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Sexuality remains a hotly debated subject, nowhere more so than in education. This perceptive and balanced book shows that discussions of sexuality and schooling can be simultaneously polarizing and democratizing. Disputing the Subject of Sex examines controversies over sex, AIDS, and gay-inclusive multicultural education, which offer especially fruitful opportunities to explore instances when community membership, schooling, and sexuality have collided. Rather than choosing sides, this book uses case studies, interviews with queer youth, and analysis of curricular texts to help readers understand how power dynamics play out in educational controversies and how they can guide us to new ideas about students' abilities to learn and relate ethically to one another about the subject of sex.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Sexuality and Theory Chapter 3 Cautions on the Subject Chapter 4 Identity and the Monolithic Community Chapter 5 The Adolescent as Abstinent Heterosexual Chapter 6 Local Values and the Open Closet Chapter 7 The Abstinence Oath and Secondary Virginity Chapter 8 Conclusion: Ethical Curiosity, Spaces, and Associations: School-Based Gay and Straight Alliances
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By Cris Mayo
Summary
Sexuality remains a hotly debated subject, nowhere more so than in education. This book shows that discussions of sexuality and schooling can be simultaneously polarizing and democratizing. It also uses case studies, and interviews with queer youth, to help readers understand how power dynamics play out in educational controversies.
