The Comparison between China and Sweden in Sex Education and Countermeasures for China

Abstract

In today's society, many teenagers are being sexually assaulted. In China, influenced by traditional ideas and the existence of exam-oriented education, sex education is still in its infancy and difficult to carry out. Even if some schools carry out sex education courses, there are still many problems, such as the lack of laws, no professional teaching staff, parents' resistance and so on, all of these hinder its development. By contrast, as a country with a long history of sex education, Sweden has a lot to experience and differences with China, such as policy, culture and education system. This paper mainly adopts literature analysis, comparing the differences between Sweden and China in policy, culture and education system to solve the problems in China's sex education. This paper has four parts. The first one illustrates the content of policy, culture and education system. The second elaborates the problems existing in the current sex education in China. The third compares China with Sweden in these three parts. The fourth provides feasible suggestions: special law should be established; social organizations ought to cooperate; media should take the responsibility to propagandize positively; the supervision and management of the curriculum are supposed to be strengthened; families also need to guide their children and participate in sex education.