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Christian Science Monitor Forty Eight
1,046 wordsDuring the twentieth century, premarital sex has become an important issue. Sexual abstinence was the normal society lifestyle until the late 1950 s. Most men and women would not have ever slept with another person out of wedlock. While this sexual abstinence lifestyle was in effect, a mentality of independence struck the adolescence of the United States. They felt as though they must engage in sexual activity, just to defy society's view of what was morally right. The reason sexual abstinence i...
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Sex Education Classes Sexual Intercourse
820 wordsSEX-EDUCATION VS. ABSTINENCE-ONLY EDUCATION Why is it that even in times like these, when teen pregnancy rates and the transmission of STDs are at their highest, schools all over the United States are continuing to distribute condoms? Instead of teaching kids to wait to have sex, we " re being taught how to use condoms and where to go for help and parenthood planning. Girls in the 7 th grade are no longer asking "Where do babies come from?" Now the big question is "Do you spit or swallow?" What ...
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To Teach Abstinence Or Contraception
1,615 wordsThe act of abstinence is taught by many teachers in American high schools nowadays as the correct and only way to educate teenagers on pre-marital sex, but does this education method actually benefit students or is it sending them a bad message? To me, I believe that schools, which are teaching abstinence as the only way to approach pre-marital sex send the wrong message to teenagers because contraception is also a vital part of the education because not everybody will want to take part in absti...
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Sex Education Programs Birth Control
809 wordsOne of the main controversies of sex education is abstinence. Some writers like Rush Limbaugh, and Tony Snow say abstinence is the only way to go. In " Condoms: The New Diploma" Limbaugh says, " condom distribution sanctions, even encourages, sexual activity, which in teen years tends to be promiscuous and relegates to secondary status the most important lesson to be taught: abstinence. " He thinks the only way to prevent getting a disease or not getting pregnant is by abstinence. Ubell also agr...
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Christian Science Monitor Pre Marital Sex
2,152 wordsDuring Premarital Sex Pre-Marital Sex During the twentieth century, premarital sex has become an important issue. Sexual abstinence was the normal society lifestyle until the late 1950 s. Most men and women would not have ever slept with another person out of wedlock. While this sexual abstinence lifestyle was in effect, a mentality of independence struck the adolescence of the United States. They felt as though they must engage in sexual activity, just to defy society s view of what was morally...
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High School Students Public School System
2,030 wordsTalking to American kids about sex is becoming more and more difficult. In the ever-changing landscape of our westernized society, one constant is the pervasive theme of sex. From magazine covers and television to the Internet and roadside billboards, sex sells in this culture and we, as people, are constantly bombarded by sexually based messages. It is thereby understandable that children and young adults would be confused about sex; especially since the adult population has become less than op...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sex Education Programs
1,896 wordssex education in traditional societies This paper discusses sex education in traditional societies, rumors surrounding the topic, the results from different techniques and the different views of each. Five countries were chosen for this analysis and were chosen based on their economy, culture, and availability of information. The countries are the United States, England, Canada, the Netherlands, and Sweden. It is measured by the rate of teen pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted dis...
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