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In order to provide comprehensive sexual health education, it is important for teachers and health care professionals to understand trends related to adolescent sexual practices. Anecdotal reports over the past decade indicate that oral sex is becoming an increasingly common and casual activity among adolescent females. to investigate the validity of this claim the author set out to study the oral sex behaviours and related attitudes of Canadian young women. A total of 181 women (ages 18-25 years) completed two anonymous self-report questionnaires: one to gather data about intercourse and oral sex experiences, and the other to assess degree of identification with feminist ideology. Analysis revealed that oral sex and intercourse are equally prevalent among young women and that the two behaviors have similar emotional implications. However, as compared to intercourse, women tend to regard oral sex as less intimate and are significantly less likely to use protection against sexually transmitted infections when engaging in oral sex. The findings indicate that there is no significant relationship between oral sex and feminism, but that some women find fellatio empowering. Trends related to sexual activity as well as implications for school-based sex education programs are discussed. / Psychological Studies in Education

This dissertation is a historical analysis of the dominant framing practices utilized by both liberal and conservative advocacy organizations and individuals in the domain of sex education throughout the 20th century and into the 21st. It is in two parts. In the first part, I construct a strategic narrative to answer the question why did conservative organizations, despite their documented anti-science sentiments, begin to embrace expertise-based frames? Utilizing a mixed-method approach, I analyze primary and secondary documents to trace the diffusion of expertise-based framing practices by liberal and conservative actors in the field of sex education. I find that the domain of sex education has always utilized expertise-based frames, though it has experienced disruptions spurred by major socio-political shifts (e.g., McCarthyism, the AIDS epidemic). In the second part, I present the results of an experimental vignette study. While the strategic narrative focuses on organizational and institutional shifts in framing practices, the experiment seeks insight into whether and how "expert cues" are noticed by a non-scientific professional audience, specifically parents (N=202) of school-aged children (5–17). The results provide weak support for the claim that parents will more favorably evaluate a sex education lesson plan when it includes expert cues, irrespective of their religious and political identities. I conclude by discussing theoretical implications for the study of framing, sociology of science, and public understanding of science as well as future directions for this research.

Please read the "samevatting" and summary from pages 144-149. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Educational Psychology / unrestricted

The purpose of this article was to determine opinions on the use of abstinence only versus comprehensive sex education by registered voters in South Carolina. A cross-sectional, random-digit dial sample was utilized. Approximately 81% of respondents indicated support for sex education that emphasizes abstinence but also teaches about the benefits and importance of using contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted diseases. Results suggest that registered voters in South Carolina support teaching a comprehensive approach to sex education and favor a variety of sex education topics, regardless of political ideology, religion, or parental status.

Chapter One: This chapter presents a review of the literature with reference where possible to work originating within the United Kingdom. It considers the causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy and reviews strategies for primary prevention. Chapter Two: Chapter Two describes the aims and objectives of the research. Teenage women with recent experience of pregnancy-related services within Aberdeen Royal Hospitals were interviewed in order to determine the adequacy of current service provision and identify any requirement for additional dedicated services. The opportunity was taken to further explore their experiences of obtaining and using contraception and to document their opinions of current secondary school sexual health education. Chapter Three: Chapter Three describes the development of the semi-structured interview schedules, the conduct of the pilot study and the data collection and analysis during the study proper. Chapter Four: This chapter presents the results of the semi-structured interviews conducted with 100 teenage women consecutively undergoing termination of pregnancy in Aberdeen Royal Hospitals from February 1992. The interviews confirmed the frequency of unprotected intercourse amongst these women and revealed deficiencies in the provision of abortion services for teenagers. Chapter Five: This chapter presents the results of the semi-structured interviews conducted with 100 teenage women consecutively giving birth within Aberdeen Maternity Hospital from February 1992. The teenagers were generally satisfied with the maternity services provided. Chapter Six: Chapter Six presents the views of both groups of teenagers concerning the region's school sex education. The teenagers described specific criticisms of the sex education they received and suggested improvements. Chapter Seven: This chapter describes the development and evaluation of a dedicated clinic for teenagers requesting termination of pregnancy. The specific problems revealed in Chapter Four were used to guide the development of a new clinic which was then evaluated using an original research instrument. The evaluation demonstrated that attention to the stated needs of teenagers will allow providers to create a more acceptable service.

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Thesis (M.S. Ed.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-144). Also available via the Internet.