The (im)possibilities of feminist school based sexuality education
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Victoria University of WellingtonIssue Date
2010-05-21
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A feminist school based sexuality education needs to be both gender-focused and critical. In this paper, we investigate the (im)possibilities of feminist sexuality education by exploring instances of its practice in New Zealand. Using a poststructuralist discursive framework, we use the theoretical concepts of ‘doing’ and ‘undoing’ gender to examine how students (aged 13—16) responded to progressive and liberal ideas presented by sexuality educators. Our findings paint a complicated picture. On some occasions, participants used traditional discourses of sexuality to counter educators’ use of progressive notions. At other times liberal and feminist ideas were embraced by participants and resourced awareness of possibilities for positive female sexuality. Our work shows traditional sexuality discourses are a continuing limitation to incorporating a discourse of pleasure in sexuality education even in the presence of feminist content. Nevertheless feminist discourses were present and enabled students to think about female sexuality in new and encouraging ways.Citation
Jackson S, Weatherall A (2010) 'The (Im)possibilities of Feminist School Based Sexuality Education', Feminism & Psychology, 20 (2), pp.165-185.Journal
Feminism & PsychologyAdditional Links
https://doi.org/10.1177/0959353509349603Type
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enISSN
0959-3535EISSN
1461-7161ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/0959353509349603
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