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Sexuality Education in the U . S. & Other Industrialized Countries

Sexuality Education in the U . S. & Other Industrialized Countries. Samantha Beardslee Integrated Studies Special Major Chhs 302: Professional Writing for the Health and Human Services Csu Monterey Bay. Professional Interest. Desire to improve sexuality education in the U.S.

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Sexuality Education in the U . S. & Other Industrialized Countries

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  1. Sexuality Education in the U.S. &Other Industrialized Countries Samantha Beardslee Integrated Studies Special Major Chhs 302: Professional Writing for the Health and Human Services Csu Monterey Bay

  2. Professional Interest Desire to improve sexuality education in the U.S. Plan to become a college sexuality studies professor. Hope to identify the roots of high pregnancy and STI transmission rates in teens.

  3. Critical Situation *Compiled in 2010 by Associated Press

  4. Stakeholders

  5. Points of Stasis The high rate of teen pregnancy and STI transmission is a problem. Some kind of education will help. Photo by Polina Sergeeva, 2008 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3201/3020746873_01dbcf5622.jpg

  6. Rhetorical Timing Comprehensive Sexuality Education vs. Abstinence-Only Education debate Disproportion across ethnic groups STI transmission world-wide concern. Photo by Robert Elyov, 2010 http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4033/5159804652_d419f7a63d.jpg

  7. “They Say” Cause Cause Lack of moral guidance Later age of marriage Norm in media Younger age of sexual maturity Abstinence-only education Religious and social pressure regarding contraception Parent/child taboo

  8. “They Say” Loss of family support Greater chance of domestic abuse Higher maternal and infant mortality rate Fewer opportunities for higher education and employment Complications from undiagnosed STIs Ostracism by friends and community Depression Effects:

  9. Community Connection Policy makers Parents and their children Health educators

  10. Questions?

  11. References CDC (2008). Sexually transmitted diseases in the United States, 2008. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats08/trends.htm Darroch, J. E., Singh, S., & Frost, J. J. (2001). Differences in teenage pregnancy rates among five developed countries: the roles of sexual activity and contraceptive use. Family Planning Perspectives, 33(6), 244-250+281. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/3030191.pdf?acceptTC=true Saewyc, E. M. (2003). Influential life contexts and environments for out-of-home pregnant adolescents. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 21(4), 343-367. Weaver, H., Smith, G., & Kippax, S. (2005). School-based sex education policies and indicators of sexual health among young people: a comparison of the Netherlands, France, Australia and the United States. Sex Education, 149(2), 171-188. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.library2.csumb.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=4ca35811-5fcc-46e4-8f8e-f74be5feb35a%40sessionmgr4&vid=2&hid=25 World Bank (2012). Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Retrieved from http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT/countries/1W?display=default

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