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Assessing Rural African-American Churches' Attitudes Toward Adolescent Sexual Behavior--Implications for Curricula Development (Report)

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Title: Assessing Rural African-American Churches' Attitudes Toward Adolescent Sexual Behavior--Implications for Curricula Development (Report)
Author : Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality
Release Date : January 01, 2007
Genre: Family & Relationships,Books,Nonfiction,
Pages : * pages
Size : 264 KB

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Introduction Historically, African-American churches have served as the locus of economic development, education, and social reform within rural African-American communities. The church was often the center of social activities, as well as the meeting place of church-sponsored auxiliaries. The ministers of the congregations often served as community leaders and spokespersons. In addition to serving the spiritual and secular needs of the local Afro-American community, the church, along with fraternal organizations and newspapers, provided an important psychological link with the national Black community. Within the church, various health initiatives that deal with a wide range of subjects--including cancer, hypertension, diet, and diabetes--have been implemented. In addition, the African-American church serves as a reliable medium for providing comprehensive sex education not only to its congregation, but also to the larger community (1). As a group, African-American adolescents constitute the highest rate of adolescent pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, especially in the South.