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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784893803321

Autore

Alldred Pam

Titolo

Get real about sex [[electronic resource] ] : the politics and practice of sex education / / Pam Alldred and Miriam E. David

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England ; ; New York, : McGraw-Hill, : Open University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-33072-8

9786611330729

0-335-23383-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Educating boys, learning gender

Altri autori (Persone)

DavidMiriam E

Disciplina

613.9071241

Soggetti

Sex instruction - Great Britain

Sex instruction - Government policy - Great Britain

Sex instruction for youth

Masculinity - Great Britain

Femininity - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction: 'Get Real about Sex!'; Chapter 2: Sex, gender and education: Contemporary challenges and contested histories; Chapter 3: Views from the staffroom: Teachers' perspectives on sex education; Chapter 4: Sexy bodies in the classroom: Pupils' values and views about sex education; Chapter 5: Healthy bodies in healthy schools: Joined-up policy and the health/education divide; Chapter 6: 'Too little, too late': Young mothers, sex education and educational values

Chapter 7: 'Young people' not 'pupils': Sex, education and boys not in schoolChapter 8: Conclusions: Getting real about sex - embedding an embodied sex education in schools; References; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on young people's identities in the classroom, this book employs contemporary theoretical approaches to explore how gender is enacted and experienced by individuals, and how social pressures and government agendas operate at the level of the individual.