Maxwell, C;
(2007)
'Alternative' Narratives of Young People's Heterosexual Experiences in the UK.
Sexualities
, 10
(5)
pp. 539-558.
10.1177/1363460707083168.
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Abstract
Thirty-eight young men and women from contrasting social locations were interviewed in depth about their sexual relationships, with a focus on gender roles and attitudes, romantic relationship expectations and sexual experiences. Analysis of young people's narratives revealed that these moved relatively easily between `normative' and `alternative' frameworks when situating and accounting for attitudes and heterosexual practices. Despite some evidence for the existence of `nonhegemonic' narratives, young people often reverted to more normative models of heterosexual experience and expectations. Gender and prior negative (childhood) experiences appeared to influence young people's ideas about and expressions of `alternative' identities and practices while, within the context of this small-scale study, the impact of socio-economic status seemed relatively insignificant.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | 'Alternative' Narratives of Young People's Heterosexual Experiences in the UK |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1363460707083168 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363460707083168 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2007 by SAGE Publications. This manuscript version is made available under the terms of the SAGE Open Access Archiving Policy (https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-green-route-%E2%80%93-open-access-archiving-policy). |
| Keywords: | gender, heterosexuality, resistance, socio-economic status, young people |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1471655 |
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