Family Life Education: Dating and Sex Behavior - Adolescence (1967) - Dr. F.R. Wake
Here's an interesting look back at Sex Ed from a simpler* time. Dr F.R. Wake talks about our changing bodies, what to expect, sex, dating rituals etc with a group of 11-13 year olds. The dating rituals seem particularly, well, dated. It's a lengthy listen clocking in at just over 7 minutes. I don't know exactly who Dr. Wake was and couldn't find anything about him, but clearly he's some type of psychologist or health expert of some description. This was released in 1967.
The album was part of a series of similar educational records for kids and parents covering a variety of topics. Included with this one is a booklet with questions and answers kids have given, so that cringing parents can know what to expect.
What's most interesting to me is not how obviously conservative and archaic it seems, but how surprisingly open and liberal it is within that context. Admittedly, being more open and frank about these types of discussions is one of the main goals of the record. Still, given our perception of how conservative things were then, I'm amazed at how frank many older educational materials were. This reminded me of Molly Grows Up, That hoot-and-a-half is totally worth a watch btw.
The album was part of a series of similar educational records for kids and parents covering a variety of topics. Included with this one is a booklet with questions and answers kids have given, so that cringing parents can know what to expect.
What's most interesting to me is not how obviously conservative and archaic it seems, but how surprisingly open and liberal it is within that context. Admittedly, being more open and frank about these types of discussions is one of the main goals of the record. Still, given our perception of how conservative things were then, I'm amazed at how frank many older educational materials were. This reminded me of Molly Grows Up, That hoot-and-a-half is totally worth a watch btw.
I've included an oversized pic of the liner notes:
*'simpler' of course in this case refers either to the times, or the people involved, depending on your political persuasion. ;)
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