What Do(n't) American Undergraduate Social Work Students Learn About Sex? A Content Analysis of Sex Positivity and Diversity in Five Popular HBSE Textbooks

Prior, Emily; Williams, DJ; Zavala, Tina; Milford, Jessica

doi:10.22329/csw.v17i1.5895

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“…Burnes et al (2017) published a special issue on sex positivity within counseling psychology and argued that this stance aligns with the field's core values, including social justice, resilience, and wellness. Fields outside of counseling psychology, including social work and medicine, are also seeing a call from researchers for increasing their sex positivity (Alexander, 2019;Higgins, 2013;Kar, 2020;Prior et al, 2016).…”

Section: Sex Positivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Intersectional Masturbation: A Content Analysis on Female Masturbation Studies Through a Sex Positive and Intersectional Lens

Bohmer¹,

Sullivan²,

Sanchez³

et al. 2022

JPS

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This content analysis examined the literature on female masturbation from 2000-2020. We sought to elucidate the demographics of women most often studied, whether scholarship favored people with more privileged identities, and the degree to which the literature is sex-positive. Our hypotheses were: a) there is a gap in sex research surrounding female masturbation for women with marginalized identities, and b) the literature will be predominantly sex-positive. Using the search terms “female masturbation” and “women & masturbation” we analyzed 85 articles. Results showed that female masturbation scholarship is primarily sex-positive; however, the samples’ demographics still tend to be less marginalized and more privileged. Further, the results varied based on the articles’ country of origin. This study highlights gaps in the study of female masturbation among marginalized women and the need to improve sex positivity within the literature. Future research directions are discussed.

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Section: Sex Positivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Intersectional Masturbation: A Content Analysis on Female Masturbation Studies Through a Sex Positive and Intersectional Lens

Bohmer¹,

Sullivan²,

Sanchez³

et al. 2022

JPS

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“…The authors stressed the importance of addressing and enhancing health care professionals' self-awareness of their own biases about sexuality and behaviour, providing useful information about the multifaceted experiences of their patients and how to put culturally relevant counselling skills and intervention strategies into practice to improve patients' sexual health and QoL. Prior et al (2016) highlighted the limited presence of sexpositive content in social work curricula. They suggested how discussing sexuality directly within "Human Behaviour and the Social Environment" classes may provide useful skills for students when implementing positive sexual messages in their own practice.…”

Section: Professional Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Biopsychosocial Model and the Sex-Positive Approach: an Integrative Perspective for Sexology and General Health Care

Nimbi

Galizia

Rossi³

et al. 2021

Sex Res Soc Policy

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Introduction The Biopsychosocial model (BPS) represents a comprehensive paradigm of consolidated practices. Although it has been outlined as the gold standard in sexology, its implementation is often challenging. The sex-positive approach is a ground-breaking movement that is gaining popularity all over and is focused on the recognition of different sexual expressions as valid, consensual, healthy, and meaningful. However, a pragmatic implementation of this approach is still missing. Methods A critical review was conducted based on bibliographic research on Medline, PubMed, EBSCO, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Web of Science on relevant articles published from January 2011 to July 2021. Results A total of 116 papers were included in the following review, indicating an increasing body of research about BPS and sex-positive frameworks during the last 10 years. One of the main limitations in the BPS is the scarce attention paid to socio-cultural factors involved in sexual expressions, such as the role of negative attitudes towards sexuality that may affect health care professionals’ work. An application of the sex-positive approach to the BPS model may bring greater attention to the needs, values and desires of the individual, as well as allow a new knowledge and understanding of sexuality within a broader spectrum, including diversities and pleasures. Conclusions The sex-positive approach represents a viable path that entails the willingness of health care professionals to get involved actively; criticize their personal attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge about sex and work hard to improve their practice in sexology. Policy Implications A discussion of the possible fruitful integration between the BPS and the sex-positive approach is presented, highlighting practical applications in research, clinical practice, training and sex education and giving possible directions for future studies and policies.

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“…Insofar as stigma is a function of ignorance, content analyses of social work textbooks (Prior et al, 2019), mental health counseling journals (Zeglin et al, 2019), and The Counseling Psychologist and the Journal of Counseling Psychology (Crowell et al, 2017) demonstrate that diverse sexual practices beyond stable models of sexual orientation are poorly misunderstood by generalist counselors, therapists, and psychologists. Indeed, although 70% of clinicians stated they would not target kink behavior for reduction without client consent, 48% stated that they lacked competence with this population (Kelsey et al, 2013).…”

Section: Pathology and Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%

Curative kink: survivors of early abuse transform trauma through BDSM

Cascalheira

Ijebor

Salkowitz

et al. 2021

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

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Bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism (BDSM; "kink") are frequently pathologized as derivatives of abuse. Although the link is unsubstantiated, some kink-identified people who happen to be survivors of trauma may engage in kink, or trauma play, to heal from, cope with, and transform childhood abuse or adolescent maltreatment. The present study sought a thematic model (Braun & Clarke, Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77-101, 2006) of trauma recovery through kink using a critical realist, inductive approach to inquiry. Participants were eligible if they had experienced early abuse, were adults, and practiced kink. Six superordinate themes were generated from semi-structured interviews with 20 participants from five countries: cultural context of healing (e.g. using BDSM norms and previous therapy to reframe kink and trauma), restructuring the self-concept (e.g. strengthening internal characteristics which had been harmed or distorted), liberation through relationship (e.g. learning to be valued by intimate others), reclaiming power (e.g. setting and maintaining personal boundaries), repurposing behaviors (e.g. engaging in aspects of prolonged exposure), and redefining pain (e.g. transcending painful memories through masochism). Notably, participants only reported retraumatizing experiences prior to learning about the structural safeguards of BDSM. Research and clinical implications are discussed by drawing on general models of trauma recovery.

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What Do(n't) American Undergraduate Social Work Students Learn About Sex? A Content Analysis of Sex Positivity and Diversity in Five Popular HBSE Textbooks

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Intersectional Masturbation: A Content Analysis on Female Masturbation Studies Through a Sex Positive and Intersectional Lens

Intersectional Masturbation: A Content Analysis on Female Masturbation Studies Through a Sex Positive and Intersectional Lens

The Biopsychosocial Model and the Sex-Positive Approach: an Integrative Perspective for Sexology and General Health Care

Curative kink: survivors of early abuse transform trauma through BDSM

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