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ERIC Number: EJ1009255
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1932-5037
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The Message Is in the Bottle: Latino Youth Communicating Double Standard Ideologies through Photovoice
Gubrium, Aline C.; Torres, M. Idali
American Journal of Health Education, v44 n3 p146-155 2013
Background: Young Latinas living in the United States experience inordinate sexual and reproductive health outcome disparities. However, though prioritized as subjects for prevention, they are also often denied sexual agency. Purpose: This article reports the results of a study conducted to examine young Latino/a participants' perspectives on communicating and learning about sexuality in school and family settings. Methods: A Photovoice project was conducted with 20 Latino/a high school students. Each participant received a digital camera to take photos for 2 discussion sessions. Participants discussed select photos in relation to self-generated topics. Results: One overarching theme, double standards in expectations about sexual communication, and 2 related subthemes, contrasting gender expectations in sexual desire and pleasure and con?rming ideologies in sexual taboos and disconnections, emerged during discussions. Discussion: The persistence of a double standard placing responsibility for sexual protection on young women indicates a need to design health education programs centered on a critical examination of gendered and sexual expectations. Translation to Health Education Practice: Research ?ndings on gender inequities should be translated to health education practice. In sexuality education this means conducting activities that address subjectivity and agency as they are accorded to participants in their everyday lives. (Contains 3 photos.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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