Sex, educators say, has been reduced to technicalities. Young people want to hear from adults not just about sex, but about love and values. According to Kreinin and others in the field, most sex education courses in schools fall short. In states that mandate comprehensive sex education, programs are often under-funded and teachers are inadequately trained. What's more, the federal government's funding of abstinence-only programs has had a chilling effect on providing accurate and useful information to youngsters who are struggling with their sexual development.
Sex education is less and less comprehensive and more abstinence-based.
That leaves most kids nowhere in terms of dealing with the reality of their lives. In this vacuum, the worst sexual stereotypes take hold. Girls adopt this male standard. They're only important if they have a boy's attention, and sex is a great way to get it. The one happy ending to this sad story is that my friend's daughter was so disturbed by this behavior that she told her mother.