The systems set in place for sexual education is different all over the world, in each continent and in each country the programs available are at separate stages to developing a quality program. This means that different countries sex Ed curriculums can range from non-existent to a quality education. The programs in each country are influenced by the religion or what the government of the school or country feels should be taught. The United States has been seen to having a poor system all over and European countries having good programs. In Europe and the United States what sexual education systems are in place are very different.
Comparing the sex Ed programs in Europe and the United States shows how they vary. American sexual education …show more content…
Programs for sexual education didn’t take off until the 20th century, when they wanted to keep people from sexual acts until marriage. In the 1960’s sexual education began to receive more support in schools, but once the 80’s came the controversy and debates started surrounding what should be taught; contraceptives or abstinence (Knowles, 2012). Even though things got tough in the 1980’s more information about sex and related information was released into either contraceptive based programs or abstinence only programs. These differences in the 80’s separated the people into two …show more content…
In 2011 Advocates for Youth compared some statistics of teen pregnancy, abortion, HIV, STI’s, and use of contraceptives in America and Europe. The results were that, US’s teen pregnancy rate was three times Germany and Frances rates and four times the Netherlands (Alford, 2011). The adult population that was diagnosed with HIV or AIDs for the US was six times greater than in Germany (Alford, 2011). Since Advocates for Youth studied the European curriculum in 2001 the United States created a program based off of what they observed. Rights Respect Responsibility was created to remove the negative aspects of sexual education and to encourage a healthy and positive view of sexuality and safety (Alford, 2011). America has tried to create a better program to teach students sex Ed, but they have not been able to receive the necessary support from all states. Creating the Rights Respect Responsibility program based off of the European system; has allowed them to promote the positives of sex education and the benefits that go along with it. Europe has taken a more comprehensive and open approach to teaching sex Ed. For instance, in the Netherlands they believe you show talk not teach, the Dutch try to incorporate sexual education in all courses, and Germans try to reach a wide range of age groups (Berne & Huberman, 1999). The
Comparing the sex Ed programs in Europe and the United States shows how they vary. American sexual education …show more content…
Programs for sexual education didn’t take off until the 20th century, when they wanted to keep people from sexual acts until marriage. In the 1960’s sexual education began to receive more support in schools, but once the 80’s came the controversy and debates started surrounding what should be taught; contraceptives or abstinence (Knowles, 2012). Even though things got tough in the 1980’s more information about sex and related information was released into either contraceptive based programs or abstinence only programs. These differences in the 80’s separated the people into two …show more content…
In 2011 Advocates for Youth compared some statistics of teen pregnancy, abortion, HIV, STI’s, and use of contraceptives in America and Europe. The results were that, US’s teen pregnancy rate was three times Germany and Frances rates and four times the Netherlands (Alford, 2011). The adult population that was diagnosed with HIV or AIDs for the US was six times greater than in Germany (Alford, 2011). Since Advocates for Youth studied the European curriculum in 2001 the United States created a program based off of what they observed. Rights Respect Responsibility was created to remove the negative aspects of sexual education and to encourage a healthy and positive view of sexuality and safety (Alford, 2011). America has tried to create a better program to teach students sex Ed, but they have not been able to receive the necessary support from all states. Creating the Rights Respect Responsibility program based off of the European system; has allowed them to promote the positives of sex education and the benefits that go along with it. Europe has taken a more comprehensive and open approach to teaching sex Ed. For instance, in the Netherlands they believe you show talk not teach, the Dutch try to incorporate sexual education in all courses, and Germans try to reach a wide range of age groups (Berne & Huberman, 1999). The