Howdy! And thanks! I was a psychology student, with an elective handy, and I'd heard from a lot of my international student friends that it was a great course. I thoroughly recommend it to those of you who go on to university should you be interested. It was one of the most enlightening experiences in undergrad. It breaks down a lot of the barriers and taboos about discussing sex, and deals a lot with sexual identity and sexuality issues. Of course, I agree - it's not like you're going to do a quick google of something in the heat of the moment. I guess the saddest thing in the sexology course was hearing from passionate people who've developed some great informational tools pitched at students of all ages, but there just isn't the uptake from the private (and some public) schools. For me, it would've come in handy if that stuff was taught early, and continually, throughout school as we're developing. ... View more

Hi Magga. Not really all that accurate. I have flicked my way through a few Dollys in waiting rooms, and I have to chuckle at some of the stuff girls 'write in' about. Mens magazines to me are a little more direct - I think it's Zoo where they have some 'bartender' type Q&A, where lots of guys write in for relationship advice. The bartender is usually quite tactful and doesn't beat around the bush. I think those sorts of relationship issues are better than the questionable issues girls write in with in Dolly. I should think that young girls these days would hit up the internet first. All that said, there's still a huge emphasis on 'What she really wants in a man' vs '10 tricks to make your man go wild' in men's and women's magazines. There's a lot of social influence in them, to my mind. ... View more

Haha I find it interesting where they slot the sex ed in... Seems a mix between science and health classes could do the trick. Did they segregate your classes based on gender? I remember to this day in Year 7, the girls got to go to one class and learn about pregnancy and childbirth, while we just abused the anonymous question box getting our teacher to read out profanity-laden questions... ... View more

How would you describe the sex-ed you got at school? Helpful or not? Where else have you learnt about sex and relationships? At school? Not that helpful. As I've seen other detail, we got a lot more of the details in primary school, and not much more in high school. I attended a Catholic high school, so there was emphasis on family planning; other methods of safe sex were skimmed over. It wasn't really until I studied Sexology at Curtin University that I learnt a lot about sex, and realised how much information was out there for schools to use. Obviously I'd already learnt a fair bit from Mum and Dad, and was given a book called Secret Men's Business, which outlined most of it quite aptly. As for relationships, I think for the most part we learn about those from media - whether it be Home and Away or what we read in celebrity gossip/men's/women's magazines. Actually being in a relationship is seldom similar in my opinion, and you learn that everyone and each relationship is different. ... View more