A rights-based approach to sexuality education: Conceptualization, clarification and challenges

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 63-72

  Berglas, Nancy F ^a   Constantine, Norman A ^a,b   Ozer, Emily J ^b  

^a Public Health Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEW; NOMENCLATURE; PLEASURE; PROCEDURES; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PLEASURE; SEX EDUCATION; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902316744     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 19312393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/46e1114     Document Type: Article

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