Thomson, Rachel
(2000).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1080/713684385 |
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Abstract
This paper explores the structure of British young peoples' values concerning sexual experience and parenthood within a social context of individualization. Drawing on a conceptual framework derived from the work of Bourdieu, it introduces the idea of a 'logic of sexual practice', arguing that differences in attitudes towards sexual experience and early parenthood can be understood in terms of the particular economy of values of a community. The paper draws on data collected for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded study 'Youth values: identity, diversity and social change', a multi-method investigation of the moral landscapes of young people aged 11-16 years living in five contrasting areas of the UK. Using data from questionnaires, focus groups and individual interviews, the paper develops two in-depth case studies that document the logic of sexual practice for young people living in an affluent middle class commuter belt town and a deprived public housing estate. The paper explores the part played by sexual values in the development of adult identities and competing understandings of maturity, experience and success.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2000 Routledge |
| ISSN: | 1367-6261 |
| Keywords: | sexual behaviour of young adults; parenthood; values in adolescence |
| 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: | 19630 |
| Depositing User: | Katy Gagg |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2010 11:45 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2012 08:58 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/19630 |
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