Part I: Kristina Sauerwein; Part II: Don Feder

The authors of the following two-part viewpoint contend that teenagers and young adults are sexually permissive. In part I, freelance journalist Kristina Sauerwein contends that many young people have grown weary of hearing messages about sexual responsibility. These youths engage in casual sex and put themselves at risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases. In part II, syndicated columnist Don Feder argues that youths are having premarital sex because American culture—including the media and the educational establishment—inundates them with sexually explicit images and messages.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Sauerwein, in what various ways do young people define monogamy"

2. According to Constance Pilkington, cited by Sauerwein, what is “hooking up”"

3. What is the difference between lovemaking and copulation, in...