debate over sex education and its influence on our children. "The question is no longer should sex education be taught‚ but rather how it should be taught" (DeCarlo). With teenage pregnancy rates higher than ever and the imminent threat of the contraction of STD’s‚ such as HIV‚ the role of sex education in the school is of greater importance now then ever before. By denying children sex education you are in a sense sheltering them from the harsh realities they are bound to encounter. Sex education
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As most Americans are aware‚ sex sells just about anything from Pepsi to Victoria’s Secret underwear. Perhaps the greatest argument of our time is the recent indictment of sex and violence on television. Political groups lined up to do battle over the salacious content on the television. Whether it’s graphic violence‚ or steamy sex‚ the widest held opinion is that television in the last 10 years has increased the presence of violent criminals in America. Controversy erupted because of the amount
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Sex Education Sex education in the United States has experienced serious changes over the past three decades. It all started in 1981 the Reagan Administration‚ with federal funding promoting abstinence-only-until-marriage to sex education programs. The support of this abstinence only until marriage idea has increased exponentially since 1996. Although this approach seen to be beneficial to many in the sense at rates of teen pregnancy would decrease. Many others see the prohibitive nature of this
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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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Does Sex Sell? Whether they are on TV‚ radio‚ or in a magazine‚ there is no way that you can escape advertisements. They all have their target audience who they have specifically designed the ad for. This is a multi billion dollar industry and advertisers study many ways that they can attract people’s attention. One way that is used the most and is in some ways very controversial is use of sex to sell products. Evan Williams‚ a company who sells whiskey‚ released a print ad of a young woman dressed
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Sex Education is Necessary in High-School Does sex education encourage sex? According to Benjamin Spock the author of Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care‚ “Many parents are afraid that talking about sex with their teenagers will be taken as permission for the teen to have sex. Nothing could be further from the truth. If anything‚ the more children learn about sexuality from talking with their parents and teachers and reading accurate books‚ the less they feel compelled to find out for themselves
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When television shows first came about‚ sex was a subject that was hardly ever brought. Shows did not even allude to the idea that their characters had sex. For example‚ shows would not say a woman was pregnant‚ or even allowed married couples to sleep in the same bed. Today‚ television shows rarely go one episode without showing some kind of sexual act. Sex plays a major role in television. Many people believe that sex sells and the more sex there is the higher the ratings. One television show
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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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the sex trade may experience rage toward the unknown father and misplace these feelings onto the child. Because of this‚ they may elect to place the child up for adoption out of the fear of abusing or hurting them in any way ( 9). Pregnancy is completely unwanted by the pimp because then that woman is unable to make them money‚ and unwanted by the mother because she does not want a reminder of
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arital Sex and Religion The Catholic Church teaches that premarital sex is wrong‚ yet it is still widely practiced around the world. The reason marriage was created was to join two people of the opposite sex together in a holy sacrament that would make the couple one. God’s reason for marriage is quoted in the bible when he said‚ "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife‚ and the two shall become one flesh." The Sacrament of marriage is one of the most
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