Trường Cao Đẳng CNTT Hữu nghị Việt – Hàn Hanoi Pedagogical University Number Khoa Khoa Học Máy Tính Presentation: Privacy and Sex in Britain Group 8: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Anh Lê Thúy Hường GV: LOGO Dương Thị Thu Hiền Hoàng Thị Khánh Linh Contents I Privacy II Sex: - Effects of sex to private life - British’s views of sex III Questions I Privacy Privacy is very important to British For British, it is impolite to ask people questions:     Money Family Age Sex life “Personal” questions Example: John : Hello! I am John Nana: Hi! I am Nana John : How old are you? Nana: 20 And you? John : 21 Are you married? Nana: I’m single John : What you do? How much money you earn for a month? Nana: I’m a teacher In the first time you meet someone in Britain, you should greet by :  Peter: How you do?  Mary: How you do? British have law of privacy to protect people: Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home, and correspondence  Private life  respect for private and confidential information  respect for individual sexuality  respect for privacy when one has a reasonable expectation of privacy  the right to control the dissemination of information about one’s private life, including photographs taken covertly  Respect for the home: a right not to have one’s home life interfered with  Respect for correspondence: the right to uninterrupted and uncensored communication with others II Sex  Effects of sex to private life  British’s views of sex  Effects of sex to private life • Keeping things private is very essential to British, especially sex life • British public life has a reputation for demanding puritanical standards of behavior • Politicians’ sexual activity has negative influences to their career Example: • Former US President Bin Clinton with his interns – Monica Lewinsky • In some cases, It can bring positive consequences for the politician  British’s views of sex • • Example: British have a positive and open attitude to sex • Example: The Gay Man’s Guide’s videos Not “Pornographic” But “Educational” They still considered sex as a private matter For example: • The Britain’s government concerned about sex education in school but a research in early 1990s showed that nearly half of the schools in the country have little or no sex education • Even though prostitution and solicitation are illegal, British still have tolerate and embarrassed attitude to them Example: • It is illegal to buy sex from a person younger than 18, although the age of consent for noncommercial sex is 16 throughout the United Kingdom • Laws are not always strictly enforced, and many brothels in cities such as Manchester and London operate under the name "Massage parlours", with police forces often turning a blind eye to such establishments  Questions: • What are British’s attitude to sex? • Should or should not have subject about sex at schools in Viet Nam? Why or why not? Thank you for your listening!