Discusses prejudice in such areas as religion, race, nationality, sex, and physical disability and how it can lead to discrimination in jobs, housing, and general treatment in the modern world.
Discusses ways of dealing with the breakup of romantic relationships including advice on how to face one's feelings, accept the change, get over the hurt, and move on with one's life.
Describes sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, syphilis, gonorrhea, and genital herpes, and discusses their medical dangers and where to get help.
Examines the choices involved in teenage marriage, as well as the joys, problems, expectations, and implications. Presents case studies for and against teenage marriage.
Examines the physical and psychological changes that teenage boys experience as they grow into manhood and discusses such aspects as grooming, social responsibilities and pressures, and sexual behavior.
Readers learn about some of the reasons that can cause a parent to lose his or her job, and how to help their families cope with change and the possibility of hard times.