Popular media’s role in fostering sex education in middle schools: A comparative analysis of Netflix series Sex Education and Bollywood film Oh My God 2

IF 2.8 3区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

International Journal of Educational Development Pub Date : 2024-09-23 DOI:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103119

Abhishikta Bhattacharjee

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Abstract

India as a country has always been seen as a repository of culture and heritage. The historical ruins, temples, scriptures of this ancient land foster liberty regarding sexuality and its significance in the advancement of civilization. However, sex education is still a taboo and an alien topic in the Indian education system. On the other hand, in the USA, one of the most advanced countries, sex education is a mandate, but sadly, there are middle schools in many states in the USA, which do not ponder over the subject at all.The reason behind this is the fact that there is no unified National Policy regarding Sex-Education in the USA, it is vested with the states individually. The USA government had been promoting ‘Abstinence-only-until-marriage’ (AOUM) education till Obama came. Even after implementing an evidence-based sex education system, the overall status of comprehensive sex education is unsatisfactory in the USA. This research aims at dealing with the issues associated with implementing and practising sex-education in the middle school and how the popular media deals with it and influences it. The paper takes into account the famous Netflix series Sex Education which is hugely applauded for its candid and inclusive approach towards sex and sexuality of teenagers and the recent bollywood film OMG2 which serves as a critique of the Indian education system which fails to provide proper knowledge on the subject and jeopardises the adolescent life.

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大众媒体在促进中学性教育方面的作用：Netflix 系列《性教育》与宝莱坞电影《我的天哪 2》的比较分析

印度作为一个国家，一直被视为文化和遗产的宝库。这片古老土地上的历史遗迹、寺庙、经文促进了人们对性的自由及其在文明进步中的意义的认识。然而，在印度的教育体系中，性教育仍然是一个禁忌和陌生的话题。另一方面，在美国这个最先进的国家之一，性教育是一项法定任务，但可悲的是，美国许多州的中学根本没有思考过这个问题，其背后的原因是美国没有关于性教育的统一国家政策，而是由各州单独负责。在奥巴马上台之前，美国政府一直在推行 "禁欲到结婚"（AOUM）教育。即使实施了以证据为基础的性教育制度，美国全面性教育的整体状况仍不尽如人意。本研究旨在探讨在中学实施和实践性教育的相关问题，以及大众媒体是如何处理和影响性教育的。本文参考了著名的 Netflix 系列电影《性教育》（Sex Education），这部电影因其对青少年性和性行为的坦诚和包容而广受好评；还参考了最近的宝莱坞电影《OMG2》（OMG2），这部电影对印度的教育系统进行了批判，因为印度的教育系统未能提供适当的相关知识，从而危害了青少年的生活。

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International Journal of Educational Development EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

12.00%

发文量

106

审稿时长

40 days

期刊介绍： The purpose of the International Journal of Educational Development is to foster critical debate about the role that education plays in development. IJED seeks both to develop new theoretical insights into the education-development relationship and new understandings of the extent and nature of educational change in diverse settings. It stresses the importance of understanding the interplay of local, national, regional and global contexts and dynamics in shaping education and development. Orthodox notions of development as being about growth, industrialisation or poverty reduction are increasingly questioned. There are competing accounts that stress the human dimensions of development.