SEX EDUCATION FOR YORUBA TEENAGERS IN THE USA -CHALLENGE

The paper argues that first-generation Yoruba parents and their middle and high school teenagers and their children’s sex education teachers in the United States of America face challenges due to a conflict of culture. The argument is premised on the consideration of relevant information from scholars and Yoruba cultural ideas about child training regarding sex education, and the observation of the situation. The purpose of the paper is to draw the attention of key role players -first-generation parents, their children, and schoolteachers and school administrators in education- to how cultural inclusiveness, understanding, and collaboration among them can promote successful sex education for teenagers from a diverse or culturally different background. The import from the argument fits other places (countries or environments) with a similar experience.