For a Promising but Poor Girl, A Struggle Over Sex and Goals.

Authors :: Bernstein, Nina
Source :: New York Times. 3/8/2004, Vol. 153 Issue 52782, pA1-B4. 0p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: Profiles a 17-year-old high school senior living in a homeless shelter in the Bronx, New York City. Her views on losing her virginity at a young age; Fear of AIDS in adolescents; Findings that immigrants to the U.S. tend to have stricter views on birth control and sex; Link between low income and high rates of unintended births; Statistics on the decline in teenage pregnancies; Advice from guidance counselors on how to practice safe sex.