9 Fighting for Comprehensive Sex Education

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I Origins
5. 1 Sexual Stories: Mary Calderone and the Personal Politics of Sex Education 11
6. 2 Sex and Marriage Counseling before the Sexual Revolution 33
7. 3 A Sex Education Apprenticeship: Calderone and Planned Parenthood 57
8. 4 Creating SIECUS: Sex Education and the Challenge of Responsible Decision Making 84
9. 5 Physician, Heal Thyself: The Medical Profession and Sex Education 111
10. Part II Sex Education and Its Discontents
11. 6 Halcyon Days 139
12. 7 Broken Momentum: Enter the Opposition 163
13. 8 Beleaguered Guru: Mary Calderone after SIECUS 189
14. 9 Fighting for Comprehensive Sex Education 208
15. 10 Sex Education and Community Values: Risk Reduction or Sexual Health and Justice 232
16. Acknowledgments 259
17. Abbreviations 263
18. Notes 265
19. Index 349
20. About the Author 367