In this 1953 short film, a young lady named Molly prepares for and experiences menarche. This film shows how times have changed -and also how some things will never change. Throughout time, the onset of menstruation is a girl's biological rite of passage. Good education helps to ensure that the experience is positive and not scary.
by Jay Teachman, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Western Washington University
The military remains the single largest employer of young men in the United States. Given the continuing importance of military service in American life, it is important to understand its relationship to important components of the life course.
by Ralph LaRossa, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Georgia State University
Today, approximately 1.5 million men and women are on active duty. But the breadth and depth of World War II put it in an entirely different realm. During World War II, more than 16 million were.
How does underage drinking correlate with adult alcoholism? What preventable problem injures 1900 U.S. teens per year? Which prescription pain medications were involved in more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined? The National Institute on Drug Abuse in the U.S. answers these questions and more in a free online booklet in PDF format called "Drug Facts: Shatter the Myths"
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