Meg Meeker Explained

Margaret J. Meeker (born 1957)[1] is an American pediatrician and author of books on parenting from a Christian perspective.

Career

Her commentary on the rise of teenage sexually transmitted diseases has caught attention in education[2] and popular publications.[3] [4] Meeker is invited onto broadcast programs on the topics she has written about, such as The Today Show,[5] and The Ingraham Angle[6] and she has a following in Christian groups on social and mainstream media[7] [8] and former President Donald Trump.[9] Meeker is not professionally affiliated with conservative organizations. Meeker has written on gender roles in parenting and in adolescent psychology. She was formerly a supporter of birth control and later changed her views. Meeker cites psychological benefits as the basis of her support of sexual abstinence among teenagers,[10] her views are quoted in analysis of the impact of pornography[11] and the attitudes of the church to sexuality.[12] She has appeared on various media programs such as 60 Minutes, The Today Show, Fox News's The Ingraham Angle, Donald Trump shared another one of her appearances on Fox & Friends, The Federalist, The Telegraph, and NPR. Her book Epidemic is the earliest known source of the Rainbow party urban myth.[13]

Meeker is an adjunct clinical assistant professor at Michigan State University.[14] She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VIAF. Virtual International Authority File.
  2. Book: U.S, Sex Information and Education Council of the. SIECUS Report. 2004. Sex Information and Education Council of the U. S.. 9. en.
  3. Book: Sexually transmitted diseases. 2007. Greenhaven Press. Laura K. Egendorf. 978-0-7377-1975-8. Detroit. 16. 82772643.
  4. Book: Kelsey, Candice M.. Generation MySpace : helping your teen survive online adolescence. 2007. Marlowe & Co. 978-1-60094-011-8. New York. 144. 84152851.
  5. Web site: Men: Be the best dad to your little girl in 30 days. 2021-03-13. TODAY.com. en.
  6. The Ingraham Angle - November 15, 2017 - Archive. November 15, 2017. Laura Ingraham. English. March 11, 2021. (Meeker is interviewed just after the 40-minute mark.)
  7. News: 2015-10-21. Malala: like father, like daughter. en-GB. The Telegraph. 2021-03-25. 0307-1235.
  8. Web site: Meg Meeker, MD. 2021-03-25. www.facebook.com. en.
  9. Web site: The World According To Meeker . Sullivan . Patrick . April 1, 2017 . Northern Express . March 12, 2021.
  10. Book: Greslé-Favier, Claire. "Raising Sexually Pure Kids": Sexual Abstinence, Conservative Christians and American Politics. 2009-01-01. Rodopi. 978-90-420-2679-7. 37–46. 10.1163/9789042026797_004.
  11. Book: Eberstadt, Mary. Home-Alone America: Why Today's Kids Are Overmedicated, Overweight, and More Troubled Than Ever Before. September 2005. Sentinel. 978-1-59523-015-7. 130, 139. en.
  12. Book: Women, sex and the church : a case for Catholic teaching. 2010. Pauline Books & Media. Erika Bachiochi. 978-0-8198-8320-9. Boston. 66. 504280504.
  13. Book: Meeker, Meg. Epidemic: How Teen Sex Is Killing Our Kids. LifeLine Press. 2002. 978-0-89526-143-4. en.
  14. https://phd.msu.edu/directory/adjunct-faculty/216-margaret-meeker-md Michigan State site

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