Publicação
Experiences of diverse and queer youth with sexuality education in Lisbon, Portugal
| Resumo: | This qualitative study sought the views of diverse and queer youth in relation to Sexuality Education experiences, perceptions and impact in the context of Lisbon, Portugal. Despite a growing body of research on topic, there remains a lack of intersectional approach applied to Sexuality Education studies in Portugal. Drawing on eleven semi-structured interviews, this study explores key dimensions of formal and informal education sources: family, school, peers, and pornography and the Internet. Through thematic analysis, the author examined how these dimensions shaped youth’s understanding of sexuality, identifying emerging topics regarding views, needs, dominant discourses and impact. Formal sources often perpetuated heteronormative messages affirming gender stereotypes, erotic deficit, or silence, which was associated with a negative impact and feelings of repression and exclusion. Informal sources provided more significant and useful information, especially in the case of normalising same-sex experiences amongst queer participants. Nevertheless, participants were frequently exposed to messages containing patriarchal values and gender roles that indicated the need of equipping youth with critical lens while navigating informal dimensions. These findings suggest the need of more inclusive and comprehensive sexuality education for youth at school, treating individuals as legitimate sexual subjects and providing teachers with appropriate training. |
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| Autores principais: | Zdravkova, Bilyana Antonieva |
| Assunto: | Sexuality education Queer youth Diversidade -- Diversity Intersectionality Gender LGTBQ+ Educação em sexualidade Juventude queer Interseccionalidade Género |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | ISCTE |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório ISCTE |
| Resumo: | This qualitative study sought the views of diverse and queer youth in relation to Sexuality Education experiences, perceptions and impact in the context of Lisbon, Portugal. Despite a growing body of research on topic, there remains a lack of intersectional approach applied to Sexuality Education studies in Portugal. Drawing on eleven semi-structured interviews, this study explores key dimensions of formal and informal education sources: family, school, peers, and pornography and the Internet. Through thematic analysis, the author examined how these dimensions shaped youth’s understanding of sexuality, identifying emerging topics regarding views, needs, dominant discourses and impact. Formal sources often perpetuated heteronormative messages affirming gender stereotypes, erotic deficit, or silence, which was associated with a negative impact and feelings of repression and exclusion. Informal sources provided more significant and useful information, especially in the case of normalising same-sex experiences amongst queer participants. Nevertheless, participants were frequently exposed to messages containing patriarchal values and gender roles that indicated the need of equipping youth with critical lens while navigating informal dimensions. These findings suggest the need of more inclusive and comprehensive sexuality education for youth at school, treating individuals as legitimate sexual subjects and providing teachers with appropriate training. |
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