Opponents of these programmes claim that providing access to condoms and even discussing the benefits of birth control and disease prevention methods other than abstinence encourages teenagers to engage in sexual activity that might otherwise refrain from. They also assert that such education encourages students who are already having sex to do so more often or with more partners. ... Contrary to the assertions of the abstinence-only supporters, balanced and responsible sexuality education does not encourage teens to start having sex or to increase their frequency of sex. ... Sexuality educat...

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In Kids Having Kids: A Robin Hood Foundation Special Report on the Costs of Adolescent Childbearing, researchers note, "During her first 12 years of parenthood, the average adolescent mother receives income and food stamps valued at just over $17,000 annually- Recent declines in pregnancy and birth rates, however, are encouraging. ... After a few months of skipping school and receiving poor grades, the student is most likely to drop out altogether. ...

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Mass media formats such as television present social realities and encourage audiences to engage. ... When a television show makes a point to comment on a social issue, it either takes a positive stance, encouraging the behavior or a negative stance, discouraging the behavior. ... There is no doubt that America's teens today are struggling with illegal alcohol consumption, with 12.3 years being the average age of a teen when they have their first drink; consequently, over half of all high school students are classified as regular drinkers (Champlin, 80). ...

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. One out of every three female homicide victims is killed by their husbands or boyf...

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1. Religion and Sex Religion plays a powerful role in regulating sexuality and influencing how we view experience sex. Identify a topic related to religion and sex (examples include but are not limited to: celibacy, virginity, sex as sinful, Adam and Eve, procreation, birth control, abortion, etc.). Then, using the two required references, explain the origin of the specific topic you have chosen, its impact on male and female sexuality, how the topic has changed over time, and its status today. One of the most debated topics about sexuality and religion today aside from abortion is virginity....

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