Psychoanalysis vs. sex education.

From: National Review | Date: June 20, 1986| Author: | Copyright information

PSYCHOANALYSIS VS. SEX EDUCATION

CRITICISM OF "sex education' in the past few decades has come mainly from outraged parents and political and religious leaders whose instincts tell them that premature and amoral instruction in sexuality can deform a child's moral or psychological development. But when attacked, and indeed ridiculed, by professional educators, parents particularly have a difficult time defending themselves. They do not know how right they are, or indeed how many allies they have. Most traditionalist parents, for instance, probably think of Freud and his ...

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