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English Presentation, Leo
English Presentation, Leo
Inequality
Lack of sex ed
Leonardo Porcella, English 4B
INTRODUCT
ION Sex education is “high quality teaching and learning
about a broad variety of topics related to sex and
sexuality.” (Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Inc., n.d.) In our country (RD) and many others sex
education is lacking. Sex education is what helps us
prevent of making mistakes while and before having sex,
such as not using a condom. If a person lacks sex
education, there is a high probability they end up pregnant
or with a sexually transmitted disease. This affects a
person, and its surroundings. In this presentation I will be
talking more of this social inequality issue.
© Josh
Christensen
Why is it a Social Inequality?
Many people can’t receive this education due to economic problems. Because in most countries including RD, sex
education is given more in private schools than in public schools. And the few times we see it in public schools, the
education is either given poorly or given late. Which means that most of the times sex education is taught when a
person is old, while it should be taught earlier.
Effects
Lack of sexual education reinforces existing taboos and leads to sex by trial and error, possible impotence or lack of
satisfaction, guilt complexes and, where contraceptive advice is lacking, unwanted pregnancies and abortion because
of ignorance. Sexual repression may lead to sexual violence and deviancy.
Local Global
● This issue in the Dominican Republic is trying to
● In usa, only 13 states in the nation require
be treated with different programs such as “El real
cariño”, but this programs aren’t going to solve sex education to be medically accurate, a lot
is left up to interpretation in teenage health
the problem effectively, because we can still see
people in different classes, mostly low class that literacy.
haven’t been receiving the proper sex ed.
● Even when sex education is required, state
policies still vary widely regarding the
inclusion of critical information.
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Statistics
(Refinery 29, 2016)
Local:
● Gallup, Inc. (2021, April 11). Teens on Sex Education: Abstinence-Only or Safe-Sex Approach? Gallup.com.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/15166/teens-sex-education-abstinenceonly-safesex-approach.aspx