Sexual Pedagogies: Sex Education in Britain, Australia, and America, 1879–2000

Nelson, C.; Martin, M.

Understandings of sexuality and sex education have changed dramatically, and in this collection, the authors explore the various texts that were used to teach, to entertain, to sanction and to form a sexual standard for a nation. According to Nelson and Martin, these include a puberty education, sermons on abstinence, medical writings promoting sexual fulfillment, Hollywood comedies about sexual coming of age and picture books validating homosexuality. The essays included here are designed to illustrate the many responses that Anglophone culture has had to such texts for over a century.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-01-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403963505

DOI: 10.1057/9781403981035

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 159