| Abstract [eng] |
The dissertation examines adults' experiences discussing sexuality-related topics with young people and among themselves. The study focuses on narrative analysis to understand how adults (parents, guardians, teachers) experience sexuality education conversations and which aspects they highlight in their narratives. The work is based on a posthumanist approach, exploring gender and age categories as significant factors in creating the “appropriate” sexual subject. The study presents the concept of the child as not sufficiently mature to comprehend sexual knowledge is also examined. In the theoretical part, different concepts of sexuality education, its content, and the situation of sexuality education in Lithuania are discussed. In the empirical part, dialogic narrative analysis was employed, and 23 adult (parents, guardians, and teachers) conversations were analyzed. The narratives were grouped into four areas: experiences in youth, themes, processes, and conversational states among adults. In the dimension of adult conversations, feelings of loneliness, struggle, and distrust emerged. Some participants, although holding different ideological positions on sexuality education, shared similar views on certain aspects, indicating an untapped opportunity for dialogue between adults. The silence between adults is considered a gap that hinders ensuring quality sexuality education for young people. The dissertation presents recommendations for parents, educators, and educational policymakers. |
