New Edition.
This book is a guide for senior students and young adults. The book aims to:
- provide information about sexuality, its social and behavioural aspects as well as biological aspects;
- assist people to become more aware of their own and other people's attitudes and values concerning sexuality;
- assist them to become comfortable with their own sexuality, and to be able to talk about sex without guilt or anxiety;
- help people to understand themselves as total sexual beings and to use that knowledge in responsible manner;
- examine their attitudes and values in relation to the church's teaching on sexuality and to understand the philosophy and reasons behind Church teachings on sexuality.
This new edition contains up to date material on Church teachings, as well as expanded sections on the body, birth control, sexually transmitted diseases and IVF.
The basic framework of this book takes seriously commitment to the Catholic Church and the collective wisdom of the Catholic community, expressed by legitimate authority. It helps readers come to a mature decision though a four level process of experiencing, understanding, judging and deciding. Its theoretical framework is supported by case studies, comments from young people, activities and questions for discussion and reflection.
