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This article describes a survey comparing university students in Greece and Scotland with regard to their attitudes to sexual development and sex education. A questionnaire was constructed in Greek and English and was completed by 436 university students in Greece and an equivalent number in Scotland. Comparative results show a tendency for students' attitudes to converge with regard to gender identity, inter-sexual relations, appropriate forms of sexual behaviour and the factors that shape it. Differences exist regarding the aims of sex education, the concept of a sexually mature person, and the moral principles that should govern inter-sexual relations.
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Kakavoulis, A., Forrest, J. Attitudes and values in sexual behaviour and sex education: A cross-cultural study among University students in Greece and Scotland. International Review of Education 45, 137–150 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003688807427
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