Why China's first textbook on sex not used?

Home>>Opinion

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, November 04, 2003

Why China's first textbook on sex not used?

An article in People's Daily, November 3, notes that the first textbook on sex was officially published on the Chinese mainland in April 2002, but it is still not used.

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

An article in People's Daily, November 3, notes that the first textbook on sex was officially published on the Chinese mainland in April 2002, but it is still not used.

The article says sex education among Chinese teenagers is still urgently needed, despite the large amount of concern placed on the premarital sex activities of teenagers.

The latest survey by the China Teenage Development and Research Center was quoted in the article, showing that about one-third of interviewed Chinese middle school students have never received any sex education, while the majority of those that had weren't satisfied with the quality of the textbook.

In today's China, there are 327 million teenagers aged between 10 to 24, and the average age for Chinese teenagers reaching puberty is 12-13. Therefore, China has 20 million teenagers reaching sexual maturity every year.

Questions?Comments? Click here

Beijing Publishes Sex Education Textbooks

Is English invading Chinese culture? ( 20 Messages)

Chinese fleet visit heart of US forces in the Pacific ( 15 Messages)

Global survey: Chinese women sexiest ( 56 Messages)

Economist: China has no need to worry about possible trade deficits ( 3 Messages)

Japanese students, teacher make apology in Xi'an ( 17 Messages)

China expects to see trade deficit in near future: official ( 9 Messages)