Brief Summary Of The Documentary 'Lets Talk About Sex'

1. The documentary “Lets Talk About Sex” focused on how the lack of, and improper comprehensive sexual education in America, and how it is causing many avoidable health issues for teenagers. Some of these health issues are STI’s, unwanted pregnancies, and mental health issues caused by unwanted sex, or guilt. Due to the stigmas, beliefs, fears, and lack of knowledge and awareness, the topic of sex often goes not talked about. By not addressing sex but then constantly seeing it society is causing confusion for teens. Humans are sexual beings and should not be ashamed of sexual thoughts or actions because they are natural, and normal. Instead of fearing American teens being sexual, society needs to better prepare them for sex; this would eliminate

Very strict religions and cultures such as, the African Americans in the documentary that attended churches that do not address sex, or view it as a sin when it happens before marriage. This group of people weren't getting any information on safe sex because, it wasn't supposed to be occurring in the first place. Also, some very conservative cultural beliefs keep parents from talking to their kids about sex because, they think that once its discussed their child will go have sex. The social determinant leading to this health issue is the social environment the teens live in. If someone lives in a society where sex is viewed as something that should be kept secret then people are less likely to discuss it, and learn safe ways to engage in it. The school that a student attends will greatly affect their overall knowledge on sex because of the education they are getting. The economic determinants included in the health problem are the government and school policies, these determine what kind of sexual education is taught in the schools. For example some conservative schools have abstinent-only programs, whereas the school in Oregon taught students at a young age how to engage in safe sex when they are ready

The ideas in the documentary relate to the themes of health equity and human rights since not everyone is getting proper sexual education due to cultural and religious beliefs, socioeconomic status, and age; therefore maximum health is not fully attainable. Health as a human right is supposed to be achievable for all groups of people and when it is not, then the rights are not equal for everyone. Clearly, certain groups of people are contracting more sexually transmitted diseases/infections, and unwanted pregnancies due to lack of information, and access to resources; which is a health inequality. Social justice is a theme we have also discussed, it confirms that a society or institution should be founded on solidarity and equality. Americans, and especially American Teens are not getting equal learning opportunities, freedom of expression, or knowledge on sex and their bodies. When compared with teens in Europe, the teens in America are experiencing a disparity because, due to this inequality they are experiencing more sexual health