The importance of entertainment for sexuality education

McKee, A

The importance of entertainment for sexuality education

McKee, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Sex Education, 2012, 12 (5), pp. 499 - 509
Issue Date:: 2012-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	McKee, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0577-2061	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Sex Education, 2012, 12 (5), pp. 499 - 509	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1468-1811	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28806
dc.description.abstract	Researchers in sexuality education have tended to focus on formal schooling. However, young people learn about sexuality from a range of sources, including entertainment media. This is particularly important because young people actively seek out entertainment media. They do so because it gives them the kinds of information they want, in ways that seem relevant to them. This is often not the case for formal schooling, for reasons that may not easily change in the near future. Possibilities exist for sexuality education researchers to form productive relationships with entertainment producers: but only if these are approached with respect for the producers' particular skills, including the ability to give audiences what they want. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Sex Education	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/14681811.2011.627727	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.title	The importance of entertainment for sexuality education	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	12	en_US
utslib.for	1699 Other Studies in Human Society	en_US
utslib.for	2001 Communication and Media Studies	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/FASS Faculty Administration
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pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	12	en_US

Abstract:

Researchers in sexuality education have tended to focus on formal schooling. However, young people learn about sexuality from a range of sources, including entertainment media. This is particularly important because young people actively seek out entertainment media. They do so because it gives them the kinds of information they want, in ways that seem relevant to them. This is often not the case for formal schooling, for reasons that may not easily change in the near future. Possibilities exist for sexuality education researchers to form productive relationships with entertainment producers: but only if these are approached with respect for the producers' particular skills, including the ability to give audiences what they want. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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