Is Sex Education Enough to Change Sexual Scripts, Promote Agency and Sexual Satisfaction? A Comparative Study Between Brazilian and Portuguese Women
Andresa Pinho Soster,
Denise Falcke,
Alexandra Oliveira
Abstract:Traditional sexual scripts (TSS) are associated with gender inequality for exposing women to vulnerabilities. Higher adherence to TSS has also been associated with deficits in sexual agency, contributing for decrease women’s sexual health and problems with sexual satisfaction. The sexual agency is achieved through sex education, and comparing Portugal and Brazil that treat this issue in different ways may contribute to understand the role of sex education policies. This study verified and compared the associat… Show more
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