ERIC Number: EJ988046
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Religious Young Adults Recounting the Past: Narrating Sexual and Religious Cultures in School
Page, Sarah-Jane; Yip, Andrew Kam-Tuck
Journal of Beliefs & Values, v33 n3 p405-415 2012
Schooling can be a pivotal time in young people's formative experience when identities are negotiated and forged. However, contradictory dominant cultures can operate within the school context, making it very challenging for individuals to negotiate their religious and sexual identities within a sexualised and heteronormative space. This essay draws on interview data relating to 18- to 25-year-olds of diverse religious faiths in the UK, who recounted their secondary schooling experiences, and focuses on the formal and informal ways in which the school was constituted in relation to religion and sexuality. (Contains 7 notes.)
Descriptors: Sexuality, Foreign Countries, Educational Experience, Academic Achievement, Religion, Self Concept, Sexual Identity, Interviews, Educational Attitudes, Secondary Education, Religious Cultural Groups, Youth
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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