1st Edition

Teaching Gender? Sex Education and Sexual Stereotypes

By Tricia Szirom Copyright 1988
172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1988. This book provides a unique perspective on the creation of gender and the way in which sex education programs in schools contribute to this. Through a series of conversations with young people, a picture is developed of the way in which young women and young men view their own sexuality and that of the opposite sex. The book demonstrates that, in spite of the ‘sexual... Read more

Preface. Introduction 1. What They Say About Each Other 2. The Construction of Gender 3. The Development of Theories on Female Sexuality 4. Towards a New Paradigm 5. Recent Research Findings on Young People 6. The Role of Schools in Maintaining Stereotypes 7. The Development and Provision of Sex Education 8. Where Young People Learn About Sex 9. Young People’s Requests for Knowledge 10. Differing Perceptions of Content and Process 11. Conclusions

Biography

Tricia Szirom