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Risky Lessons : Sex Education and Social Inequality /

Curricula in U.S. public schools are often the focus of heated debate, and few subjects spark more controversy than sex education. While conservatives argue that sexual abstinence should be the only message, liberals counter that an approach that provides comprehensive instruction and helps young pe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Fields, Jessica (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2008]
Colección:Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: Asking More of Sex Education
  • 2. Differences and Divisions: Social Inequality in Sex Education Debates and Policies
  • 3. The Prophylactic of Talk: Sex Education's Competing Lessons on Sexual Communication
  • 4. Natural and Ideological: Depicting Bodies in Sex Education
  • 5. Embattled Knowledge: Curiosity and Understanding in Sex Education
  • 6. Conclusion: Policy, Practice, and Sexuality Education
  • Methodological Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index