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A Student-centred Sociology of Australian EducationSexuality: Australian Schools’ Sexuality Wars

A Student-centred Sociology of Australian Education: Sexuality: Australian Schools’ Sexuality Wars [This chapter explores the sociology of education theme ‘sexuality’ and presents pertinent findings. The most controversial topic since 2015 in Australian schools has been sexuality. Conservative politicians like Cory Bernardi have declared outrage at programmes like the Safe Schools Coalition which combat homophobia – in turn young people have expressed their outrage at such politicians. Media debates have been heated and ongoing about sex education provisions, same-sex couples at formals and other cultural changes. Most survey participants – particularly at government schools – were exposed to a combination of liberal messages about sexuality in their schools including puberty, reproduction, risk and other topics in a comprehensive sex education approach. Conservative gay conversion and censorship sexuality education messages had a highly significant association with increased suicide attempts, regardless of one’s sexual orientation. Messages endorsing pleasure and gender diversity were associated with reduced negative wellbeing impacts. Sexuality education approaches are the social area of schooling needing the most improvement according to participants. Sexual shaming features strongly in the terms used to bully people at schools (gay, slut, faggot, whore). Participants rated comprehensive, rights-based and open-minded sexuality approaches as useful and negated approaches lacking early coverage, inclusion or factual details on sexual problems (STIs, rape and child abuse). Tutorial questions for this chapter ask readers to consider concrete elements of their own and others’ schooling which show the approach taken to sexuality and sex education and to consider the best approaches.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Student-centred Sociology of Australian EducationSexuality: Australian Schools’ Sexuality Wars

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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
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978-3-030-36862-3
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129 –183
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10.1007/978-3-030-36863-0_7
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[This chapter explores the sociology of education theme ‘sexuality’ and presents pertinent findings. The most controversial topic since 2015 in Australian schools has been sexuality. Conservative politicians like Cory Bernardi have declared outrage at programmes like the Safe Schools Coalition which combat homophobia – in turn young people have expressed their outrage at such politicians. Media debates have been heated and ongoing about sex education provisions, same-sex couples at formals and other cultural changes. Most survey participants – particularly at government schools – were exposed to a combination of liberal messages about sexuality in their schools including puberty, reproduction, risk and other topics in a comprehensive sex education approach. Conservative gay conversion and censorship sexuality education messages had a highly significant association with increased suicide attempts, regardless of one’s sexual orientation. Messages endorsing pleasure and gender diversity were associated with reduced negative wellbeing impacts. Sexuality education approaches are the social area of schooling needing the most improvement according to participants. Sexual shaming features strongly in the terms used to bully people at schools (gay, slut, faggot, whore). Participants rated comprehensive, rights-based and open-minded sexuality approaches as useful and negated approaches lacking early coverage, inclusion or factual details on sexual problems (STIs, rape and child abuse). Tutorial questions for this chapter ask readers to consider concrete elements of their own and others’ schooling which show the approach taken to sexuality and sex education and to consider the best approaches.]

Published: Jan 4, 2020

Keywords: Sexuality, Sex education, Heterosexual, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Education, School

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