Comparison

The article entitled “The battle over abstinence” is broken down into three main segments. A provocative title and introductory statement which are intended to catch the reader’s interest and stimulate reading are first. Second, a segment which covers a historical chronology of the issue of sexual abstinence including:
• Examples of the government sponsored program being implemented at the classroom/ teacher level
• Alternate views on how the message can be conveyed
• The government’s commitment to the issue of abstinence in both federal funds and policy
• The complexity of the issue of abstinence in dealing with multiple stakeholders in the issue.
Lastly, the article zooms in on the present and demonstrates a commitment to pursue the policy of teaching abstinence in our schools, but to continue to address the issue in a comprehensive way and determine how to make the program most effective based on the collection of longitudinal data (with particul...