Risk, power and the possibility of pleasure: Young women and safer sex

Holland, J.; Ramazanoglu, C.; Scott, S.; Sharpe, S. and Thomson, R. (1992). Risk, power and the possibility of pleasure: Young women and safer sex. AIDS Care, 4(3), pp. 273–283.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link:	http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1080/09540129208253099
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Abstract

This paper draws on the work of the Women Risk and AIDS Project (WRAP) which was undertaken by the authors working collectively. It reports on data from a sociological study of the sexual beliefs and practices of two samples each of 75 young women between 16 and 21 in the cities of London and Manchester in the UK. The period of data collection was 1988-1990. The paper sets out the methods used by the WRAP team and locates this research process within wider debates about feminist theory and methodology. There then follows a discussion of the main research findings—relating to the respondents sexual practice-which are then illustrated in some detail in relation to the themes of 'risk and trust' and 'power and empowerment'. Based on these findings conclusions are drawn about the need for a gendered dimension in the development of policy and practice for HIV and AIDS prevention.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Copyright Holders:	1992 Routledge
ISSN:	0954-0121
Academic Unit/Department:	Health and Social Care > Health and Social Care
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET)
Item ID:	19622
Depositing User:	Katy Gagg
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2010 09:31
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2012 08:58
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/19622

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