Attempts to strip sex instruction of all feeling are doomed to failure, because emotion is more basic than information in determining ethical living¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 1913 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Disemotionalizing sex through scientific study is chimerical; emotion, not mere information, impels action, so laboratory knowledge of sex cannot by itself control adolescent conduct. → Cook 1913

Evidence¶

Cook 1913¶

Cook, W. A. (1913). The problem of sex education. The Journal of Educational Psychology, 4(5), 253-260. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22The+problem+of+sex+education%22+Cook+1913

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Theoretical argument in the 'The Scientific Attitude Toward Sex' section. The author illustrates with physicians who become dope fiends despite scientific knowledge of narcotics, invokes McDougall on the inseparable emotional correlate of sex feelings, and concludes sterilization by education is impossible.

"emotion is more basic than mere information in determining ethical living. The' latter leads to judgment, but the former impels to action"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Imparting simple facts of sex is insufficient; instruction must be given in a vital, dynamic way by teachers who understand childhood and youth — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• The instructor's personality and attitudes influence outcomes of sex instruction as much as the facts taught, so personal appeal should carry greater stress than information alone. — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Biology courses alone are judged inadequate for sex instruction and should be supplemented by more personal and direct means such as special lectures. — related