'The detailed and thoughtful analysis, appropriate and comprehensive annotated reading sections at the end of each chapter and suggestion of exercises and questions all make this book an extremely valuable read. I would recommend it not only to practitioners but to all writers and researchers interested in the meanings of sex and sexuality in the 21st century.' - Gayle Letherby, Gender and Education'Overall the book is challenging and helpful in allowing practitioners to clarify their own position ... Sex education will remain shrouded in controversy as long as we have a diverse and competing value systems. This book will help us to get to grips with the process of finding where each of us stands.' - Neil Davidson, Working with Young Men'Halstead and Reiss provide a rich diet of suggestions relating to what a school sex-education programme that has values at its heart might look like...plenty of food for thought in formulating sex-education programmes that get to the heart of things and make a real difference.' - Lynndy Levin, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Vol 39, Nol 1, 2005'Halstead and Reiss's book is a very good introduction to the problems of sex education...a comprehensive, intelligent and thoughtful analysis of its topic.' - Society for Applied Philosophy, 2004