Sex education
Transcript: Sex Education “The few studies that have been conducted appear to show that television may be a significant contributor to the sexual practices and attitudes of young people.” Unwanted teen pregnancies are extremely common. Unfortunately, teen mothers are more likely not to finish high school with their classmates, graduate college, and most likely become single parents. “Consistent with these annual pregnancy rates, more than 30% of girls in the United States become pregnant one or more times before they reach 20 years of age. In 2001, about 82% of these teen pregnancies were unintended” (Kirby) Everyone wants to live a healthier life. Becoming pregnant at a young age, having children, and contracting sexually transmitted diseases have many negative consequences for the teens, their children, and society. “American teenagers are less likely to use contraceptives when having sex then teenagers in European countries.’ Soloff, Jesse. "The Conventional Teaching of Abstinence Isn't Realistic." SIECUS Report 31.4 (2003): 26-7. ProQuest Central. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. Kirby, Douglas. "Abstinence, Sex, and STD/HIV Education Programs for Teens: Their Impact on Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Sexually Transmitted Disease." Annual Review of Sex Research 18 (2007): 143-77. ProQuest Central. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. Earles, K. A., et al. "Media Influences on Children and Adolescents: Violence and Sex." Journal of the National Medical Association 94.9 (2002): 797-801. ProQuest Central. Web. 4 Dec. 2012. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Retrieved December 11,2011, from http://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm (cc) photo by Franco Folini on Flickr One teacher states sexuality education teaches kids "to know all their options." "The school has taken on the roles of the families." for young students is a great way to prevent unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and will lead to healthier sex behavior among the students in their later lives. (cc) photo by Metro Centric on Flickr Teenagers are having sex, and they need to know about safe sex.” (George, 2009) Research Results According to the article “Media influences on children and adolescents: Violence and sex” written by Earles, K. A., Randell, A., Johnson, M., Liverpool, J., & McGhee, M (2002) References (cc) photo by Metro Centric on Flickr (cc) photo by jimmyharris on Flickr Sex Education Media