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Touchy subject : the history and philosophy of sex education /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bialystok, Lauren (Author), Andersen, Lisa M. F. (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2022.
Series:History and philosophy of education.
Subjects:
Sex instruction > United States > History.
Sex instruction > Curricula > United States.
Sex instruction > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prudish or prudent: the origins of classroom-based sex education, 1880-1922
  • Happiness or public health: sex education's shifting purposes, 1920-1970
  • Peers or professionals: authority, activism, and sex education, 1970-2000
  • How much room is there for disagreement?
  • Who's the boss?
  • What are schools for?
  • Conclusion: we're out of touch.