Church, Sex, and “Judeo-Christian” Family Life Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-168
Author(s):  
Kristy L. Slominski
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Family Life Education ◽  
Religious Influences ◽  
Christian Family ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
Life Education ◽  
Family Life Educators ◽  
Marital Sexuality ◽  
Federal Council Of Churches

Chapter 3 argues that liberal Protestants and their engagements with social science transformed sex education into family life education beginning in the mid-1920s. Three liberal religious influences interconnected to bring about this transformation: (1) the leadership of Anna Garlin Spencer; (2) the alliance Spencer forged between ASHA and the Federal Council of Churches; and (3) the careful balance struck by Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish family life educators for encouraging the interfaith ideal of “Judeo-Christian” family values while rejecting marriage across religious lines. The shift to family life education activated churches and some synagogues in sex education work, effectively making the FCC a practical arm of the sex education movement. Shared interest in social scientific concerns about family life and methods of counseling grounded the partnership, with both ASHA and the FCC convinced that strengthening marital sexuality would improve society.

scholarly journals Does family life education influence attitudes towards sexual and reproductive health matters among unmarried young women in India?

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0245883
Author(s):  
Niharika Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Family Life Education ◽  
Life Education ◽  
Women In India ◽  
And Child Health

Introduction Inadequate efforts towards meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents and young people, who disproportionately share the burden of unwanted pregnancies, poor maternal and child health outcomes, risks of RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS, increase the risk of losing much of the progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals over the last decade, particularly in the context of low-and-middle-income countries like India. Data and methods Using the nationally representative data on 160551 unmarried young women aged 15–24 years from the District Level Reproductive and Child Health Survey (DLHS: 2007–2008) in India, this research evaluated the demographic and socioeconomic differentials in the access to family life/sex education (FLE) among youth in India. Using the adjusted multiple logistic regression models, the association between access to family life/sex education and attitudes towards a range of sexual and reproductive health matters among young unmarried Indian women were investigated. Results Less than half of the unmarried young women had received some form of FLE (48 percent) in India. However, there were substantial demographic and socioeconomic variations in their access to FLE, as relatively less educated women from the poorest wealth quintiles, religious and social minorities (Muslims, Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes) were significantly less likely to receive FLE as compared to other women. Importantly, the likelihood of holding favourable/positive attitudes towards reproductive processes, knowledge and discussion of contraceptive methods, precise awareness about the transmission pathways of RTIs/STIs and HIV/AIDS was significantly higher among those women in India who had access to FLE. Conclusion The present research underscores the protective role of family life education towards improving the sexual and reproductive life experiences of young people. It further underscores the vital need to implement a comprehensive and culturally appropriate programme of family life education in order to meet the sexual and reproductive health demands of the adolescents and young people in India.

Comparison of Beliefs About the Family Life Education Curriculum

1995 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 331-337
Author(s):  
Bob Algozzine ◽  
Linda A. Berne ◽  
Barbara K. Huberman
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Family Life Education ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
The Family ◽  
Life Education
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