Honors Thesis Archive
| Author | Heather Rucker |
|---|---|
| Title | A Topic of Silence: Japan’s Sexual Education |
| Department | East Asian Studies |
| Advisors | Shelley Chan, Terumi Imai, and Mary Zuidema |
| Year | 2019 |
| Honors | University Honors |
| Full Text | View Thesis (205 KB) |
| Abstract | This paper analyzes the current status of sexual education in Japan by comparing the quality and content of Japan’s sexual education to the United State’s sexual education, how views on sexuality in Japan have shifted from the Tokugawa Period into present-day, what progresses and hindrances have been made in the field of sexology, and, ultimately, how this is affecting Japanese children, teens, and young adults. Japanese sex education curricula are often limited both in scope and duration compared to the United States. The inefficacy of Japanese sex education is evident in increasing rates of teen pregnancy, abortion, and sexually-transmitted diseases. |
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