Do you remember when drunk driving was funny? Or if not funny, inevitable, especially for the young? When my parents were going through high school (they are now 42), only losers worried about the alcoholic consumption of the person behind the wheel. Now, as their kids (myself and my two other siblings) go through the same school they went through, designated drivers have become part of the norm and only losers swerve off into the night.
I was reminded of this significant evolution in attitude when our school system began to explore the idea that teaching abstinence to teenagers need not be the province of right-wing crazies. Could it be that teenage sex today is no more inevitable then we once thought of teenage drunk driving? Is it possible to make an open-minded, feminist argument for pushing abstinence in our schools? I believe it is. .
Sex education does not work. Sure there may be a few nice things to be said about sex education. For one, it makes the teens more familiar, more tolerant, and maybe even more skilled lovers. However, it does not do the one thing we all wished it would: make them more responsible. In a landmark study of ten exemplary programs published by the Center For Disease Control (CDC) in 1984, no evidence was found that knowledge significantly influenced the responsibility of sexually active teens. In fact studies have shown that educated teens are slightly more likely to have sex at an even younger age. .
"It's no mere coincidence that after over thirty years of so-called "safer-sex" education, our nation is suffering from an STD epidemic . . . Abstinence-only education is not damaging our youth. Condom Tossing is. We need to teach kids that saving sex is for marriage is not only the healthiest option, but the most sexually satisfying one as well" (Agape).
After all, abstinence is the only method proven to be 100% effective.
Supporters of sex education, on the other hand, point to studies that show that educated teens are slightly more likely to use birth control.
Sex slavery happens in the United States to people of all ages. ... An innocent child is forced to perform sexual activity to earn money for an adult. A child cannot withstand the strength of an adult. ... Adults are forced into it as well. ... Sex trafficking is a million dollar industry. ...
What I intend to put into place will improve the sex sex industry and give a voice to an unheard majority. ... Also, brothels providing health benefits and a screening system similar to that of the adult film industry, every two weeks, those performing sex acts must be tested. ... Each brothel must provide health benefits to all sex workers. ... Senators, this bill is more than sex being sold. ... This bill allows consenting adults express themselves without judgement and works to remove the stigma about sex as a profession. ...
Same-Sex Marriages Should same-sex marriages be practiced in the United States of America? ... Also people believe that same-sex couples aren't the most favorable environments in which to raise children. ... This is another reason why many cannot grasp the concept of same-sex marriages. ... Is it healthy for children to be adopted by adults whose lifestyle is characterized by promiscuity and the medical hazards of multiple sex partners (Glenn 1)? ... Attached is a map of the United States and the status of same-sex marriages. ...
Same Sex Marriage Society has constantly evolved throughout history. ... Adult relationships have changed dramatically, with couples living together, interracial marriages, and gay and lesbian couples choosing to live their lives in the open, rather than hiding their relationship. ... Several states have tried to pass bills to legalize same sex marriages but all have failed. ... In an article in Insight On the News Paula Ettlebrick and Don Feder state that the organizations against same sex marriage argue, "same-sex civil unions amount to one more step in the unmaking of civiliz...
Same Sex Marriage The proposed legalization of same sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. ... The trend in western European nations during the past decade has been to some same-sex couples. ... Finland provides governmental social benefits to same-sex partners. ... While California's Governor Wilson eventually vetoed the bill, its passage by the legislature represented a notable political achievement for advocates of the same-sex marriage have won a major judicial victory that could lead to the judicial legalization of the same-sex marria...
"[1] As teenage homosexuals become adults and face the grown ups' world, they will meet someone who is extremely conservative opponents of same-sex marriage, without a doubt. ... "[2] Same sex marriage back then, was equal right and was not gay privilege. ... Same sex marriage is not only a religious matter, but also a legal matter, too. ... Another legal issue for same sex marriage is children raising. ... Same-sex marr...
This needs to be changed; same-sex marriages should be legal in the United States of America. ... There is also a financial perk to legalizing same-sex marriages in this country. ... In most same-sex couples, both people hold jobs so they are both earners. ... No minister should be required to marry any same-sex couple, but these marriages should be recognized in all states. ... The government has the power to say that two people of the same gender cannot get married; are two, law-abiding, tax-paying adults not responsible enough to decide for themselves who to spend the rest of their lives wi...
But instead, they are forced into the sex industry for a place to sleep. ... Sex trafficking is a modern day form of slavery. ... The average of girls forced into the sex trade is 12 to 14 to boys. ... But what is sex trafficking anyway? ... A lifetime of abuse has a major psychological effect on young adults. ...
(qtd. in Bode 25) Is Alice right, or are the adults? ... How can adults help then? ... Schools are the best place to learn about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and contraception because schools hire0 adults who are trained and willing to counsel teenagers (Singer 79). ... Adults need to recognize that sex is a completely natural event, and shouldn't be hidden. ... With an open-mind toward sex education, adults can also become more aware of the consequences that threaten the futures of teenagers without the knowledge, and the ideas of whether to have sex or not use a condom, can ...