Problem
Schwartz argues that there is a "culture of fear" sur- rounding sex and sexuality. She writes using points and counterpoints. In doing this, how does she showfear of sex and how does she show lack of fear of sex?
According to Schwartz, what role does national policy play in the uneasiness that parents have about their children being sexually active? What role does the legal system in the United States play in regulating the sexual pleasure of individuals?
What are the sources of this fear about sexuality? How do you think we can begin to overcome this fear?
Schwartz concludes with a discussion of the mixed signals that society, specifically the media, sends us as individuals. For example, she states that while adver- tisers sell things using sexual innuendo during prime- time television, it is not OK for these same time slots to include advertisements for condoms. How does Schwartz suggest that we begin to get past these mixed signals or sexual double standards that exist within society?