Sex education
Sex Education
Sex education (pronunciation: /sɛks ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃən/) is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, age of consent, reproductive health, reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control and sexual abstinence.
Etymology
The term "sex education" is derived from the Latin words "sexus" meaning "sex" and "educatio" meaning "education".
Related Terms
- Human sexuality: The way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, erotic, physical, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors.
- Sexual activity: Behavior that includes specific sexual acts, including sexual intercourse.
- Sexual reproduction: The production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different sexes.
- Age of consent: The legally defined age at which a person is considered mature enough to consent to sexual activity.
- Reproductive health: A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system.
- Reproductive rights: Legal rights and freedoms relating to reproduction and reproductive health.
- Safe sex: Practices designed to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading sexually transmitted infections.
- Birth control: Methods used to prevent pregnancy.
- Sexual abstinence: The practice of refraining from some or all aspects of sexual activity for medical, psychological, legal, social, financial, philosophical, moral, or religious reasons.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sex education
- Wikipedia's article - Sex education
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