Is a Little Knowledge a Good Thing? College Students Gain Knowledge, but Knowledge Increase Does Not Equal Attitude Change regarding Same-Sex Sexual Orientation and Gender Reassignment Surgery in Sexuality Courses

Autor/inn/en	Noland, Ramona M.; Bass, Martha A.; Keathley, Rosanne S.; Miller, Rowland
Titel	Is a Little Knowledge a Good Thing? College Students Gain Knowledge, but Knowledge Increase Does Not Equal Attitude Change regarding Same-Sex Sexual Orientation and Gender Reassignment Surgery in Sexuality Courses
Quelle	In: American Journal of Sexuality Education, 4 (2009) 2, S.139-157 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-6128
Schlagwörter	Sex Education; Sexual Orientation; Surgery; Anatomy; Attitude Change; Sexuality; Undergraduate Students; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Homosexuality; Social Bias; Gender Issues; Outcomes of Education; Gender Differences; Family Life Education; Psychology; Comparative Analysis; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Sexuelle Orientierung; Chirurgie; Anatomie; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Sexualität; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Homosexualität; Geschlechterfrage; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Geschlechterkonflikt; Family education; Education within the family; Familienerziehung; Psychologie
Abstract	The gains in knowledge and changes of attitudes of students in undergraduate sexuality courses in two different academic disciplines were compared to those of their peers without college sexuality education in a variety of other psychology courses. All students had similar scores on tests of sexual anatomy, behavior, and health at the start of the semester, but the students enrolled in sexuality courses exhibited much larger increases in knowledge regarding these topics when their courses were done. Sexuality education clearly matters, but there is room for improvement; despite gains in knowledge, the sexuality students' scores were less than perfect. Students in both the sexuality courses and other psychology courses maintained neutral attitudes toward same-sex sexual orientation and gender reassignment surgery, and these attitudes did not change following enrollment in a semester-long course in sexuality education. (Contains 2 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10