Speaking to a United Nations AIDS conference in 1994, then-US Surgeon
General Dr. Jocelyn Elders suggested that masturbation was "part of
human sexuality, and perhaps it should be taught." After a swift public
outcry, she was fired by President Clinton. Nearly twenty years later,
masturbation is only one of many topics that remain taboo in the sex
education classes of America. Today, fights rage over everything from
abstinence-only programs to the presence of contraceptives on campuses;
even the mere mentions of abortion and homosexuality are hotly debated. While
some Americans favor sex education based on current sexual health
information, others insist on abstinence-based approaches—if at all.
Thus, sex education here varies widely from state to state, even
county to county. But what of the rest of the world? What are some of the approaches countries are taking to teach (or not teach) their citizens about sexual health? What issues are other countries tackling that aren't mentioned in the American national dialogue. Finally, what do you like or not like about how sex education is taught around the world? What, if anything, should we adopt in this country?
Include at least three of the following pieces in your discussion:
- "China’s Sex-Ed Problem" (Daily Beast)
- "Sex Education in Egypt: The Elephant in the Room" (Al Bawaba)
- "Push to Add Sex Education to National Curriculum (The Age)
- "Sweden: Straight Facts about the Birds and the Bees" (US News & World Report)
- "Maybe We Should Outsource Our Sex Education to Mexico" (AlterNet)
- "No Sex Education, Please, We're Italian" (EuropeanVoice)
Requirements:
- MLA Style
- Two full pages in length
- Works cited page
Due: Th 04.04
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