Psychology 2075 Study Guide - Human Sexuality, Main Source, Health Promotion

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

Sexuality education the lifelong process of acquiring information about sexual behaviour and forming attitudes, beliefs and values about identity, relationships and intimacy: the goal is to promote healthy sexuality. School is the main source for sexuality education amongst teens: some people object to providing sexuality education in schools, other sources include parents (at home), tv, magazines, internet and friends. According to a new brunswick study, only 24% of children (according to students) and 38% (according to parents) are getting excellent or very good sex education at home. Children"s sexual knowledge: very young children believe that a baby existed somewhere else before it got inside the mother, by age 7 or 8 children may understand that 3 things are involved in making a baby: A social relationship between two people, love or marriage. Sexual activity (they might not know about intercourse)