PERSEPSI MENGENAI PENDIDIKAN SEKSUAL PADA REMAJA: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Sex education is very important for teenagers from an early age. Children and adolescents are prone to false information about sex. The purpose of this dissertation is to (1) identify teenagers’ perceptions of sex education and (2) identify the sources of information they use to get sex education. In addition, sex education can also educate teenagers about various harmful sexual behaviors so that they can avoid them. The research method used is review literature, that digs up various information about adolescent sex education. First, adolescents’ perception of sex education is one of the important and beneficial education for them in helping adolescent problems. Adolescence is defined as a period of developmental transition between childhood and adulthood, followed by biological, cognitive, and social-emotional changes. Second, the sources of sexual education used by teenagers are mass media, both print media such as newspapers, magazines, and books, as well as electronic media such as television and gadgets. Teenagers get a lot of sexual information and knowledge from the mass media and peers. They do not get sex education from the family environment or school.