Annotated Bibliography: Advocates For Youth By Sue Alford

Alford, Sue. Advocates for Youth. Advocates for Youth, 2001. Web. 22 July 2016. . This is a website page edited by Sue Alford, the Editor and Director of Public Information Services for Advocates of Youth, a nonprofit organization in Washington D.C. This advocacy group promotes efficient sexual education and is dedicated towards STI and HIV/AIDS prevention. Alford contrasts comprehensive and abstinence-only education through a descriptive table that lists how they differ in curriculum, methods of teaching, and attitudes towards sexual activity in adolescents. This source will help me see the distinctions between the two methods of education, allowing me to interpret the pros and cons of each.
Allan, E. J. & Madden, M. "Chilly Classrooms

The term “chilly classroom” was derived from Roberta M. Hall and Bernice R. Sandler who believe women are provided the same education at school, however, they are treated differently from men. I would use this source to emphasize the division of gender in education, and how teacher’s perspectives can be biased towards male students simply because we’re used to the oppression, enforcing it as a social norm. However, the results have a drawback since they came from only one university and didn’t include females in STEM courses.
Auteri, Steph. “How the Push for Abstinence Until Marriage Has Affected Teen Pregnancy Rates” Sexually Smarter. Planned Parenthood of Central and Greater Northern New Jersey, 5 May 2016. Web. 22 July

Throughout this post, Auteri states how through abstinence only education, adolescents are taught the ineffectiveness of contraception rather than its rate of success. As a result, teenagers who are taught that various methods of birth control will fail, are less likely to utilize protection when they engage in sexual activity. I will use this source to defend my argument on how it’s important to discuss methods of contraception to teenaged students through comprehensive sexual education.
Dempsey, Cleta L. "Health and social issues of gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents." Families in society 75.3 (1994): 160. In this scholarly journal, the author, who is also a registered nurse, provides information on the major health patterns found in adolescents in the LGBTQ community. It primarily addresses the effects from the lack of sexual information provided in health care centers. Dempsey also states that inclusive health classes in schools that acknowledge the different needs of these individuals are sparse. As a result, these teens are more likely to contract HIV/AIDs and other STIs due to their lack of teaching on homosexual sexual encounters.
Fahs, B. "Daddy 's Little Girls: On the Perils of Chastity Clubs, Purity Balls, and Ritualized Abstinence."Frontiers: