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ERIC Number: ED586146
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Oct-1
Pages: 40
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Fertility Myths and Community College Drop Outs for Black Community College Students
Hollis, Leah P.
Online Submission, Paper presented at the Association of Black Sexologists & Clinicians Conference (Philadelphia, PA, Oct 1, 2015)
Few studies examine the association between community college students' risky sexual behavior, unplanned pregnancy, and the subsequent withdrawal from school. Further, students' nonchalant attitudes and lacking access to health care and information about contraceptive use may exacerbate the problem. Hence, comprehensive sexuality education can assist black community college students to make sound contraceptive decisions and to avoid unplanned consequences. Given the lack of empirical research on the connection between unplanned pregnancy and student retention for black community college students, this content analysis using Krippendorf's procedures (1980) develops themes from 100 articles and reports on sex education, relationship status, social norms, and contraceptive use. The resulting analysis using social ignorance theory (Ungar, 2008) shows that nonchalant attitudes regarding sexual practices and social norms influence risky sexual behavior for black community college students, which can be associated with unplanned pregnancy and eventually withdrawing from school.
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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