What Does She Expect When She Dresses Like That? Teacher Interpretation of Emerging Adolescent Female Sexuality

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8924693
AutoresRegina Rahimi (Armstrong Atlantic State University, autor correspondente), Delores D Liston (0000-0002-6597-8822, Georgia Southern University)
Ano2009
Volume45
Fascículo6
Páginas512-533
Data de publicação2009-11-30
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEducational Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0013-1946 • E-ISSN: 1532-6993
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00131940903311362
OpenAlexW2022233552
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas28
Referências citadas33

When examining the experiences of adolescent girls, a study into the presumptions teachers have regarding female adolescent sexuality is a very important aspect to explore. This article presents the findings from a study we conducted with eleven middle- and high school teachers in a southeastern state from both rural and urban districts. In-depth interviews were conducted to determine how their experiences and perceptions impact their understanding of the emerging sexuality of students in their classrooms. Several findings emerged, including that girls continue to be placed in contradictory positions concerning sexuality, that adverse sexual labels continue to serve as a means of sexual harassment that many teachers do not recognize, and that perceptions of sexuality and acceptable behavior remain deeply embedded in race and class issues

Developmental psychology · Harassment · Human sexuality · Interpretation (philosophy · Perception · Race (biology · Sex education · Sexuality education · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Social Psychology