当代美国青少年性教育的两大模式探析

Analysis of Comprehensive Sex Education and Abstinence-only Sex Education in Modern U.S.

20世纪后半叶,青少年性教育引起了世界各国的普遍关注。美国是青少年性教育的先行国家之一,它的性教育模式多样纷呈,其中最具代表性的当属综合性性教育模式和唯禁欲性教育模式。本文将回顾这两大性教育模式的发展历程,通过比较两者的性教育目标、性教育内容以及各自的性教育价值取向等,以分析两者背后所隐藏的不同的价值观体系,以期为我国方兴未艾的青少年性教育提供参考。

From the mid of 20th. century, sex education for adolescents has obtained much attention. U.S. is one of the pioneers to have sex education for adolescents, and there exists several kinds of sex education programs promoted by different communities, amongst comprehensive sex education and abstinence-only sex education are two representative programs. This paper explores different value systems behind comprehensive sex education and abstinence-only sex education through analysis of their different curricula and contents.