pregnancies‚ according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (U.S. DHHS‚ 2014.) The public school system in the state of Texas focuses on teaching abstinence-only sex education programs. Because of this‚ the accessibility to comprehensive sex education in the state of Texas is almost slim to none. Abstinence-only education programs throughout the state fail to address essential issues regarding sexual health. Thus‚ posing a public health threat to teens and young adults between the ages of
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health and their lives.” Sex education on the other hand‚ according to Kirby (2002) and Alford (2003)‚ it teaches about abstinence as the best method of avoiding STDs and unintended pregnancy through contraception‚ it talks about interpersonal and communication skills which help young people explore their own values‚ goals and options‚ a prevention program that will affect multiple behavior and achieve positive health impacts. As support to the global call of sex education‚ Representative Lagman
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intercourse.”(…) In correlation with the growth of teen pregnancy‚ the desire to experiment with a partner‚ and the advancement of more effective contraceptives‚ abstinence-only sex education is not the proper teaching for teenage students. Critics of abstinence-only education propose that merely telling students not to have sex‚ and expecting them to take note‚ is unrealistic. Sources‚ such as the Alan Guttmacher Institute‚ a sexual and reproductive health and research organization‚ show that nearly
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school‚ most schools only teach a short sex education unit with a focus on abstinence in their health class‚ so students are only being taught very briefly about sex and diseases. However‚ they need to be in a comprehensive sex education class. This way they can learn about their body’s health and about being sexually active so when they do decide to be sexually active‚ whether they wait till marriage or not‚ they will be prepared. Comprehensive sex education is more effective than abstinence-only
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Sex Education: When is it effective? Margaret Skeen Sociology 1002 5 October 2014 Sex education is a common form of instruction in most countries. In The United States it traditionally occurs when a child reaches adolescence‚ which in modern times is met with the guidance of formal school programs‚ parents‚ and public health programs. The overall effectiveness for such instruction is detrimental to the way adolescents learn to perceive sexual matters. In The United States there are two basic
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Sex Education Research Teens often consider engage in sex without knowing all of the other things that come along with it. This happens because they are usually told not to have sex and are not educated about sexual activities. Sex education is a good thing because if they are going to be involved in sexual acts they should know the benefits and consequences. There are schools that provide programs about abstinence‚ but fail to give detail about sex. These consist of a negative approach to intimidate
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their future is possible. Therefore‚ abstinence-only sex education programs are ineffective and changing the programs to acknowledge teenagers on how to protect themselves and providing more choices and options will help teens and better their futures. Teaching teenagers about the various forms of contraceptives that are available‚ how STDS are spread‚ and the consequences that come along with sexual activities are ways to improve sex education that are taught to students. Even though‚ abstinence
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The Teaching of Sex Education and Children With the sexual revolution and the arrival of the newer diseases‚ parents and educators are at ever-increasing odds to what is the best way to educate children about sex. Sex education in the school systems would help prevent the spreading of diseases and pregnancies‚ the issue is the decision between parents and educators on what is the best way. America’s children are getting different messages which are confusing them on what they should do‚ “Just Do
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Comprehensive Sex Education – An Unbiased Approach Brandy Robbins Post University Comprehensive Sex Education – An Unbiased Approach Concern for public health and safety have resulted in regulations of medical practices to standards of living enforced by social services and so on; sex education for today’s youth should be based on this same premise‚ to control the risks that are involved with the sexual activity of youth in the U.S. which are a potential threats to public health and safety
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To fight AIDS‚ stop being coy about sex education ECOSCOPE/ NEERAJ KAUSHAL‚ TNN May 14‚ 2002‚ 01.13am IST We live in a very strange world. Millions of children are infected with the HIV virus; thousands are dying of it. Over the last one decade‚ life expectancy has fallen by between 20 to 30 years in several African countries. AIDS has orphaned 13 million children. Half of all new HIV infections are among young people. But at the United Nations summit on children last week‚ delegates from
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