Going All the Way. Alison George.
by George, Alison; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 70Human Relations. Publisher: New Scientist, 2005ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Birth control | Public health -- Great Britain | Sex education | Sexual abstinence | Sexually transmitted diseases | Teenagers -- Sexual behaviorDDC classification: 050 Summary: "In the UK nearly 3 percent of females aged 15 to 19 became mothers in 2002, many of them unintentionally. And unplanned pregnancies are not the only consequence of teenage sex--rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are also rocketing in British adolescents, both male and female. The numerous and complex societal trends behind these statistics have been endlessly debated without any easy solutions emerging. Policy makers tend to focus on the direct approach, targeting young adolescents in the classroom." (NEW SCIENTIST) This article probes the question of whether "teenagers need more sex education, or less?"| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Going All the Way, March 5, 2005; pp. 44-48.
"In the UK nearly 3 percent of females aged 15 to 19 became mothers in 2002, many of them unintentionally. And unplanned pregnancies are not the only consequence of teenage sex--rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are also rocketing in British adolescents, both male and female. The numerous and complex societal trends behind these statistics have been endlessly debated without any easy solutions emerging. Policy makers tend to focus on the direct approach, targeting young adolescents in the classroom." (NEW SCIENTIST) This article probes the question of whether "teenagers need more sex education, or less?"
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