Abstinence Based Sex Education: A Mixed-Method Evaluation Of Experiences With And The Effectiveness Of Sex Education In The Deep South

This project examines the effectiveness of federally funded, abstinence-based sex education programs. It evaluates students' experiences with sex education programs that have been, in some cases, proven to provide medically inaccurate information. Using a mixed-method online survey, this study focuses on undergraduate college students in Sociology 101 courses at the University of Mississippi. The online survey, which has both quantitative and qualitative elements that assess students' sex education experience, what they remember being taught and what they wish they would have been taught. The results of the study highlight important shortcomings in current sex education programs in the deep south, and it shows the need for more comprehensive sex education that will ensure safety and health of students.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Sociology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology and Anthropology

Year dc:date.available

2018

Author dc:creator

• Costa-Greger, Heather

Contributors dc:contributor

• Willa Johnson
• Kirk Johnson
• John J. Green

• Abstinence
• Deep South
• Sex Education
• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1150

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-2149