Add to ORKGThe Bible Belt1 in the Southern United States is known for its conservative values, which are largely influenced by the popularity of evangelical Christianity in the region. When looking at sex education, policymakers in the area tend to prefer abstinence-only-until-marriage (AOUM) education, if anything, to be implemented in schools (Guttmacher Institute 2019). In this paper, I will use data on the sexual health outcomes in the Bible Belt, as compared to the Northeast, to demonstrate that the lack of comprehensive sex education — and the popularity of abstinence-only education — contributes to inequality in our country
For almost two decades between the years of 1990 and 2010, many schools in the US were educating the...
Researchers and policy makers have looked at many factors that result in high teen birth rates, most...
The United States has higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancies than othe...
Abstinence-only sex education has been a prominent form of reproductive health information for adole...
Because there is not federal mandate to teach sexual health education in the United States, the sex ...
Ohio has very minimal state-wide sex education laws, requiring only venereal disease education that ...
Since the early 20th century, students across the United States have been learning sexual education ...
Chattanooga State undergraduate researchers present current research projects: To address teen pregn...
This article examines the recent changes in the funding of “abstinence only” educational programs th...
Mississippi responded to high teenage pregnancy rates by enacting a law requiring school districts t...
Sexual education has been a much-debated topic in the United States since it was instated in light o...
The abstinence movement in the USA, as a sector of the Christian Right, advocates abstinence before ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of school-based abstinenceonly sex education ...
Abstinence-only and abstinence-only-until-marriage education programs, ostensibly designed to preven...
Sex education is an essential part of the middle or high school experience. Whether private or publi...
For almost two decades between the years of 1990 and 2010, many schools in the US were educating the...
Researchers and policy makers have looked at many factors that result in high teen birth rates, most...
The United States has higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancies than othe...
Abstinence-only sex education has been a prominent form of reproductive health information for adole...
Because there is not federal mandate to teach sexual health education in the United States, the sex ...
Ohio has very minimal state-wide sex education laws, requiring only venereal disease education that ...
Since the early 20th century, students across the United States have been learning sexual education ...
Chattanooga State undergraduate researchers present current research projects: To address teen pregn...
This article examines the recent changes in the funding of “abstinence only” educational programs th...
Mississippi responded to high teenage pregnancy rates by enacting a law requiring school districts t...
Sexual education has been a much-debated topic in the United States since it was instated in light o...
The abstinence movement in the USA, as a sector of the Christian Right, advocates abstinence before ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of school-based abstinenceonly sex education ...
Abstinence-only and abstinence-only-until-marriage education programs, ostensibly designed to preven...
Sex education is an essential part of the middle or high school experience. Whether private or publi...
For almost two decades between the years of 1990 and 2010, many schools in the US were educating the...
Researchers and policy makers have looked at many factors that result in high teen birth rates, most...
The United States has higher rates of sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancies than othe...