Event Title
Do Only "Sluts" Talk About Sex? Young Women Discuss Sexuality
Location
CSU 284
Start Date
25-4-2006 9:30 AM
End Date
25-4-2006 12:00 PM
Student's Major
English
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Susan Freeman
Mentor's Department
Gender and Women's Studies
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Young American women often are uncomfortable discussing their sexuality despite media that portrays women's sexuality openly. I investigated what contributes to women's fears of openly discussing sex by talking to straight, bisexual, and lesbian college students. Three focus groups with 6 to 8 participants, ages 20 to 25, each discussed family, contraception, religion, relationships, and labeling, such as words like slut, dyke, and whore. The small group discussions, similar to consciousness-raising groups, allowed the women to learn from each others' perspectives. I found many women shared similar experiences that can be attributed to socially constructed sexual roles.
Do Only "Sluts" Talk About Sex? Young Women Discuss Sexuality
CSU 284
Young American women often are uncomfortable discussing their sexuality despite media that portrays women's sexuality openly. I investigated what contributes to women's fears of openly discussing sex by talking to straight, bisexual, and lesbian college students. Three focus groups with 6 to 8 participants, ages 20 to 25, each discussed family, contraception, religion, relationships, and labeling, such as words like slut, dyke, and whore. The small group discussions, similar to consciousness-raising groups, allowed the women to learn from each others' perspectives. I found many women shared similar experiences that can be attributed to socially constructed sexual roles.
Recommended Citation
Groh, Sarah. "Do Only "Sluts" Talk About Sex? Young Women Discuss Sexuality." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 25, 2006.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2006/oral-session-L/8
