Angela Cooke-Jackson, Valerie Rubinsky, Jacqueline N. Gunning, Emily Gerlikovski, Amanda Holman, Jimmie Manning, Bolivar X. Nieto, Carey Noland, Andrew Spieldenner, Sarah De Los Santos Upton, Carina M. Zelaya
{"title":"Elaborating on ‘The Talk’ in ‘Sex Talks’: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Place of Communication Science in Sexuality Education and Advocacy","authors":"Angela Cooke-Jackson, Valerie Rubinsky, Jacqueline N. Gunning, Emily Gerlikovski, Amanda Holman, Jimmie Manning, Bolivar X. Nieto, Carey Noland, Andrew Spieldenner, Sarah De Los Santos Upton, Carina M. Zelaya","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2256654","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2256654","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractBuilding from a panel at the 2022 National Communication Association (NCA) annual convention, the present article seeks to ground communication studies/sciences as central to interdisciplinary conversations surrounding sexuality education and communication. Communication is integral to sexuality education, and topics of communication, sex, and sexuality education are researched across disciplines. Still, research on sexuality education within communication studies remains under-attended, and interdisciplinary sexuality education research remains siloed by academic discipline. Presenting a forum featuring both emerging and leading scholars in the field of communication researching sex(uality) education, the present article seeks to establish the academic discipline of communication as integral to research on sexuality education. To do so, we first discuss communication as an academic discipline and its advancements in sexuality education research. Next, communication scholars offer their expertise in sex(uality education) communication topics including family conversations, cultural influence, health inequities in education, and medicine. Collectively, these perspectives offer an understanding of current sexual health research in the field of communication, as well as next steps through direct application to conversations about sex, improvement to our medical and education systems, and community-based education and intervention. It is our hope that this article fosters a larger conversation about the importance of communication (studies/sciences) in sexuality education.Keywords: sexuality educationhealth communicationinterpersonal and family communicationadvocacy Additional informationFundingThe author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134910608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Rather than Ruin the Fun:” Elaborating on Faking Orgasms as Goal-Oriented Deceptive Communication","authors":"V. Rubinsky, Anna Ambrus","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2254213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2254213","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46427060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Harpin, Molly Secor-Turner, Laura Callan, Kaitlin Schmitz, Brandy A. Randall
{"title":"Outcomes of a Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Intervention among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Living in a Socially Conservative U.S. State","authors":"S. Harpin, Molly Secor-Turner, Laura Callan, Kaitlin Schmitz, Brandy A. Randall","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2254228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2254228","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46904727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aida Lopez-Brull, Borja Pérez-Domínguez, Cristina Blasco-Ortiz, Marta Morales-Baixauli, I. Nahon, Jose Casaña-Granell
{"title":"Assessing Sexual Functioning with the Female Sexual Function Index in Women Suffering from Genito-Pelvic Pain Penetration Disorder Undergoing a Therapeutic Educational Program","authors":"Aida Lopez-Brull, Borja Pérez-Domínguez, Cristina Blasco-Ortiz, Marta Morales-Baixauli, I. Nahon, Jose Casaña-Granell","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2243809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2243809","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45406370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Frawley, J. David, A. O’Shea, A. Dew, M. Wellington
{"title":"Sexuality and Relationship Education Programmes for People with Intellectual Disability: Innovations and Challenges","authors":"P. Frawley, J. David, A. O’Shea, A. Dew, M. Wellington","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2233409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2233409","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43107844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Grant, Kaileigh Carter, Matt Hoffman, R. Hubach, Christopher Owens
{"title":"Parent-Reported HIV Prevention Communication Topics with Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents: A Descriptive Study","authors":"M. Grant, Kaileigh Carter, Matt Hoffman, R. Hubach, Christopher Owens","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2233418","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2233418","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44026532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laypeople’s Perceptions of Sexuality Education with Young Children Insights from a Convenient Sample of the Greek Orthodox Community","authors":"I. Grigoropoulos","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2225790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2225790","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48636511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spencer B. Olmstead, Kristin M. Anders, Rhett M. Billen
{"title":"Complexity in Emerging Adults’ Emotional Reactions to Pornography Use: It Is Not All Good or Bad","authors":"Spencer B. Olmstead, Kristin M. Anders, Rhett M. Billen","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2224122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2224122","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44965179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gender Interaction and Its Implications on Sexuality Education in an Ethiopian Primary School: Girls in Focus","authors":"Siyane Aniley, Elisabet Öhrn, Temesgen Fereja","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2214748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2214748","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThis ethnographic study aims to understand school-based gender interaction and its implication on the practices of Sexuality Education (SE) in a public primary school in Ethiopia. The study engaged Connell’s gender theory to explain the gender interaction from gender division of labor, power relation and cathexis dimensions. The study employed school observations, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with students (age 13–16), and in-depth interviews with sexuality education teachers. The findings showed that the selected school is a gendered site in the aspects of division of labor, power relation and cathexis, where boys and girls learn and perform gender through various processes inside the classroom, outside the classroom, and in the immediate school surroundings. The findings also indicated that sexuality education responded to this by taking dual and complex role by both emancipatory (by challenging overall social gender power patterns) and reproducing gender relations (by neglecting the school-based gender bias). The study suggested the need to continuously reflect and reimagine the gender values embedded in sexuality education to improve gender relations in school context.Keywords: Gendergender interactionsexuality educationethnographyschool Additional informationFundingThe author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":"302 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135643676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Claussen, D. Exner‐Cortens, Elizabeth Baker, Mili Roy, Kerry Coupland
{"title":"Promotion of Sexual Health Self-Efficacy through Gender-Transformative Intervention with Adolescent Boys","authors":"C. Claussen, D. Exner‐Cortens, Elizabeth Baker, Mili Roy, Kerry Coupland","doi":"10.1080/15546128.2023.2213453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2023.2213453","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45712,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Sexuality Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44726390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}