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Zusatztext "In this slim and accessible volume, Zimmerman draws upon his twin training in education and history to provide a chronological mapping of debates on sex education through the public school systems, particularly within the United States and Sweden." ---Sanjam Ahluwalia, Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Zimmerman is professor of education and history at New York University. His books include Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory and Innocents Abroad: American Teachers in the American Century . His writing has appeared in the New York Times , the Washington Post , and other publications. Klappentext Too Hot to Handle is the first truly international history of sex education. As Jonathan Zimmerman shows! the controversial subject began in the West and spread steadily around the world over the past century. As people crossed borders! however! they joined hands to block sex education from most of their classrooms. Examining key players who supported andopposed the sex education movement! Zimmerman takes a close look at one of the most debated and divisive hallmarks of modern schooling. Zusammenfassung Too Hot to Handle is the first truly international history of sex education. As Jonathan Zimmerman shows, the controversial subject began in the West and spread steadily around the world over the past century. As people crossed borders, however, they joined hands to block sex education from most of their classrooms. Examining key players who suppor Inhaltsverzeichnis ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix INTRODUCTION - THE CENTURY OF SCHOOL! AND THE CENTURY OF SEX 1 CHAPTER 1 THE BIRDS! THE BEES! AND THE GLOBE: THE ORIGINS OF SEX EDUCATION! 1898-1939 14 CHAPTER 2 A FAMILY OF MAN? SEX EDUCATION IN A COLD WAR WORLD! 1940-64 49 CHAPTER 3 SEX EDUCATION AND THE "SEXUAL REVOLUTION!" 1965-83 80 CHAPTER 4 A RIGHT TO KNOWLEDGE? CULTURE! DIVERSITY! AND SEX EDUCATION IN THE AGE OF AIDS! 1984-2010 115 CONCLUSION - A MIRROR! NOT A SPEARHEAD: SEX EDUCATION AND THE LIMITS OF SCHOOL 144 NOTES 153 MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS 193 INDEX 197 ...
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"An excellent, thoroughly researched book on the history of sex education. Clearly it shows the continued need for sexuality education across the globe in order to achieve sexual literacy for the benefit of all." - Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer, author (with Pierre A. Lehu) of Dr. Ruth's Guide to Teens and Sex Today
