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Chapter 4 - The Principles and Roles of Sexuality Education

from Section 1 - Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Public Health Aspects and Prevention in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2024

By
Evert Ketting
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women's Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Sexual education (SE) started in Sweden in 1955, when it became mandatory in schools. In the 1970s and 1980s, more Western European countries adopted it – first other Scandinavian countries, then other European nations such as Germany (1968) and Austria (1970). In the Netherlands and Switzerland, SE began in the 1970s but was not yet a mandatory subject. The introduction continued during the rest of the century, first in France and the United Kingdom, and from there it spread further. In only a few European countries has SE not yet been introduced in schools.

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Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health , pp. 23 - 27
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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