“We teach the girl<i>repression,</i>the boy<i>expression”:</i>Sexuality, sex equity and education in historical perspective

Rury, John L.

doi:10.1080/01619568709538569

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“…Critics have argued that the implicit message for girls is one that denies pleasure in sexuality as well as subjectivity. The argument has been that boys are portrayed as sexual subjects, as "expressers" of sexuality, whereas girls are portrayed as recipients or as victims rather than as active sexual agents (Rury, 1989;Whatley, 1989;Fine, 1992). This argument is well taken and will not be reviewed extensively here; but what has received less attention is that the portrayal of boys as sexual agents and pleasure seekers is very limited.…”

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