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Let's talk about sex - An Exploration into the Role of Empowerment in Sex and Relationship Education Gemma

Dummett, Gemma Ann LU (2018) SIMV21 20181
Graduate School
Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender
Abstract
School-based sex education plays an influential role for adolescents in England.
Existing research shows that adolescents are a vulnerable population who are more
likely to get a sexually transmitted infection over another age group. Girls between
the ages of fifteen and twenty-four are particularly vulnerable to getting an STI. In
some countries, a framework called comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is
used to promote empowerment among adolescents and to help lower rates of STIs.
Therefore, it is essential to explore how a country like England, with a high rate of
STIs uses sex education and if empowerment is used in the current sex and
relationship education framework. Furthermore, the aim of this study is to explore
if and... (More)
School-based sex education plays an influential role for adolescents in England.
Existing research shows that adolescents are a vulnerable population who are more
likely to get a sexually transmitted infection over another age group. Girls between
the ages of fifteen and twenty-four are particularly vulnerable to getting an STI. In
some countries, a framework called comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is
used to promote empowerment among adolescents and to help lower rates of STIs.
Therefore, it is essential to explore how a country like England, with a high rate of
STIs uses sex education and if empowerment is used in the current sex and
relationship education framework. Furthermore, the aim of this study is to explore
if and how SRE contributes to the empowerment of adolescent girls, by particularly
focusing on sexual health and consent. This aim was completed by applying
Kabeer’s dimensions of empowerment and Lukes’ two-dimensional view of power
to SRE. The main conclusions revealed that there was a lack of adequate sex
education provided at school and adolescents had to actively seek this information
elsewhere. Therefore, adolescent girls were not empowered as they felt they were
not provided with the information in the first place. (Less)
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author
Dummett, Gemma Ann LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV21 20181
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
empowerment, adolescents, sex and relationship education
language
English
id
8947702
date added to LUP
2018-06-27 12:19:49
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2018-06-27 12:19:49
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  abstract     = {{School-based sex education plays an influential role for adolescents in England.
Existing research shows that adolescents are a vulnerable population who are more
likely to get a sexually transmitted infection over another age group. Girls between
the ages of fifteen and twenty-four are particularly vulnerable to getting an STI. In
some countries, a framework called comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is
used to promote empowerment among adolescents and to help lower rates of STIs.
Therefore, it is essential to explore how a country like England, with a high rate of
STIs uses sex education and if empowerment is used in the current sex and
relationship education framework. Furthermore, the aim of this study is to explore
if and how SRE contributes to the empowerment of adolescent girls, by particularly
focusing on sexual health and consent. This aim was completed by applying
Kabeer’s dimensions of empowerment and Lukes’ two-dimensional view of power
to SRE. The main conclusions revealed that there was a lack of adequate sex
education provided at school and adolescents had to actively seek this information
elsewhere. Therefore, adolescent girls were not empowered as they felt they were
not provided with the information in the first place.}},
  author       = {{Dummett, Gemma Ann}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Let's talk about sex - An Exploration into the Role of Empowerment in Sex and Relationship Education Gemma}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}