Welfare, Liberty, and Security for All? U.S. Sex Education Policy and the 1996 Title V Section 510 of the Social Security Act

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1027-1038

  Lerner, Justin E ^a   Hawkins, Robert L ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reasoned action model; Sex education; Title V Section 510 of the Social Security Act

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMAN; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX EDUCATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964391112     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-016-0731-5     Document Type: Article

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