dc.contributor.advisor	Gammons, Rachel
dc.contributor.advisor
dc.contributor.author	Anderson, Jesse
dc.contributor.department	Department of English	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2021-04-14T17:15:37Z
dc.date.available	2021-04-14T17:15:37Z
dc.date.issued	2021-02-15
dc.description	Winner of the 2021 Library IDEA Award for Undergraduate Research
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines three primary approaches to sexual education - abstinence-only, peer-to-peer, and abstinence-plus - and weighs their merits in the context of their influence on attitudes, behaviors, and intentions. The Big Decisions program espouses respectful, culturally-sensitive environment is essential to the success of any sexual education program. Pursuant to this belief, the curricula demonstrates sexual decision making through displays of loving relationships across cultures as well as in the context of participants’ personal aspirations in life. It encourages participants to clarify their personal limits and understand how the risks of STDs and teen pregnancy can impede personal goals established at the start of the program. Most importantly, the curriculum does not belittle or demonize teens who are already sexually active or teens who are in the LGBTQ+ community.	en_US
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.13016/nxho-ozr7
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/26952
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subject	sexual education	en_US
dc.subject	comprehensive sexual education	en_US
dc.subject	abstinence-only	en_US
dc.title	In Support of Abstinence-Plus Education: Evaluating the Shortcomings of Peer-to-Peer Education and Abstinence-Only Programs in the Context of Attitudes, Intentions, and Behaviors	en_US
dc.type	Final Research Paper	en_US

In Support of Abstinence-Plus Education: Evaluating the Shortcomings of Peer-to-Peer Education and Abstinence-Only Programs in the Context of Attitudes, Intentions, and Behaviors

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