Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sex

Offenses and Offenders (1997).

Willis, M., Jozkowski, K. N., & Read, J. (2019). Sexual consent in K-12 sex education:

an analysis of current health education standards in the United States. Sex

Education, 19(2), 226–236. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2018.1510769

Kotz, D. (2007). A Debate About Teaching Abstinence. U.S. News & World Report,

143(23), 28. Retrieved from

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● This article discusses the debate between those who believe in abstinence only teaching

and those who feel it is harmful to the sexual lives of young adults and teenagers.

Individuals on the skeptical side of abstinence only practice feel as though the ideology-

based practice can be contributed to the increase in teen pregnancy in recent years that has

otherwise been steadily dropping. Furthermore, those more adamant towards teaching

only abstinence feel that the increase in teen pregnancy is reason to call for delayed sex in

teens.

● Deborah Kotz is a senior writer for the Boston globe, writing health reports for the past

two decades, her validity to comment and research on the topics of teen sexual health

education is supported through her experience as a journalist and her college education.

Her intentions for writing this particular article were to highlight the tensions arising

regarding child sexual education directed at both the parents of children currently in the

U.S. education system, as well as any relatives or connected person with these children.

This work highlights the topic selected for the multi-genre project by promoting the
 statistics that support the inclusion of contraceptive based education, while also providing

the abstinence only side of the argument. Unique to this article is the sole fact that it

chooses to include opinions and argumentative stance of individuals who are against

teaching contraceptive sexual health education to young adults and teenagers.

Valenti, Jessica. The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting

Young Women. Seal Press, 2010.

● The Purity Myth is a dive into women’s sexual health and struggle as they navigate their

lives growing up into young women. In the book, Valenti discusses various different

elements of society that promote chastity and discourage premarital sexual activity in

women and teenage girls. She states that many sex education programs in the United

States will only promote abstinence-only education, which she feels gives an unhealthy

attitude towards sex and women. This book shames abstinence only education in favor of

a more body positive and sexual positive approach, especially to younger women.

● Jessica Valenti is an American feminist author, writing both articles and novels

articulating the power of feminist thought in society since 2004. Valenti wrote a blog for

NARAL Pro-Choice America and also taught at Rutgers University, giving her plenty of

experience to discuss the topic of women’s bodies- coupled by the fact that she is also an

educated woman. Writing this book with the intention of catching the attention of women

as well as men with power, The Purity Myth seeks to uproot the societal standard of what

women’s bodies are while simultaneously bringing abstinence only sexual education to

the forefront of the problem. Contrasting from the previous article, Valenti’s book sheds

no impartial light on abstinence, and shares no room for different thought. The use of this
 book is important in the multi-genre project as it brings to light the struggles that women

face daily as a result of biased abstinence only education.

Guttmacher Institute. “American Adolescents' Sources of Sexual Health Information.”

Guttmacher Center for Population Research Innovation and Dissemination, 3

Jan. 2019, https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/facts-american-teens-sources-

information-about-sex.

Pardini, Priscilla. “The History of Sexuality Education.” Rethinking Schools Online,

2019, http://rethinkingschools.aidcvt.com/sex/sexhisto.shtml.

Leslie Dill. YouTube, TEDx, 22 Apr. 2019, https://youtu.be/y0-fjbkmp8M.

● In her video, Leslie discusses the impact of porn culture on proper sexual health, as well

as the consequences that arise from improper sex education regarding the human body

and intercourse. The video highlights societal standards as they are shaped by

pornography and improper education and how they can affect the individual.

● Leslie is a Health Education Specialist in the Center for Wellness Promotions and has

worked at UNC Charlotte since November 2007. Leslie co-advises the Wellness

Ambassadors, is an adjunct faculty member in the College of Health and Human Services

at UNC Charlotte- all of which validate her authority to present this topic as well as

discuss it. Additionally, the talk she gave was directed at both adults and individuals who

are just recently getting into serious sexually active relationships. Much like the purity

myth, this talk discusses the negative consequences that arise when society warps and

bends the reality of sexuality and intercourse, as well as the importance of teaching

healthy sexual content. As this work highlights the importance of proper sexual education

it supports the overall thesis of the multi-genre project.

Jonathan Zimmerman. Too Hot to Handle: A Global History of Sex Education. Princeton

University Press, 2015, pp. 1–202, doi:10.1515/9781400865864.

Wright, Paul J. “Sex Education, Public Opinion, and Pornography: A Conditional Process

Analysis.” Journal of Health Communication, vol. 23, no. 5, May 2018, pp. 495–

502. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/10810730.2018.1472316.