PENDIDIKAN SEKS: APAKAH PERLU DISAMPAJKAN KEPADA REMAJA?

Abstract

Who actually has the duty of delivering sex education
to adolescents? It is not easy to decide who should give sex
education and how it should be given, because many still
do not know what sex education really is and how it is implemented.
All this time many have assumed that sex is always related
to coition, reproduction, health, and morals. Some think
that sex is something "dirty" and something not proper to be taught in class. This happens because often the thoughts.
feelings, and images of sex are obtained from limited and
narrow life experiences. Many receive sex education from
parents, kiends, electronic media, relatives, etc. in various
ways that are mostly traditional and incomprehensive. A
comprehensive scope of sex education should cover sociological.
psychological, and biological aspects. Every aspect
has other aspects which involve feelings, early concepts,
inter-personal relationships, and decisioribmaking. T'nese
aspects should be viewed as supporting each other to make
a whole and complete sexuality.
Understanding sexuality as a totality existing in man
will contribute to the favorable formation of adolescent personality
and encourage responsible inter-personal relationships.
Thus, there will be formed in adolescents a system of
values which will control their behavior in interacting with
their environment.