Young People, Sex and Relationships

Modernisation and Changes in Attitudes towards Sex and Relationships in Young People

Protecting young people from sex without consent

Over the last decade, a growing body of evidence—much of it the result of Population Council research—has laid to rest any illusion that the young are protected from unwanted sexual advances or forced sex both within and outside of marriage (Erulkar 2004; Bott, Guedes, and Guezmes 2005; Erulkar et al. 2005b; Hallman 2005; Jejeebhoy, Shah, and Thapa 2005; NRC and IM 2005). These studies have est...

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152 © 2016 Guilford Publications, Inc. This research was supported by a Department of Health and Human Services Grant 90FE0022 awarded to Frank Fincham. Any opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies. We thank Eli Finkel for comments on an earlier draft of this manuscript and Tarr...

Oral Sex, Young People, and Gendered Narratives of Reciprocity

Young people in many countries report gender differences in giving and receiving oral sex, yet examination of young people's own perspectives on gender dynamics in oral heterosex are relatively rare. We explored the constructs and discourses 16- to 18-year-old men and women in England used in their accounts of oral sex during in-depth interviews. Two contrasting constructs were in circulation i...

Sex and relationships education, sexual health, and lesbian, gay and bisexual sexual cultures: Views from young people

This article draws on three small-scale studies with young people in two cities in the UK, which sought to gather views on sex and relationships education (SRE) and sexual health, and included those who self-identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). Participants were involved in detailed self-completion surveys and/or in-depth interviews/focus groups. Each project elicited data about respo...