Sexuality varies from culture to culture with some societies believing in open discussions with their children about all aspects of sex to other people not speaking about sex at all. The article When Did Porn Become Sex Ed? talks about a young American female who is a senior in college who has used pornography sites to obtain the majority of her knowledge about sex and how American women are not being educated that they are equally important sexually. The sexual norms in America are derived from an extensive history and impact nearly all American citizens.
While America is no longer sexually stiff (no pun intended), it is far from being open about detailed explanations. Even in United States today, talking about sex with your offspring is …show more content…
The general consensus on specific philosophies change throughout time. Society has labeled homosexuality, masturbation, sodomy, birth control, and premarital sex as deviant behaviors because they do not lead to reproduction in a marriage. Nevertheless, more people are accepting of these behaviors than at any point in the past. In the future, we could possibly even see where some of these behaviors are the standards instead of labeled deviant. Currently in America, youths are waiting longer to have sex, about 20 percent of people are having affairs, and it is rare that an individual only has one sexual partner in their life (Anderson, Taylor, & Logio, P.286). According to Orenstein, sexual assault has been increasingly talked about between parents and their children, but after a consensual discussion has been agreed upon to have sex the information from parents remain rare ("When Did Porn Become Sex Ed?"). “Discussions about ethics, respect, decision making, sensuality, reciprocity, relationship building, the ability to assert desires and set limits” as well as “women’s capacity for and entitlement to sexual pleasure” are not being addressed according to Orenstein.
Orenstein mentions that abstinence education has been a waste of time and that less than half of high schools and a fifth of middle schools communicate all the components that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) recommends. In addition to the low percentage of schools teaching sexual education only an astonishing 23 states mandate it and out of those, only 13 require it to be medically accurate. I believe that precise, comprehensive, sanctioned CDCP sexual education class should be mandatory in every state in
While America is no longer sexually stiff (no pun intended), it is far from being open about detailed explanations. Even in United States today, talking about sex with your offspring is …show more content…
The general consensus on specific philosophies change throughout time. Society has labeled homosexuality, masturbation, sodomy, birth control, and premarital sex as deviant behaviors because they do not lead to reproduction in a marriage. Nevertheless, more people are accepting of these behaviors than at any point in the past. In the future, we could possibly even see where some of these behaviors are the standards instead of labeled deviant. Currently in America, youths are waiting longer to have sex, about 20 percent of people are having affairs, and it is rare that an individual only has one sexual partner in their life (Anderson, Taylor, & Logio, P.286). According to Orenstein, sexual assault has been increasingly talked about between parents and their children, but after a consensual discussion has been agreed upon to have sex the information from parents remain rare ("When Did Porn Become Sex Ed?"). “Discussions about ethics, respect, decision making, sensuality, reciprocity, relationship building, the ability to assert desires and set limits” as well as “women’s capacity for and entitlement to sexual pleasure” are not being addressed according to Orenstein.
Orenstein mentions that abstinence education has been a waste of time and that less than half of high schools and a fifth of middle schools communicate all the components that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) recommends. In addition to the low percentage of schools teaching sexual education only an astonishing 23 states mandate it and out of those, only 13 require it to be medically accurate. I believe that precise, comprehensive, sanctioned CDCP sexual education class should be mandatory in every state in