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Slide1: What is Abstinence Education?
Slide2: Paradigm #1
Human sexuality is primarily about physical pleasure. The goal is to obtain pleasure without contracting a disease or unwanted pregnancy.
Main message: Have sex wearing condoms
Slide3: Paradigm #2
Human sexuality is primarily emotional and psychological, not physical, in nature. It properly involves long-term emotional bonding, intimacy and commitment between a man and a woman.
These conditions are most likely to occur inside marriage.
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Slide5: Positive Effects of Abstinence
Reduction of STD’s
Reduction in Teen Pregnancy
Improvement in Emotional Health
Improvement in Socio-Economic Outcome
Increase in Stable Marriage
Positive Benefits of Marriage
Slide6: Positive Value of Marriage
Abstinence as Preparation for Marriage
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Slide23: Typical 'Life Skills' Material
That Will Not Be Counted as
Abstinence Content
general communication skills
general decision making
self-esteem
general peer pressure (not connected to abstinence)
importance of setting general goals
substance abuse (not connected to abstinence)
Slide24: Balance Among Themes
At Least One to Two Percent of Content on Each Theme
Not More than 20 Percent of Content on a Single Theme
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Slide29: Most Common Missing Themes
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Theme B2 Secondary Virginity
ThemeE1 Negative Psychological Effects of Teen Sex
Theme E2 Other harmful effects of teen sexual activity (decreased school completion, income potential; more likely to engage in other risky behaviors)
Theme F1 Benefits of Marriage to Children; Harmful Effects of Out of Wedlock Childbearing on Child
Theme F2 Benefits of Marriage to Adults and Society
Theme G3 Using drugs and/or alcohol increases vulnerability to sexual advances
Slide30: Compliance Process
Will Be Lenient