Single-sex education

approval of parents and 18% of people are not for teen girls being able to obtain birth control without approval of parents. “If teens believe they are responsible enough to have sex and then they should be responsible enough to talk about contraception with their parents. If a teen doesn't want to talk to their parents about sex then they probably shouldn't engage in it.” states an anonymous user on Debate.com. There are many reasons as to why teen girls should not be able to have access to…

teens have sex can be due to pressure from their surroundings. In a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 48% of teens ages 12-17 reported they felt “a lot” of pressure to take part in sexual intercourse and/or do sexual acts. This pressure can come from a number of sources, but the biggest perpetrators are their fellow peers and the media. Mostly it is young men who feel a large pressure from their friends to have sex. While 23% of girls said they feel pressure to have sex, one third…

If you were to look at sex education compared to that of a decade ago, I could reassure you that there is so much that we have learned. Covering topics such as sexual education and gay rights are not things your mother learned about in her sex education class. However, a lot of these topics are relevant today especially with laws being passed, supporting topics like, sex education and gay rights. In the film, The Education of Shelby Knox, we can see how generations pass have an effect on today’s…

teach abstinence. Many religiously motivated abstinence programs often omit information on how to have safe sex, or they contain untrue medical statements. Schools that have an abstinence-only sexual education program have higher rates of teenage pregnancy and higher rates of STD rates[3]. Abstinence is however effective when it is paired with contraception and disease prevention education. One objection to contraceptive use is the argument that giving out contraceptives will lead to higher…

Itzel Sandoval Sociology 101 Video Response One I agree that there should be more sex education around the world. There are way too many children that go malnourished and die because no one can provide for them. If there’s a way to prevent couples or even people, for that matter, from having unwanted children, they should be aware of contraceptives. There are so many people in Africa, Mexico, and Thailand that weren’t aware of contraceptives and they have unwanted children that they end up not…

experience poor health, increased chance of teenage pregnancy themselves, and lower levels of education (Collins 2). With comprehensive sex education, the likelihood of this happening goes down, because adolescents receive education on how to engage safely in sexual activity. When students have knowledge on condoms and have access to them, studies show that the use of condoms increases, while the average amount of sex stays the same (SIECUS 2). Teaching students about condoms, how to use them,…

strongly advocated sexuality education in the schools, labeling it an "urgent need” (Pardini). Now, if one looks at a high school’s curriculum chances are he or she will find no evidence of a comprehensive sex education class. Unfortunately, sex education classes are not strongly advocated like they used to be. The controversy with comprehensive sex education classes in schools lies with parents who believe that they should be the ones to talk to their children about sex, contraceptives, and…

As Julie said in her speech, abortions only cover about three percent the services Planned Parenthood provides. The organization understands and respects each individual’s right to make informed, independent decisions about health, sex, and family planning. Their health centers provide a broad spectrum of safe, reliable health care. Planned Parenthood is proud of its vital role in providing young people with honest sexuality and relationship information in classrooms and online to help reduce…

Sex education is one of the most controversial topics taught in schools.There is a reason why when a sex scene comes on and everyone in the room stiffens in fear and avoids eye contact. The subject of sex itself is painfully awkward for both parents who don 't want to talk about it with their kids and the kids who hate to discuss it it 's their parents. The stories about parents who are outraged over the "vivid descriptions" of sex to their children is a staple to the school year. Sex ed…

be thousands of years old. But no matter how old you are, if you’re going to jump into bed with a vampire, you’re going to need more than a clove of garlic to protect your health.” (Planned Parenthood). Not only is Planned Parenthood discussing safe sex, they are adding humor to it by jokingly in the spirit of Halloween personifying the significant other as a…