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HONG KONG
Interestingly, Man-lun
Ng and Ma (2001)[1] offer no data
on childhood sexuality. In some authors on Chinese childhood, the matter of sex is equally
stepped over (e.g., Stafford, 1995)[2].
“[W]wen
asked about their first menstruation, large proportions of female students at
six high schools in Hong Kong, China, reported having negative
emotional experiences. Annoyance, embarrassment, surprise, worry, fear and
confusion; Indication that the negative emotional responses were predicted by
poor self-esteem, inadequate preparedness, negative perceptions of menstruation,
and agreement with local, negative attitudes toward menstruation”[3].
According to a 2004 study[4],
“[…] 'sex' has traditionally been
viewed as taboo, and as such, seldom talked about or openly discussed in public.
Schools have therefore not implemented sex education. Mass media further
challenges the moral standards and values of teenagers by distributing sexual
material which is distorted in nature. All these factors contribute to an
increase in sexual promiscuity, sex related crime and incest, of which some
victims are young children. [In the study] almost all of the [preschool] teachers
did not have confidence in teaching sex education in their pre-schools,
because they had inadequate knowledge and skills. Interestingly, the findings
also showed that some unmarried teachers felt embarrassed to implement sex
education. Nevertheless, they were willing to take up the responsibilities of
teaching sex education if they had sufficient training”.
Janssen,
D. F., Growing Up Sexually. VolumeI. World Reference Atlas. 0.2 ed. 2004. Berlin:
Magnus Hirschfeld Archive for Sexology
Last
revised: Jan 2005
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