Sydney Seaver
March 23, 2015
English 1302
Ms. Ryan
Comprehensive sex education should be enforced in public schools.
Annotated Bibliography
Jones, R. (2011). Teens reflect on their sources of contraceptive information. Journal of Adolescent Research, 26(4), 423-446. Kids under the age of eighteen have many different ways of finding out about sex. Sources such as the internet, magazines, and parents have been some of the main sources of sex education in adolescents’ life. However, when teens are asked about how they first learned about sex and contraceptives, they tend to refer back to what they were taught in school. For the most part, schools either teach abstinence-only sex education or none at all. A large part of these teens …show more content…
(2007). Abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education and the initiation of sexual activity and teen pregnancy. Journal of Adolescent Health, (42), 344-351.
Adolescents are more than likely to have sexual relationships, regardless of what type of sex education they are taught. However, many STD statistics directly correlate with how a student was taught about sex. If they were taught comprehensive sex education, the amount of people with STDs was considerably less than the amount that were taught abstinence-only sex education. This source was reviewed by someone of the same education stature as the author, therefore, it is credible. This article has many statistics that I will use in my paper. Sonenstein, F., & Pittman, K. (1984). The availibility of sex education in large city …show more content…
A lot of teen pregnancies are accidental. If the young women knew about the consequences of sex and preventative contraceptives, some teen pregnancies could be prevented. This article is peer reviewed, therefore it is credible. This article has many exact points that help prove the reason for comprehensive sex education.
Starkman, N., & Rajani, N. (2002). The case for comprehensive sex education. AIDS Patient
Care and STDs, 16(7), 313-318. In general, Americans support sex education. However, there is a huge debate in what kind of sex education should be taught. There are many differences between abstinence-only sex education and comprehensive sex education. The most important of these differences is, the choice to teach about consequences and contraceptives. This article is written by distinguished professors. This article specifically sets out the differences between the types of sex education.
Walcot, C., Chenneville, T.,& Tarquini, S. (2011). Relationship between recall of sex education and college students' sexual attitudes and behavior. Psychology in the Schools, 48(8),
March 23, 2015
English 1302
Ms. Ryan
Comprehensive sex education should be enforced in public schools.
Annotated Bibliography
Jones, R. (2011). Teens reflect on their sources of contraceptive information. Journal of Adolescent Research, 26(4), 423-446. Kids under the age of eighteen have many different ways of finding out about sex. Sources such as the internet, magazines, and parents have been some of the main sources of sex education in adolescents’ life. However, when teens are asked about how they first learned about sex and contraceptives, they tend to refer back to what they were taught in school. For the most part, schools either teach abstinence-only sex education or none at all. A large part of these teens …show more content…
(2007). Abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education and the initiation of sexual activity and teen pregnancy. Journal of Adolescent Health, (42), 344-351.
Adolescents are more than likely to have sexual relationships, regardless of what type of sex education they are taught. However, many STD statistics directly correlate with how a student was taught about sex. If they were taught comprehensive sex education, the amount of people with STDs was considerably less than the amount that were taught abstinence-only sex education. This source was reviewed by someone of the same education stature as the author, therefore, it is credible. This article has many statistics that I will use in my paper. Sonenstein, F., & Pittman, K. (1984). The availibility of sex education in large city …show more content…
A lot of teen pregnancies are accidental. If the young women knew about the consequences of sex and preventative contraceptives, some teen pregnancies could be prevented. This article is peer reviewed, therefore it is credible. This article has many exact points that help prove the reason for comprehensive sex education.
Starkman, N., & Rajani, N. (2002). The case for comprehensive sex education. AIDS Patient
Care and STDs, 16(7), 313-318. In general, Americans support sex education. However, there is a huge debate in what kind of sex education should be taught. There are many differences between abstinence-only sex education and comprehensive sex education. The most important of these differences is, the choice to teach about consequences and contraceptives. This article is written by distinguished professors. This article specifically sets out the differences between the types of sex education.
Walcot, C., Chenneville, T.,& Tarquini, S. (2011). Relationship between recall of sex education and college students' sexual attitudes and behavior. Psychology in the Schools, 48(8),