| Title: |
Oskuld: Swedish Upper Secondary Student Conversations on Virginity |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Planting-Bergloo, Sara (ORCID 0000-0003-0441-5660); Arvola Orlander, Auli (ORCID 0000-0002-2518-3400); Jakobson, Britt (ORCID 0000-0002-2164-1291) |
| Source: |
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning. 2023 23(4):393-408. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2023 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries; Sex Education; Sexuality; Late Adolescents; Secondary School Students; Social Bias; Natural Sciences; Social Attitudes; Cultural Influences |
| Geographic Terms: |
Sweden |
| DOI: |
10.1080/14681811.2022.2040012 |
| ISSN: |
1468-1811; 1472-0825 |
| Abstract: |
The purpose of this study was to explore Swedish natural science sexuality education as a material-discursive practice. More specifically, we sought to investigate ways in which the phenomenon of "oskuld," which in Swedish means sexual innocence or to be without guilt, comes into being among 17-18-year-old students. The study, conducted in two upper secondary school classes for eight and six weeks respectively, involved in total 53 participating students. Field notes and audio-recordings were used in data construction. With a grounding in Baradian theory we explore how space, time and matter--spacetimematter--intra-actively enact notions of virginity within students' conversations. Findings show that a physiological knowledge base as well as the opportunity for students to encounter their own notions are crucial in overcoming the reproduction of norms related to the phenomenon of virginity. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2023 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1390397 |
| Database: |
ERIC |