An Anthropological Study on the Importance of Sex Education in School Children to Control Anti-Social Behaviors (from Walasmulla Divisional Secretariat, Hambantota District)

Jayarathne S.D.y and Wijethunga W. T. D.
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Jayarathne S.D.y: Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Wijethunga W. T. D.: Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2024, vol. 11, issue 10, 969-1006

Abstract: Sex is a topic that can be used to construct different interpretations for different sections of society in this country. The first statements about the need for sex education are unfamiliar to the eyes of the people of this country. Sex education in schools also aims to provide adolescents in the country with their age-appropriate sex education. It is questionable whether this sex education is still going well in schools. When you look at the daily news in Sri Lanka, rape, Reports of sexual offenses, such as child abuse, are on the rise. Often young children and adolescents are identified as victims. Accordingly, the main purpose of this research is to study the importance of sex education in school children to control anti-social behavior. And a particular purpose of sexual study of the relationship between the school teacher and the school student to the education , to investigate the contribution of the teacher and the curriculum of schools to control anti-social behavior, the recommendation of the existing school health education curriculum change should be how to identify and to recommend presentation , teacher education and the role of the community as well as the student , personality ,The study of how it affects discipline can be pointed out. The study Walasmulla school of schools Divisional Secretariat Division 13 schools out of 03 have been selected as a study area. The samples and / MV Northern Kanumuldeniya students of 32 million and / Oluara Bandaranaike ka.vi students of 13 million and Kandebadda Secondary School of students 15 were part of the full sample of 60 is. Also, 4 teachers from three schools were selected and information was obtained using an interview schedule. Case studies have also been conducted using the information obtained from them. When asked if students have an understanding of what sex education is, all those selected from the overall census said they have an understanding of sex education. The percentage of students who have an understanding of the difference between health education and sex education is 41.7% and the percentage of students who do not understand the difference between health education and sex education is 58.3%. Also, 76.7% of the total samples stated that sex education of school children is important to control anti-social behavior. It is also clear from the information obtained from the teachers that school children should receive a complete sex education in school.

Date: 2024
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