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'I Didn't Know How to Be with My Husband': State‐Religion Struggles over Sex Education in Israel and England.

Authors :
Taragin‐Zeller, Lea
Kasstan, Ben
Source :
Anthropology & Education Quarterly; Mar2021, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p5-20, 16p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Sex education presents a major dilemma for state‐minority relations, reflecting a conflict between basic rights to education and religious freedom. In this comparative ethnography of informal sex education among ultra‐Orthodox Jews (Haredim) in Israel and England, we frame the critical difference between "age‐appropriate" and "life‐stage" (marriage and childbirth) models of sex education. Conceptualizing these competing approaches as disputes over "knowledge responsibility," we call for more context‐specific understandings of how educational responsibilities are envisioned in increasingly diverse populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01617761
Volume :
52
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Anthropology & Education Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
148651979
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/aeq.12358