us a professionals, parents, and as adults an insight on something that these kids are do closed mouthed on. Please take the time to read it. You will be amazed as to what you will learn, and how true this book actually is. I am recommending it to everyone that I know.
Tracy Tucker, R.N., Indiana.
EXCELLENT AND NEEDED October 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children by Joe S. Mcilhaney, Jr., MD and Freda McKissic Bush, MD ...WOW! What a POWERFUL TOOL to help guide your children through the minefield of teen years when new hormones are raging and threatening to make your teen out of control and have the potential of ruining his or her life. Now, with this excellent book, you have the necessary FACTS of the risks posed by promiscuous and premature sexual activity, instead of just speaking in terms of morals or family values. In the last thirty years studies of the brain have revealed how damaging immature sex and sexual activity with multiple partners can be, not only in terms of the 25 new sexually transmitted diseases, (most of which are viral and hav not cures), but also in terms of promoting low self-esteem and suicide. The statistics of casual sex in high school and college are astounding, with over 50 - 75 percent of children 15 - 19 being participants in some form and over 70 percent of college students having frequent sex. The book gives the new facts, which give parents non-embarrassing tools for talking to children about uncommitted and casual sex. It also outlines dangerous situations which parents can help their young people avoid so that they can make wise decisions regarding sex. THIS BOOK IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR ANY PARENT!
Lifechanging October 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is cutting edge. If you are raising,care anything about, or work with children from infants through college age and you don't get this book-shame on you! Science now helps us see through MRI studies of brain development the physical results of emotionally immature decisions and how it can change the lives of our young people forever. Culture tells us otherwise, but our kids want and need people who care enough about what happens to them now and in the future to encourage them to make healthy and wise choices instead of taking the path of least resistance.
What every parent needs to know September 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The authors offer a simplified explanation of the neurobiology of sexual contact. They succinctly link behavior with mood and mental health. If you have children and expect them to survive to adult hood, this information may save years from the counselor's couch, decades from the drug dispensers. The author references "A Road Less Traveled" appropriately and makes the frightening reality interesting.
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