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please go to details and don't forget to answer the questions that my professor ask for, also explain for the first question in one paragraph and explain second question in one paragraph too. thanks.

Sex Education and Teenage Pregnancy

Santrock (2016) mentions in his text that the United States has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates of industrialized nations, despite the fact that adolescent sexual activity is no higher in the United States. Why is that? For starters, sex during adolescence is considered a "taboo" subject in our culture. Abstinence is also promoted and touted as the most safest, surefire way to avoid the consequences of early sexual activity. Additionally, we teach teens that sexual activity is an "adult activity" and do not acknowledge that during the adolescent period, when there is an upsurge of hormones and changes in the physiological landscape, teens grow curious about their bodies and that of the opposite sex. Teens are also at a stage in their life where experimentation and identify formation are at its "peak", and questioning, expressing, and exploring their sexual identity is part of that process.

How many people did you know in high school knew what sex was and even had sex? Probably the majority. That is because sexual curiosity during adolescence is part of healthy, typical human development.

What is sex education?

Briefly, sex education is about instilling accurate, scientific-based information and spreading awareness about the following:

1. The physiological changes that occur in the body due to pubertal/hormonal changes.

2. The risks and consequences involved in sexual activity such as contracting sexually transmitted diseases or pregnancy.

3. It involves teaching youngsters how to set boundaries with others when it comes to their own body and other people's bodies (i.e."No means NO!").

4. Contraception options-how to be "sex smart" such as the benefits of using protection.

5. A discussion about knowing when they are "ready" to have sex.

6. Define rape and sexual assault and how to know if you are about to be a victim.

Put it in Perspective...

Answer the Following Discussion Questions:

1. What was your experience with 'sex education'? Did you take a class in school? Did you learn from your caregivers? Include points that you remember learning. And how has that served you as a teenager?

2. According to the film "Inside the Teenage Brain" and your textbook readings, what are some effective ways to approach a conversation with teenagers about 'safe sex'?

Answer 1

Ans. 1

Most of students and peers know about the sexual orientation but they had little knowledge about sex education, the sexual curiosity is a universal characteristics among adolescence.

Ans. 2

My experience regarding Sex-education was combination of formal and informal education. The formal sex education included sexual problems, diseases, sexual reproduction and other general factors while informal sex education was given by peers, class mates, internet and conversation. The informal education enables emotional views about sexual understanding rather than theoretical perspectives.

Ans. 3

The movie, “Inside the teenage brain” describes neuro-scientific understanding of sex and the reason of sexual curiosity in adolescence. I think, the combination of formal education and social education about sex is good way to understand the sex and sexual orientation.

Conversation about sex is still a hidden topic and it symbolize by signs rather than direct question and answers. According to me the sex education is important but it should include case studies and scientific researches.

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