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The transformation of American sex education : Mary Calderone and the fight for sexual health /

"This book examines Americans' attempts to come to terms with the vexed subject of sex education in the schools from the late 1940s to the early 21st century. Using Mary Calderone's life and career as a touchstone, it traces the origins of modern sex education in the United States fro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: More, Ellen Singer, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : NYU Press, 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book examines Americans' attempts to come to terms with the vexed subject of sex education in the schools from the late 1940s to the early 21st century. Using Mary Calderone's life and career as a touchstone, it traces the origins of modern sex education in the United States from the work of a group of reformers who coalesced around Calderone to create SIECUS in 1964 through the development and use of the competing approaches known as "abstinence-based" and "comprehensive" sex education from the 1980s into the 21st century"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781479812059
1479812056