A new book by Amy Schalet, assistant professor of sociology and a CPPA faculty associate, is attracting widespread media attention.
Schalet’s book, Not Under My Roof: Parents, Teens and the Culture of Sex, compares attitudes toward teen sex in the U.S .and Holland, where teen pregnancy rates are significantly lower than in our country.
The book, which was released on November 1 by the University of Chicago Press, also calls for a new comprehensive sex education system in the U.S. that focuses on strategies such as encouraging teen autonomy and helping teens to build healthy relationship with parents and peers.
Schalet’s book has now been featured nationally on National Public Radio, including WBUR and “The Takeaway,” as well as Salon and the Huffington Post.
In Canada, stories have been featured by MacLean’s and Ontario Today.
A book launch party will be held on Monday, November 14, at 7 p.m. at Food for Thought Books Collective in downtown Amherst.
Additional information about Schalet’s book can be found at the University of Chicago Press’ Facebook page.
Schalet is also a founding member of the UMass Public Engagement Project.