‘I’m not going anywhere near that': Expert stakeholder challenges in working with boys and young men regarding sex and sexual consent

IF 2.3 2区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL ISSUES

Critical Social Policy Pub Date : 2022-06-09 DOI:10.1177/02610183221103817

Andrea Waling, Alexandra James, John F. Fairchild

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Abstract

This article explores findings from 23 expert stakeholder interviews on working with cisgender heterosexual men and boys in the fields of gendered violence prevention, relationships and sexuality education (RSE), sexual health, sport, and emotional and mental well-being. It focuses on how organisations and individual consultants navigate political and social tensions when working with boys and young men. Findings from these interviews note several significant challenges and barriers stakeholders face in implementing programs designed to support cisgender, heterosexual boys and young men, particularly in areas of sex, sexual health and wellbeing. These include 1) broader questions as to who is responsible for teaching about sex, relationships, and sexuality; 2) the lack of public support in running programs about sex and sexuality, 3) uncertainty as to the best settings to engage boys and young men, and 4) hostility or lack of engagement with program content. We highlight the implications of these challenges for policy and practice, as well as recommendations for how to address some of these issues.

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“我不会这么做的”:专家利益相关者在与男孩和年轻男性合作时遇到的关于性和性同意的挑战

本文探讨了23位专家利益相关者访谈的结果，这些访谈涉及在性别暴力预防、人际关系和性教育（RSE）、性健康、体育以及情感和心理健康领域与顺性别异性恋男性和男孩合作。它关注的是组织和个人顾问在与男孩和年轻男性合作时如何应对政治和社会紧张局势。这些采访的结果表明，利益相关者在实施旨在支持顺性别、异性恋男孩和年轻男性的计划时，特别是在性、性健康和幸福领域，面临着一些重大挑战和障碍。这些问题包括：1）关于谁负责教授性、关系和性的更广泛的问题；2）在运行有关性和性的节目时缺乏公众支持，3）不确定让男孩和年轻男性参与的最佳环境，以及4）对节目内容的敌意或缺乏参与。我们强调了这些挑战对政策和实践的影响，以及如何解决其中一些问题的建议。

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期刊介绍： Critical Social Policy provides a forum for advocacy, analysis and debate on social policy issues. We publish critical perspectives which: ·acknowledge and reflect upon differences in political, economic, social and cultural power and upon the diversity of cultures and movements shaping social policy; ·re-think conventional approaches to securing rights, meeting needs and challenging inequalities and injustices; ·include perspectives, analyses and concerns of people and groups whose voices are unheard or underrepresented in policy-making; ·reflect lived experiences of users of existing benefits and services;