nA purity ball is a formal event attended by fathers and their daughters. Purity balls promote virginity until marriage for teenage girls and are often closely associated with U.S. Christian churches. Details vary‚ but at typical purity balls‚ fathers who attend pledge to protect their young daughters’ purity in mind‚ body‚ and soul. Daughters in turn pledge to remain virgins‚ abstaining from pre-marital sex. A stronger father-daughter relationship is promoted as a means to affirm spiritual and
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of whether schools should teach abstinence only programs or comprehensive sex education has been debated rigorously. Through his 2013 published piece‚ “Educating for Character in the Sexual Domain”‚ author Thomas Lickona focuses on the benefits of abstinence only programs. He uses the argument that abstinence creates character in today’s youth and cites multiple sources that support his viewpoint. On the other side of the discussion‚ authors of the article “Abstinence-Only Education and Teen Pregnancy
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| Abstinence Programs | Do They Work? | | Tyeronae D.Nichole Carter | 1/2/2013 | What are abstinence programs? Abstinence-only sex education is a form of sex education that teaches abstinence from sex‚ and often excludes many other types of sexual and reproductive health education‚ particularly regarding birth control and safe sex. This type of sex education promotes sexual abstinence until marriage and avoids discussion of use of contraceptives. The controversial The topic
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Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: Not the Best Message for Teens Cesar Pita University of Houston Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage: Not the Best Message for Teens Sue Alford is the Advocates for Youth director and editor of public services information. She lists several problems of abstinence-only education Alford argues that the young adults are getting messages and information about sex from so many different sources that to restrict sexuality and educators to discuss abstinence only would
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religious superstitious beliefs. In preparation for hearings on the renewal of the federal abstinence-only education provision‚ the National Coalition Against Censorship and 35 endorsing organizations‚ including the National Education Association‚ the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America‚ launched the "Campaign Against Abstinence-Only Education." In a joint statement released yesterday‚ the groups said that they are
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“Abstinence Vs. Harm Reduction” “Drug policy regarding the control of the traditional illicit substances (opiates‚ cocaine‚ cannabis) is currently moving through upbeat times in almost all Western countries. Prohibition on the basis of repressive law enforcement not only seems to fail on a large scale‚ but also to create vast additional costs‚ problems‚ and harm for drug consumers‚ who often find themselves in extreme social‚ economic‚ and health conditions” (Fischer 1995: 389). Western countries
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perspective—a poignant one at that—about the shortcomings of Abstinence–Only comes from Elizabeth Smart‚ the young woman who made headlines after being abducted for nine months at age 14. At a Johns Hopkins University forum on human trafficking‚ Smart (who was raped repeatedly by her abductors) spoke out against the abstinence-only education she received as a child‚ suggesting that it deterred her from escaping her captors. She said that abstinence-only education makes rape victims feel “so dirty” and “so
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A virtue that has dissipated in our society is abstinence. Our culture embraces loose morals and the results have been devastating. More and more teenagers are developing venereal diseases‚ such as AIDS‚ syphilis and gonorrhea‚ and are having unwanted children before they are married. Contrary to popular belief‚ condoms aren’t a 100% guarantee of preventing pregnancy and disease‚ and therefore the rectitude of abstinence should be practiced. According to Child Trends Data Bank (2001) the
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terms 6 Part III Main Discussion Drug Addiction 45 Drug Problems in the Philippines 46 Drug Withdrawal 52 Drug Rehabilitation 53 Role of affect dysregulation in Addiction 57 Addiction recovery groups‚ Alcoholics Anonymous‚ and Drug Rehabilitation Drug Abuse Addiction 69 Chemical Dependency 71 Chemical Addiction 71 Factors influencing Drug abuse and Dependence 74 Genetic Factors 75 Drugs Effect and Mechanisms of Action 76
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Drug Abuse in America In one month‚ it will be the 100th anniversary of America’s war on drugs‚ implemented with the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914. A full century of headstrong battle against countries held responsible of breaching our borders with drugs‚ as well as the 1.53 million American citizens annually held legally accountable. When averaged throughout the span of a year‚ a drug arrest is made every 21 seconds according to the FBI. That puts 1 in 99 adults behind bars‚ the highest incarceration
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