abstinence-only
adjective
mainlyUSuk/ˌæb.stɪ.nənsˈəʊn.li/us/ˌæb.stə.nənsˈoʊn.li/used todescribeapolicyor atypeofeducationthatteachespeoplethat they should not havesexoutsideofmarriage, and does notteachabout any othermethodsofpreventingpregnancyordisease:
At myformerhighschool, abstinence-onlyeducationwasrequiredfor allstudents.
used todescribeapolicyoftellingpeoplenot to usedrugsoralcoholat all,ratherthantryingtoreducetheriskin some other way:
Theirapproachtotreatingpeoplewithsubstanceusedisordersisquitedifferent from thetraditional"abstinence-only"philosophy.
- Texas has astaunchabstinence-onlypolicy, anddeniescontraceptivestominorswho do not haveparentalconsent.
- According to theinstitute, there is noevidencethat abstinence-onlyeducationdelaysteensexualactivity.
- Faith-basedorganizationsfavourabstinence-onlysexeducation.
- Christianfundamentalistsgenerallytake an "abstinence-only"approach.
- The only state-fundedsexeducationprogramsin thestateare abstinence-only.
Types of education
- abstinence education
- abstinence programme
- academically
- adaptive learning
- asynchronous
- CAL
- child-centred
- classroom
- communicative
- heuristic
- homeschooling
- hothouse
- hybrid
- m-learning
- mainstreaming
- mobile learning
- non-academic
- nursery
- special educational needs
- vocationally
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Abstaining and refraining
Drinking alcohol
Drugs - general words