While we’re on the topic of condoms, I want to take a moment to address the issue of public perception. Sexuality education and sexual health are both often relegated to the back room of a red light district sex worker studio. Not that there’s anything wrong with the back room of a red light district […]
Posts tagged teenagers
Condom Week: When hands-on is called for
Being a sex educator with my face and my e-mail address out on the Internet sometimes means I get crazy notes from people. Last week I got a Facebook message that said this: “I want to practice sex with a female on the camera and gave him $ 500 to send the amount by Mister Naonio […]
Nudity
I recently read Live Nude Girl: my life as an object by Kathleen Rooney. The book chronicles Rooney’s experiences in being a live nude model, discusses the history of nude modeling, and delves into the psychology of nudity in general. I quite enjoyed the book. What I felt was missing completely, and quite a glaring […]
Internet Issues – Conclusions
Over the last two weeks I’ve been talking about a pretty fabulous report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education about the potential ethical issues many teenagers face when interacting online and in social media – and the benefits and pitfalls associated with the issues. This report is one of the best academic reviews of […]
Internet Issues and Participation
Today I continue our conversation on how the ethical issues that present themselves to young people using social media by talking about participation. The start of our conversation is here, and links to the other posts on the same topic are all in the comments section below. The Harvard Graduate School of Education report defines […]
Internet Issues and Ownership/Authorship
Busy, busy day today, folks, so if you want background on today’s post, go look at yesterday’s post. The report that I’ve been talking about presents the complex issue of ownership and authorship thusly: Offline, ownership and authorship are well-define concepts, protected by law and reinforced by cultural norms in corporations and schools… For various […]
Internet Issues and Privacy
On Monday I introduced a report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education called Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media (go to Monday’s post to download the report in its entirety). The authors contend that there are five primary issues to address and investigate at the intersection of these three forces: identity (which […]
Internet Issues and Identity
Yesterday I talked about a 2008 report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education called Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media (go to Monday’s post to download the article in its entirety). The authors identified five key issues in regards to the topic: identity privacy ownership and authorship credibility participation This report worked […]
Internet Issues
The Internet is a huge, hulking thing with so many nooks and crannies it can be hard to know where you are, much less know where your children are. I have heard many horror stories about the Internet, and just as many stories of supportive networks and friends who use online media as a way […]
On Trust (and what it means about innocence and knowledge)
This morning I was thinking about trust. About who has it, and who doesn’t. And what that means about innocence and knowledge. Because I occasionally find myself in front of a group of young teenagers talking about this most intimate topic, promising I won’t tell their parents what they say, teenagers often confide in me […]
