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Birth Control

intro.psych (Psyco 105) Discussion: Group 2 Discussion Group: Social Development: Sites to Visit: Birth Control
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Connie Varnhagen (Admin) on Wednesday, September 2, 1998 - 02:38 pm:

This birth control module was developed by the University of Alberta Health Services. Unprotected sex is common among high school and university students. Why? Is there information in this software that might convince you to use birth control? Given what you know about logical inevitability, what additional information or other approach might convince adolescents to use birth control? Young adults?
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By Angela on Friday, October 2, 1998 - 02:27 pm:

Unprotected sex is common among high school and university students probaly because of the "it will never happen to me" syndrome. personally I believe every one should use 2 kinds, one that is the man's responsiblity(condoms!!) an one that the woman's (in the case of heterosexual intercourse), that way there is twice the protection (which I'm glad is emphasized) The other thing is embarrassment and and noncommunication between peers, nonpeers and partners. Going in to a drug store at 15 is quite the chore. The looks you can get even when your much older from pharmisists is amazing. Also teens tend to tell each other stories about how the did it 3 times!! w/o a condom and nothing happenned or it feels awful to wear a condom. I am one of those people who think condoms should be in vending machines in high schools. A lot of teenagers will do it enevitably so why not make sure they have fairly easy access to birth control. Not for profit machines also keep the cost down which is important when you do not have much money anyway. Reminding kids alway of the consequences is important. Also stressing abstanence on for example the condom machines to remind them that they always have that option. Because we are a society which is pretty closed minded about sex, teenagers don't here about it enough, same with university age kids as well. Even just have the software available for free should help.


By Daki on Friday, October 2, 1998 - 07:54 pm:

I liked the software...it gave good information and brought down alot of myths. Unfortunately, I think the idea of birth conrtol is noble, but a bit misplaced. Personally, I believe in abstinence, and thus birth control doesn't really matter to me. However, I know that for the most part, I know that more oftern than not, people will engage in sexual intercourse of one form of another. I think birth control should be taught in schools so that kids (esp. in high school) will have a better understanding. Also, I agree with Angels with the fact that they should have condom dispensors in high schools, since alot of accidental births occur during high school. ANd wit hrespects to logical inevitability, I think that information is one of the most powerful weaopons in the fight against unplanned pregnancy. In New York, I've heard that high schools invite young women who became pregnant accidentally to come into the classrooms and share their unfortunate experience with other children, hoping that a "real-in-your-face" approach would deter them. This subject is closely related to drunk dringing in that it is preventable through a type of "abstinance" but more often than not, the logical inevitability holds true. I remember when I was taking a driving course, they would show videos of real life situations where teenaged kids got drunk and killed themselves by driving into a tree. They did this inthe hopes it would deter kids from doing the same thing. As well, I think that we, as a university should be promoting safe sex, whether it be through free birth control devices (i.e condoms) or more information (i.e. free pamphlets with every registration form that is picked up)


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