The Problematic Promotion of Abstinence: An Overview of Sex Respect.

Goodson, Patricia; Edmundson, Elizabeth

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ERIC Number: EJ490186

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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The Problematic Promotion of Abstinence: An Overview of Sex Respect.

Goodson, Patricia; Edmundson, Elizabeth

Journal of School Health, v64 n5 p205-10 May 1994

Presents the results of a content evaluation of the abstinence-based sexuality education curriculum, "Sex Respect," focusing on the curriculum's message and presentation. Results indicate Sex Respect omits basic content and includes misinformation, especially in the areas of human sexual response and reproductive health, and needs revision. (Author/SM)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Health Behavior, Health Education, Health Materials, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Sex Education, Sexual Abstinence, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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