Honors Theses
Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Heather Ondercin
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
In 2011, Mississippi, a state ranked fourth in the nation for high teen pregnancy rates, passed a law mandating sex education for all public school districts in the form of either the abstinence-only or the abstinence-plus method. This thesis describes the background of those two methods and how they are currently being implemented in Mississippi school districts. Additionally, it looks at how Mississippi parents and leaders feel about sex education in schools as a whole and then more specifically how they feel about the current options for sex education and the execution of sex education classes. This was done through interviews with parents, school nurses, and administrators. Additionally, a survey was conducted for Mississippi parents regarding their opinions on sex education and the things that influence those opinions, including religion. The results showed that Mississippians do not feel knowledgeable about the sex education methods available in the state. However, the majority of people that were interviewed, as well as the survey respondents, showed a general inclination to accepting a more comprehensive mode of sex education.
Recommended Citation
Brandenburg, Karson, "A Study of Public Opinion on Sex Education in Mississippi" (2015). Honors Theses. 502.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/502
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