No sex before marriage? Migrant youth navigating restrictive norms regarding premarital relationships

Saharso, Sawitri; Hoogstraaten, Jort van; Claassen, Romy; Jokic, Milica

doi:10.1080/01419870.2023.2168130

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“…This dichotomy has its roots in Christian stories about the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene; moreover, it has become a discourse about female sexuality, portraying women as either Madonna or whore (Conrad, 2006;Kahalon et al, 2019). We argue that the dichotomy is not solely connected to Christianity, but also to societal norms for women, with similar rules found within other religions (Kretschmer et al, 2024;Saharso et al, 2023), suggesting its somewhat universal nature. Another aspect highlighted in previous research is that norms are different for men and women; men are often seen as autonomous whereas women are understood in relation to men and family, without the same agency as men (Bareket et al, 2018;Christianson et al, 2021;Conrad, 2006;Cruz, 2021;Kahalon et al, 2019;Sultana, 2012).…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Shame is also intertwined with historical/traditional and religious norms for women's sexuality through the recurring and thoroughly analysed Madonna-whore dichotomy; this dichotomy essentially leaves two positions available for women, as either good/chaste or bad/promiscuous (Bareket et al, 2018;Conrad, 2006;Kahalon et al, 2019;Tumanov, 2011). Even though this is connected to Christianity, similar norms are found in all Abrahamic religions (Kretschmer et al, 2024;Saharso et al, 2023). A recurring theme in the data is how women's sexuality has been, and to some extent still is, connected to shame.…”

Section: Shame As Regulating Women's Sexualitymentioning

confidence: 98%

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‘Shameful histories’ – shame and sex perceived by secondary school students in history education

Haltorp,

Prytz,

Danielsson

et al. 2024

History Education Research Journal

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A challenge for history education in Sweden involves integrating questions regarding relationships and sex education. The purpose of this article is to explore how students and teachers relate historical narratives about women’s sexuality between the past and present, with a particular focus on students’ discussion of shame. To analyse shame as something beyond the individual, we focus on the interrelationship of gender, sexuality and shame. The study builds on a poststructural understanding of gender, norms, sexuality and subjectification. The data comprise video-recorded classroom observations, focus group interviews with 16–19-year-old students, and interviews with their teachers. The findings are structured into two themes: shame as regulating women’s sexuality, and sexualised shame as a historical continuity. We conclude that it is highly challenging for a history teacher to construe a classroom environment that breaks with traditional historiography without resorting to a fragmentation of history into isolated case studies of the spectacular.

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Section: Situating the Studymentioning

confidence: 64%

Section: Shame As Regulating Women's Sexualitymentioning

confidence: 98%

‘Shameful histories’ – shame and sex perceived by secondary school students in history education

Haltorp,

Prytz,

Danielsson

et al. 2024

History Education Research Journal

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“…1 rule. 4 Islam emphasizes the prevention of social crimes rather than the proliferation of opportunities for them. Islamic law prescribes severe punishments for sex-related offenders, regarded as both anti-social and anti-family.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predicting Factors of Pre-coital and Sexual Behaviors among Thai Muslim Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study

Hayee,

Fongkaew,

Voss

2023

PRIJNR

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Pre-coital and sexual behaviors are precarious and may lead adolescents to face higher rates of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the factors predicting pre-coital and sexual behaviors amongMuslim adolescents in southernmost Thailand. Seven hundred adolescents were recruited from a vocational college and four schools. Sexual risk behaviors and its related factors questionnaires were employed for data collection. Descriptive statistics were used todescribe the demographic characteristics of the participants; binary and ordinal logistic regression was used to examine the factors explaining sexual risk behaviors. The results indicated that increased age was a predicting factor for higher pre-coital and sexual behaviors. For interpersonal factors, knowledge of sexual risk behaviors was a protective factor, while perceived parent and peer approval of sex and perceived peer norms predicted higher pre-coital and sexual behaviors. More parental monitoring was a protective factor for lower pre-coital behaviors. For environmental factors, cultural norms were a significant protective factor, while neighborhood disorganization predicted higher pre-coital behaviors. In conclusion, age, parental approval of sex, and perceived peer norms were predictors of sexual and pre-coital behaviors. These findings provide useful information for healthcare providers, especially nurses, to develop the intervention with the protective factors and predictors of sexual and pre-coital behaviors. We recommend action research that includes all community stakeholders to develop an intervention to prevent sexual risk behaviors among Muslim adolescents.

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“…Several perspectives must be considered. One culture may consider it wrong, like the majority of Muslims (Saharso et al, 2023) and Christians (Tukker, 2013), while other progressive groups and individuals may encourage sexual permissiveness (Ajiboye et al, 2014& Majumdar, 2018. Traditional moral norms on sex have safeguarded the values of family and personal relationships (Gao et al,2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors Affecting Decisions Not to Engage in Premarital Sex Among Maritime First-Year Students in Cebu, Philippines

Romagos,

Sagayno,

Geraldizo Jr

et al. 2023

Am. J. Arts Hum. Sci.

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Premarital sex can be both fulfilling and detrimental to college students. Studies were conducted on the factors that induced premarital sex among college students. However, no study has been conducted yet, regarding maritime students-based factors affecting premarital sex decisions in the Philippines. The objective of this study is to provide the general public, especially the student-readers, an idea of the extent of the factors affecting decisions not to engage in premarital sex among maritime first-year students in Cebu, Philippines. Three hundred sixty maritime first-year students were selected from the University of Cebu maritime department of S.Y. 2020-2021. A descriptive-quantitative method of research without experimentation was utilized. Systematic random sampling was used to establish the sample size. A modified survey questionnaire adopted from the study was used as the main instrument. Percentages and frequency counts were used to calculate and interpret the data. Results revealed that most respondents were not involved in premarital sexual activities. The major factors affecting their decisions not to engage in premarital sex are family values, followed by religious doctrines. The results of the study will also enrich literature in as much as it will give numbers and facts as bases to the Philippine Commission for Higher Education, college institutions, and ethics teachers in the Philippines to promote the use of books and the creation of teaching materials that tackle more lessons on sexuality, family and religious values to reinforce the Filipino maritime students for the present and future moral challenges.

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No sex before marriage? Migrant youth navigating restrictive norms regarding premarital relationships

Cited by 10 publications

References 30 publications

‘Shameful histories’ – shame and sex perceived by secondary school students in history education

‘Shameful histories’ – shame and sex perceived by secondary school students in history education

Predicting Factors of Pre-coital and Sexual Behaviors among Thai Muslim Adolescents: A Cross-sectional Study

Factors Affecting Decisions Not to Engage in Premarital Sex Among Maritime First-Year Students in Cebu, Philippines

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