Love grows with sex: teenagers negotiating sex and gender in the context of HIV and the implications for sex education

In this chapter, the different meanings of the terms sex and gender are discussed: Sex is biological, and gender has to do with social roles. Biological differences such as genes are discussed next, including a discussion of whether these differences should be considered as either/or distinctions or as continuums. Differences in social skills are discussed. Next, differences in the brain’s gray and white matter are explored. Various parts of the brain and the abilities they support are then presented. How sex differences in the brain complement each other is explored, as well as differences and overlaps. The implications for single-sex education are presented. Reasons to discuss brain differences and other differences follow, including sleep problems, anorexia, and bulimia. A subsection on memory and emotion follows.

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A Look Back

Phi Delta Kappan ◽

10.1177/0031721718803561 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 100 (2) ◽

pp. 5-7

Author(s):

Teresa Preston

Keyword(s):

Sex Education ◽

Sex And Gender ◽

Education Programs ◽

Men And Women ◽

Look Back ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Essential Questions ◽

History Of ◽

Education Needs ◽

And Gender

This exploration of the Phi Delta Kappan archives shows the magazine’s long history of addressing issues of sex and gender in schools. Past articles have covered the professional roles of men and women, the education needs of boys and girls, sex education programs, and the treatment of LGBTQ+ teachers and students. The magazine’s messages reflected their own time, but many of the essential questions and ideas around these issues have remained consistent.

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Pendidikan Seks Anak dalam Mengantisipasi Perilaku LBGT

Raheema ◽

10.24260/raheema.v3i1.557 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Rianawati Rianawati

Keyword(s):

Sex Education ◽

Point Of View ◽

Sexual Disorders ◽

Sex And Gender ◽

Negative Behavior ◽

Positive Behaviors ◽

The Future ◽

Bisexual And Transgender ◽

And Gender

Nowadays, the education world challenges a great issue regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT). Thus, parental and formal educations have significant effect to anticipate these problems through early sex education. Furthermore, sex education is an effort performed by parents and teachers to create positive behaviors towards children about sex and gender whether generally or based on Islam point of view. As a result, the goal of sex education is children could avoid – socially and morally – the negative behavior of sexual disorders in the future.

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