Scoping the Sciences
Sex Education & Sexually Transmitted Diseases
This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. Sex education equips students, usually middle- to high-school aged, with information on the physical and the emotional changes caused by their blossoming sexuality. Sex education aims to enable students to make informed decisions in regard to their bodies. It provides information on the changes in their bodies, sexual intercourse, modes of contraception, and potential adverse effects of sex including teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. There are more than twenty sexually transmitted diseases that plague the human race; most have no cure and some are lethal. These diseases are caused by three different types of organisms - parasites, bacteria, and viruses - and are spread via the diverse modes of sexual activity.
Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Journals / Selected indexes and abstracts / Selected publications / Selected electronic sources
Guides
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Basso, Michael J. The
underground guide to teenage sexuality.
HQ 35 B277 1997
The
"go ask Alice" book of answers : a guide to good physical, sexual, and
emotional health.
WA
590 G627 1998
Haffner, Debra W. Beyond
the big talk: every parent's guide to raising sexually healthy teens--from
middle school to high school, and beyond.
WS 462 H133 2002
Lieberman, E. James and Troccoli, Karen Lieberman. Like
it is : a teen sex guide.
HQ 35 L532
1998
Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries
Gordon, Sol. Facts
about sex for today's youth.
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HQ
35 G6 1973
Selected textbooks
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Katz,
Montana and Vieland, Veronica. Get
smart! : what you should know (but won't learn in class) about sexual
harassment and sex discrimination.
LC 1756 K279 1993
Rubin,
Isadore and Kirkendall, Lester A. Sex
in the childhood years : expert guidance for parents, counselors, and
teachers.
HQ
57 R83 1970
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Suggested subject headings: Sex Education Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Suggested subject headings: Sex Education - Periodicals Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Periodicals
Selected indexes and abstracts
For article-level searching, log into the RML web site and select "Electronic Databases" from the drop-down box near the top of the page. For this topic, you might try the following databases:
- Academic Search Premier
- Basic BIOSIS
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
- Ebsco Health Source: Consumer Edition
- ERIC
- Index Medicus & MEDLINE Database
- Newspaper Source
Selected Publications
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Scientific
Hirst J. Researching young people's sexuality and learning about sex:
experience, need, and sex and relationship education. Culture, health and sexuality.
2003 Mar; 6(2): 115-129.Koralage, N. Young people should just say "no" to risky sex. Student BMJ.
2004 Feb; 12: 50.Hughes, C. Sitcoms are a good source of sex education. Student BMJ.
2003 Dec; 11: 444.Hird, M.J. Thinking About 'Sex' in Education. Sex Education. 2003 Nov; 3(3):
187-201.Popular
Villarosa, L. More Teenagers Say No to Sex, and Experts Aren't Sure Why.
New York Times. 12/23/2003; 153(52706): F6.Brink, S. DANCING IN THE DARK NEW HOPE FOR AIDS IN AFRICA.
U.S. News & World Report. 12/15/2003;135(21): 44-54.Disliking school linked to greater risk of teenage pregnancy. Women's Health
Weekly. 11/27/2003:18.
National Children's Bureau Sex Education Forum
http://www.ncb.org.uk/sefKaiser Family Foundation: Sex Education in America
http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/pomr012904oth.cfmKaiser Family Foundation: Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the U.S.
http://www.kff.org/hivaids/3345-index.cfm
Author: Lauren M. Young
Copyright 2004 (Rev 2006)
Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson