The politics of youth sexuality
Civil society and school-based sex education in Croatia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18947807 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amir Hodžić (0000-0001-8099-0654, Independent Scholar, Zagreb, Croatia, corresponding author), Joan Budesa (University of California, Santa Barbara), Aleksandar Štulhofer (0000-0001-5138-3644, University of Zagreb), Janice M Irvine (0000-0002-3032-3607, University of Massachusetts Amherst), Janice Irvine (University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 494-514 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sexualities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363460712439656 |
| OpenAlex | W2048730666 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article analyzes the development of school-based sex education programs in Croatia to identify the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in shaping government policy outcomes. We trace the history and recent activities of faith-based and pro-comprehensive education CSOs to identify the political advantages and cultural challenges in advocating systematic sexuality education. Focusing our analysis on the 2004–2008 negotiation process over sexuality and health education programs in Croatian public schools, we aim to make transparent the state reluctance in handling controversial issues, as well as its covert privileging of faith-based initiatives. This decision-making process, we argue, exposes political links between heterosexual values and national culture. It also highlights how sex education policy became a site for reinforcing and challenging heteronormative values, and reveals complex relationships between sexuality, religiosity, and national culture
Civil society · Covert · Democracy · Democratization · Faith · Human sexuality · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Religiosity · Social science · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration · Religion and Society Interactions · Sex work and related issues
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| Citations per year | 1.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |