Young People and Sexual Health: Individual, Social and Policy Contexts

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Author: Elizabeth Burtney

ISBN-10: 0333993578

ISBN-13: 9780333993576

Category: Diseases & Disorders - General & Miscellaneous

This book presents a holistic view of young people's sexuality and sexual health, including social policy, sociological and educational perspectives. Drawing on national and international policy analyses, on academic research and on a range of practical approaches to working with different groups, Young People and Sexual Health provides a comprehensive overview of this complex area. It will be of use to postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, to practitioners working in sexual...

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This book presents a holistic view of young people's sexuality and sexual health, including social policy, sociological and educational perspectives. Drawing on national and international policy analyses, on academic research and on a range of practical approaches to working with different groups, Young People and Sexual Health provides a comprehensive overview of this complex area. It will be of use to postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, to practitioners working in sexual health and to those in the policy arena.

ForewordPt. 1Sexuality and sexual health in context11A risk worth the taking : sex and selfhood in adolescence52The diversity of young people's heterosexual behaviour15Pt. 2International and UK policy contexts353Policy development in the United Kingdom384Sexual health policies and trends in Europe605Sexual health policies and trends in the USA, New Zealand and Australia80Pt. 3Groups requiring additional support956Sex, pregnancy and parenthood for young people who are looked after by local authorities997Addressing the sexual health needs of young lesbian, gay and bisexual people1148Service provision for meeting the sexual health needs of young people from Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities1289Sexuality and learning disability13910Not aliens or rocket science : young men and sex and relationships work155Pt. 4Learning about sexuality16911Exploring the role of schools in sexual health promotion17212Communication and sex education in families19013'They treated us like one of them really' : peer education as an approach to sexual health promotion with young people20214'I slept with 40 boys in three months' : teenage sexuality in the media : too much too young?21715What works and what counts : the role of evidence and the voice of young people234