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New Study Finds Oral and Anal Sex Common Among Sexually Active Teens

Submitted by Keba.sebetoane on Thu, 06/11/2008 - 12:36
Publisher: 
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United Sates
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://www.siecus.org
Author: 
Laura Duberstein Lindberg, Rachel Jones, and John S. Santelli
Published Date: 
2008
Abstract: 
Although non-coital sexual acts-such as oral and anal sex-are common, little research has systematically studied these behaviors among adolescents. Anecdotal evidence, however, has led to a concern that today's teens are engaging in oral and anal intercourse more than teenagers in the past, that they are responding to increasing pressures to remain abstinent by engaging in oral and anal intercourse as a way to stay "technical virgins," and that they view oral and anal sex as less risky than "real" sex. A new study from researchers at the Guttmacher Institute seeks to determine what kinds of factors are associated with engaging in oral and anal sex and if teens do indeed substitute oral and anal sex for vaginal intercourse. 
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New Study Finds Oral and Anal Sex Common Among Sexually Active Teens New Study Finds Oral and Anal Sex Common Among Sexually Active Teens

Doing Research on Sexuality in Africa: Ethical Dilemmas and the Positioning of the Researcher

Submitted by Keba.sebetoane on Wed, 05/11/2008 - 16:09
Publisher: 
Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://www.arsrc.org
Author: 
Emídio Gune* and Sandra Manuel**
Published Date: 
2007
Abstract: 
The process of knowledge production involves a series of steps and is influenced by several factors which impact upon the end result of the research in various ways. When the topic of research is sexuality such conditions and influences become surrounded by a greater number of implications, some with far-reaching consequences. Not only is this due to the fact that sexuality is generally regarded as a sensitive topic, if not a taboo, that must not be mentioned in public, but it is also a topic that poses difficult questions that the researcher must resolve or the very success of the project may be in jeopardy. This article reflects on key epistemological conversations and debates on doing research on sexuality in Africa. The authors are both anthropologists who have conducted research in urban areas of Mozambique on young people's sexuality.
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Doing Research on Sexuality in Africa: Ethical Dilemmas and the Positioning of the ResearcherDoing Research on Sexuality in Africa: Ethical Dilemmas and the Positioning of the Researcher
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