Growing Older: Aging in the Future
While death remains the inevitable conclusion to life, that doesn't mean the time leading up to it can't be productive and happy, especially if attitudes about aging continue to change.
Sex and Sexuality: Peer Advocate Sexuality Education Program
Profile of the Peer Advocate sex education program at Roosevelt High School in which students are trained to provide their fellow students with information about sex and sexuality.
Sex and Sexuality: HIV/AIDS
The impact of sexually transmitted diseases turned far darker than ever before in the early 1980's with the advent and proliferation of the human immunodeficiency virus or "HIV" and "AIDS." Although many new and powerful drugs have proved to be the...
Sex and Sexuality: Alternative Sexual Orientation
While many people are comfortable with alternative forms of sexual orientation, others find them deeply disturbing. Differences of opinion about this topic extend into the legal arena as well. There are many unresolved legal questions surrounding ...
Sex and Sexuality: Infidelity
It's not always clear exactly what constitutes infidelity, and the factors leading to it can be quite complex. When it does occur, infidelity often has serious consequences for a relationship.
Divorcing: Impact of Divorce
The impact of divorce is felt by all family members. The fallout can be emotional, financial, or both. As painful as divorce generally is for the adults involved, it is frequently the children who struggle the most. The impact on children can be ...
Divorcing: Process of Divorcing, The
The process of divorce is never easy. In many cases it doesn't happen in a smooth, linear fashion. There may be a series of separations and reconciliations before the split becomes final.
Divorcing: Surviving Divorce
There are a number of strategies a couple can utilize to lessen the impact of divorce, including: agreeing to joint physical custody of the children, going through counseling together, and making future plans.
Divorcing: Divorce Experiences
First-hand accounts and observations by several people who have experienced divorce.
Divorcing: Divorce in Historical Perspective
The number of couples who divorce is strikingly higher today than it was a hundred years ago. Many experts believe there may be a relationship between escalating rates of divorce and the greatly increased number of women who work outside the home. ...