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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 7:21 am Post subject: Quarter of Korean Students Sexually Active |
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http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200505/200505250014.html
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Quarter of Korean Students Sexually Active
Little more than a quarter of university students have had sex, and most of those first slept with their partner within six months of meeting them, a Chosun Ilbo survey of university students has found. They limit themselves to about five times a month.
The survey investigated the sexual attitudes of 1,276 students at universities in the Seoul metropolitan area.
Only 354 of the 1,276 -- 27.7 percent -- said they were sexually experienced. About half of them -- 46.3 percent or 164 respondents -- had their first sexual experience when they were 20-21, but a third of the group had their first sexual experiences in middle or high school.
Of the 175 that said they are having sex, 30 said they thought of their bedfellow as "just a sexual partner."
Overall, students appeared fairly liberated in their attitudes, with a robust 61.1 percent (780 respondents) saying they were against the idea of chastity before marriage at least in theory, while 40.9 (522 respondents) said it was possible for men and women to live together without getting married. An overwhelming 85.3 percent (1,088 respondents) said they did not think it necessary for two people to get married if they have slept together.
Asked if prostitution helps prevent sex crimes such as rape, most men or 51 percent said yes, but most women or 65.5 percent said no.
Respondents revealed gaps in Korea��s sex education, with only 36.8 percent saying such classes were helpful in improving their understanding of sex. Among students who found out about the birds and the bees from other sources, 58.5 percent of women fingered friends, and 55 percent of men the Internet.
"At a time when open and conservative attitudes toward sex coexist in Korea, we need social agreement concerning the sexual culture of the young and adolescent sex education,�� said Prof Kang Suk-ja, a women��s studies expert at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. |
Interesting stuff, especially that last bold. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 7:27 am Post subject: |
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oh gawd, CC. 
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Damn. I've heard of "getting digits," but this is ridiculous. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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| That's funny. It's a bit of a let down when you read the sentence, though. |
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little mixed girl
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Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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ok, that's nice to know.
i'm also glad they put 'man' and 'woman' on the pics, just incase i got confused.  |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Only a quarter? |
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weatherman
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| A quarter seems low. I would have to say that by the time they graduate, about 60% or so, have had sex at least once. |
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Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: Quarter of Korean Students Sexually Active |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
"Respondents revealed gaps in Korea��s sex education, with only 36.8 percent saying such classes were helpful in improving their understanding of sex. Among students who found out about the birds and the bees from other sources, 58.5 percent of women fingered friends, and 55 percent of men the Internet."
Interesting stuff, especially that last bold. |
Does anyone else think this reads strange? To me, it reads: that out of the people surveyed who don't learn enough in sex ed at school, 58.5% of women find out about the birds and the bees by fingering their friends, and 55% of men finger the Internet.  |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I think this means that my neighbors in Taejon consisted of 25% of the student population. Those boys and girls were ACTIVE, especially on Mondays. All day Monday. (It was my theory they had had to spend their weekends with their parents so were feeling, shall we say deprived, by Monday morning. How do I know this? You all know the penchant for keeping the windows open, don't you? |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: Quarter of Korean Students Sexually Active |
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| Ekuboko wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
"Respondents revealed gaps in Korea��s sex education, with only 36.8 percent saying such classes were helpful in improving their understanding of sex. Among students who found out about the birds and the bees from other sources, 58.5 percent of women fingered friends, and 55 percent of men the Internet."
Interesting stuff, especially that last bold. |
Does anyone else think this reads strange? To me, it reads: that out of the people surveyed who don't learn enough in sex ed at school, 58.5% of women find out about the birds and the bees by fingering their friends, and 55% of men finger the Internet. |
I'm pretty sure it means 58.5% pointed to their friends. translator's little inside joke, I guess. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: Quarter of Korean Students Sexually Active |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| I'm pretty sure it means 58.5% pointed to their friends. translator's little inside joke, I guess. |
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red dog
Joined: 31 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds like one of their editors needs a b****-slapping. |
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helly
Joined: 01 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds like the editors are native speakers having a little fun |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| helly wrote: |
| Sounds like the editors are native speakers having a little fun |
The editors are most definitely native Korean speakers and Korean nationals. The "translators/copyeditors" aren't.
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Translators and editors are often bored. I remember when my brother worked for a music magazine at his university he would often slip in typos here and there for bands he hated. Counting Crows became Counting Cows, and so on. |
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