Sex Education: Rationale and Reaction

by Rex S. Rogers (Editor)

Overview

Sex education, like other controversial issues, has generated a great deal of polemical writing, much of which is likely to leave the interested reader both confused and factually under-informed. In this 1974 publication, Sex Education, Rex Rogers adopted a fresh and helpful approach - a book of readings with a distinct empirical flavour. Deliberate emphasis is given to studies that provide data on the utilisation, justification and effects of sex education in the belief that such knowledge is essential for the intelligent approach to this subject. Although written with the needs of those researching or teaching in the field of sex education particularly in mind, this collection contains little beyond the grasp of the non-specialist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521098588
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/13/1974
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. Sex Education: Theory, Practice and Perspective; Overview: 1. Sex: instinct or appetite? Derek Wright; 2. What does 'sex education' mean? Alan Harris; 3. Moral education in the secondary school Peter McPhail et al.; 4. Sex education in the United Kingdom Sue Burke; 5. Sex education in schools Alan Harris; 6. Sex education in colleges and departments of education J. Norman Greaves; 7. Sex education: press and parental perceptions D. G. Gill, G. D. B. Reid and D. M. Smith; 8. Counselling with sexually incompatible marriage partners William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson; Part II. Psycho-sexual Development: Overview: 9. Children's concepts of sexuality and birth Hans and Shulamith Kreitler; 10. Sexuality and sexual learning in childhood James Elias and Paul Gebhard; 11. A survey of sexual knowledge and attitudes in Borehamwood G. D. Ripley, C. Burns and V. A. Dickinson; 12. The sexual behaviour of young people Michael Schofield; 13. The sexual behaviour of young adults Michael Schofield; Part III. The Effects of Sex Education: Overview: 14. A report on 'Understanding' Granada Television; 15. Some reactions to a schools' television programme on venereal disease Roger L. Brown; 16. A report on 'Living and Growing' Grampian Television; 17. 'Where Do Babies Come From?' and 'Growing Up': two radiovision education aids School Broadcasting Council; 18. The effects of televised sex education at the primary school level Rex S. Rogers; 19. A study of the effects of 'sex education' on premarital petting and coital behaviour Gerald H. Weichman and Altis L. Ellis; Conclusion; Appendix; Further reading; Index.