Interweaving tapestries of culture and sexuality in the Caribbean
| Other Authors: | Carpenter, Karen,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2017.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
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| Item Description: |
Preface; Contents; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; 1: Situating Sexuality in the Caribbean; Background; Transforming Societies Embracing Sexuality; Youth and Sexuality; Sexual Diversity; The Increasing Role of Psychology; References; 2: Gender-Role Stereotypes and Culture in Jamaica and Barbados; Introduction; Gender Socialisation in the Caribbean; The Role of the School; Music as Cultural Voice; Adult Stereotypes in Jamaica and Barbados; Results of Male Versus Female Stereotypes; Interviewing the Children; Comparison of Adult and Child Responses. Shaping Attitudes Through Music Calypso, Soca and Pop Music; Discussion; References; 3: Emotional-Social Intelligence and Sexuality Among Jamaican Adolescents; Introduction; Emotional-Social Intelligence; The Connection between ESI and Sexuality; Biological Influences on Adolescent Sexual Practices; Social Influences on Adolescent Sexual Practices: The Jamaican Context; Family Influence; Peer Influence; Cultural Influences; Economic Influences; Emotional/Psychological Influences on Adolescent Sexual Practices; Research Method; Summary of Results; Discussion; Sexual Knowledge. Attitude Towards Sexual Behaviour Attitude Towards Family Planning; Attitude Towards Transactional Sex; Participation in Transactional Sex; Sexual Role Negotiation; Sex Risk Behaviours; Towards a Theory of Sexual Intelligence; Sexual Knowledge; Awareness of the Secret Sexual Self; The Ability to Connect with Others; References; 4: Women Who Have Sex with Women in Jamaica; Background to the Study; Some Assumptions; The Cass Model of Sexual Orientation; Research Methodology; Sample Selection; Instruments; Consent and Release for Publication; Data Analysis; Procedures. Findings Dress, Desire and Demeanour; Additional Themes; Discussion; References; 5: Trust Erodes Fear: A Psychosocial Perspective on Sexual Risk-Taking Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Jamaica; Introduction; Understanding the Context; Theoretical Framework: Understanding the Psychosocial Approach; Critical Questions and How I'll Answer Them; Subjectivity and Inter-subjectivity; Epoche; Bracketing; Essences; Listening to the Voices, Understanding the Experiences; What Are the Risky Sexual Behaviour Patterns Among Jamaican MSMs? What Are the Psychosocial Issues Underlying These Risky Behaviours? A Psychosocial Perspective on MSM's Sexual Risk Experiences; Conclusion: Closing One Door and Opening Another; References; 6: Out of Many, One Love? A Comparative Study on the Nature of Sexual Communication in Polyamory and Monogamy in the Caribbean; Introduction: Setting the Stage; Literature in the Field: Gaps and Questions; Research Questions; Actors: Sample Selection; The Acts: Sex, Trust, Fear, Jealousy and Sexual Self-Disclosure; Act 1: Sex; Act 2: Trust; Act 3: Fear; Act 4: Jealousy. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
| ISBN: |
3319588168 9783319588162 |