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Adolescent Sex Education
Author(s) -
Collins John K.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1972.tb00487.x
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , publishing , sex education , project commissioning , empirical research , social science , sociology , psychology , political science , medical education , gender studies , law , human sexuality , medicine , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology
While the aim of the special sex education lecture given to pupils by authorities invited from outside the educational system is laudable, the content is not based on empirical investigation of the needs of youth. A survey of 1,426 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years showed that greater emphasis is needed on the social aspects of dating behaviour than on reproductive biology. An obvious educational need with social implications remains unheeded by government ministers.