help on paper!

[melisshki.livejournal.com]

I am writing a paper for my sociology class about how, in my opinion (and in many other people's opinions) abstinence-only education is flawed and how there should be more of a need for 'safer sex education' in the classrooms. As we all know, President Bush has implemented many abstinence-only sex education programs throughout the country (and, really, the world), and I'm trying to say that these initiatives just aren't as effective as teaching high school teenagers safer sex education. Whether or not statistics prove otherwise, that's what the paper is going to be about, since it's more of a hypothesis than a stone-cold, factual report. :P

While I do have some pretty solid information to go on right now, do any of you know of any links (or books, even?) that could help me out with this paper? I'm looking for statistics, facts, opinions-- you name it.
In other words, anything pertaining to the issue would be greatly appreciated.

I'm sorry if this wasn't the right place to post this.
I'll have a vagina-related question to ask sooner or later. :)

Thanks so much in advance!

Comments

Funny you should ask...

[bheansidhe.livejournal.com]

*thumbs down her bookmarks*

National Campaign To Prevent Teen Pregnancy (http://www.teenpregnancy.org/default.asp?bhcp=1)

No New Money For Abstinence - Only Education (http://www.nonewmoney.org/index.html)

Human Rights News on AIDS (http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/09/us0918.htm)

UNFPA (http://www.unfpa.org/support/friends/34million.htm)

Politics & Science in the Bush Administration (http://www.house.gov/reform/min/politicsandscience/) (my favorite)

Re: Funny you should ask...

[geminigirl]

http://www.rightsrespectresponsibility.org/
http://www.rightsrespectresponsibility.org/abstinenceonly.htm

(Both from Advocates for Youth, one of my favorite organizations)

Re: Funny you should ask...

[melisshki.livejournal.com]

Awesome, those will help me a lot. Thank you!

Re: Funny you should ask...

[melisshki.livejournal.com]

Those links are definitely helping me out right now. Thank you!

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec99/pi1.html <--- from the American Psych Assoc. website

http://www.actupny.org/reports/ideology.html <--- Act Up's website

http://scarleteen.com/about.html <-- Scarleteen's piece on sex education

Hope that helps :)

[melisshki.livejournal.com]

It very much does. Thank you very much! :)

[grrlyparts.livejournal.com]

check out the alan guttmacher institute online at www.agi-usa.org

they have a lot of really good information on sexuality and sex education. i used a lot of information from them when i did a speech on the need for comprehensive sex education.

[melisshki.livejournal.com]

I will be sure to check that link out. Thank you!

[strand3d.livejournal.com]

I just wrote about the problems with abstinence-only education not very long ago. I know my teacher reqested that i not use ONLY websites or liberal sources, so i'd suggest try and avoid all the planned parenthood sources for all your work. I found a lot of info off a magazine/newspaper database my college offers, which was SO helpful. Sadly it's limited to only students so i can't give you any links but if you have one in your college/school try and use those. There's TONS of info on the flaws of JUST teaching abstinence-only education, however most studies claim that teaching it along with sex education is the most effective.

[melisshki.livejournal.com]

Right, along with liberal stats I want to include some conservative facts, as well. The only problem I might have with going to my library for resources on the issue is that my school is a Catholic college (ergh), so I'm afraid I'll get even more bias info. I'll just go to my local library, instead. Thanks a lot for the advice!

[sshi.livejournal.com]

As we all know, President Bush has implemented many abstinence-only sex education programs throughout the country (and, really, the world)

Just curious, where else other than the United States has he been implementing abstinence programs, then?

[melisshki.livejournal.com]

I would elaborate on this a little more, but I have to get to class (!!). This link is very informative on this issue, I must say ---> Replacing Science with Right-Wing Ideology (http://www.saveroe.com/wow/pernicious/wow_perniciousweb_replacing.asp). Because the website is a branch site from Planned Parenthood, the information might appear bias, but as far as I know, those are some pretty accurate stats right there. He's also witheld many reproductive funds (especially HIV/AIDS funds) from the ailing continent of Africa, which this page doesn't really get into much. Hope that helps a bit.