Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > health education > education content areas: sexual health

Preferred term

education content areas: sexual health  

Definition

  • Sex education, also referred to as sexuality education, family life education, or sex and relationship education in school health, is the lifelong process of acquiring information and forming attitudes, values, and beliefs about sexual health. The major concepts within sexual health include sex, sexual identity, and relationships. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Health; Education Content Areas: Sexual Health]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/education_content_areas:_sexual_health

Download this concept: