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Guiding the reader through the development of sex education in Poland, Agnieszka Ko¿ciäska looks at how it has changed from the 19th century to the present day. The book compares how sex was described in school textbooks, including those scrapped by the communists for fear of offending religious sentiments, and explores how the Catholic church retained its power in Poland under various regimes. The book also identifies the women and men who changed the way sex was written about in the country, and how they established the field of Polish sex education.
List of contents
Foreword Frances Pine Preface to the English Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Puberty and Politics
Part I: Behind and Beyond the School Gates Chapter 1. Poland Bids Farewell to the Stork: The First Class and First Handbook
Chapter 2. Masturbation: Not Harmful, but...
Chapter 3. The First Time
Chapter 4. How (Not) to Get Pregnant
Chapter 5. The Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Abstinence, or Maybe Mutual Masturbation?
Chapter 6. Is Pornography a Form of Education?
Chapter 7. Queerness: Is Treatment Possible and Effective?
Chapter 8. 'Don't Rape!': The Sexual Violence Prevention Campaign That Never Existed
Part II: The View from the Pulpit Chapter 9. Sinful and Unhealthy: Sex Education the Catholic Way
Part III: Country Matters Chapter 10. 'Come Get your Acorns, Boys': Sex Education in the Countryside
Conclusion: A Culture of Emancipation, a Culture of Dialogue
References
Index
About the author
Agnieszka Kościańska is Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw. In 2021, she is Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies. She is the author and (co)editor of several volumes on gender and sexuality, including Gender, Pleasure and Violence (2021, Indiana University Press).
