Talk:Social hygiene movement

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I think it's wrong to conflate the Mental Hygiene Movement with the earlier Social Hygiene Movement when it's more closely associated with the later Mental Health Movement.69.127.3.215 (talk) 00:33, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

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This article should have a separated lead section. Suggested lead: "The social hygiene movement was an attempt by Progressive-era reformers to control venereal disease, regulate prostitution and vice, and disseminate sexual education through the use of scientific research methods and modern media techniques. Social hygiene as a profession grew alongside social work and other public health movements of the era. Social hygienists emphasized sexual continence and strict self-discipline as a solution to societal ills, tracing prostitution, drug use and illegitimacy to rapid urbanization. The movement remained alive throughout much of the 20th century and found its way into American schools, where it was transmitted in the form of classroom films about menstruation, sexually transmitted disease, drug abuse and acceptable sexual behavior in addition to an array of pamphlets, posters, textbooks and films."

Also, this article should have some structure added. Suggested structure- table of contents that includes history, definitions of hygiene types, mental hygiene movement, the different American Social Hygiene Associations, Progressive Era, see also, references and then ending with external links. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heylenae (talk • contribs) 23:00, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

I also think it might be good to add a different image than the one that is currently one page my suggested image to replace it with is https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/SMASH_THE_PROSTITUTION_RACKET_-_NARA_-_515431-236x300.jpg Chappastick (talk) 22:43, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

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Definitions Social Hygiene: the practice of measures designed to protect and improve the family as a social institution. Specially the practice of measures aiming at the elimination of venereal disease and prostitution. Mental Hygiene: the science of maintaining mental health and preventing the development of mental illness.

History The American Social Hygiene Association partnered with the government during The Great War. The American Social Hygiene Association provided social hygiene health and sexual health information to the soldiers in hopes that this education would help take fewer soldiers out of action from venereal diseases.

The Social Hygiene movement began to gain momentum in the early 1900’s making the movement part of publishings such as the American Journal of Public Health. Chappastick (talk) 18:29, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

The idea of prostitution was considered a “necessary evil” in light of an artificial demand that had been created through various forms including political corruption and advertising. With further investigation into the business of prostitution cities that did not contain commercialized prostitution had less crime and appeared to be in better shape than those who contained such. Most prostitutes that had been examined were found to have venereal diseases, but with that included a negative social stigma which stopped people from getting examined and so there became a campaign involving several organizations to suppress prostitution and begin educating people about sex and venereal disease. The two organizations that had developed were the American Vigilance Association, fighting prostitution, and the American Federation for Sex Hygiene. Finally, the two organizations had realized their mutual interest and called a meeting in Buffalo, New York which the term “social hygiene” was coined. By 1914 the organizations formed into one, calling themselves, “The American Social Hygiene Association” Chappastick (talk) 22:38, 14 November 2018 (UTC)Chappastick Poppy8199 (talk) 17:10, 7 November 2018 (UTC) https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/mental%20hygiene https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20hygiene Anderson, William B. “The Great War against Venereal Disease: How the Government Used PR to Wage an Anti-Vice Campaign.” Public Relations Review, vol. 43, no. 3, Sept. 2017, pp. 507

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The article "Wikipedia: Featured article criteria" states, "appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings;" The article has no structure to the, there is no table of context for us to know what information is included. You're able to visually see that the article is just one big paragraph that isn't organized. Suggested structure with table of context was added by Kenya-heylenae. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poppy8199 (talk • contribs) 00:44, 16 November 2018 (UTC)