Franz Anke, Worrell Marcia, Vögele Claus
a School of Psychology, Politics and Sociology , Canterbury Christ Church University , Canterbury , UK.
b School of Psychology, Social Work and Human Sciences , University of West London , London , UK.
Cult Health Sex. 2016;18(4):391-404. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1089324. Epub 2015 Oct 14.
Young people live in an environment that sexualises them, particularly women, along traditional gender roles. This, in parallel with a silence about positive sexuality in policy development, means that sexual double standards prevail in young people's lives. The aim of this study was to explore the discourses young women and men from two European countries, Germany and England, draw on when making sense of sexual relationships and how these are steeped in the local cultural climate and messages. The study used Q methodology and included 65 German and English young people between 16 and 19 years of age. Six accounts emerged: sex as responsible, intimate and shared experience; sex as joint fun; ideal versus reality; sex has to be responsible, consensual and shared; caring relationships offer the perfect context for fulfilling sex; and equality between partners. The importance of cultural context in the availability of specific dominant and alternative discourses is discussed with a focus on how this influences young people's sense-making with regard to sexuality and sexual relationships. Future directions for research are highlighted.
年轻人生活在一个按照传统性别角色将他们（尤其是女性）性化的环境中。这与政策制定中对积极的性观念保持沉默的情况同时存在，意味着性双重标准在年轻人的生活中盛行。本研究的目的是探讨来自德国和英国这两个欧洲国家的年轻女性和男性在理解性关系时所采用的话语，以及这些话语是如何深深植根于当地文化氛围和信息之中的。该研究采用了Q方法，纳入了65名年龄在16至19岁之间的德国和英国年轻人。出现了六种观点：性是一种有责任感、亲密且共享的体验；性是共同的乐趣；理想与现实；性必须是有责任感、双方自愿且共享的；关爱关系为实现性提供了完美的背景；以及伴侣之间的平等。文中讨论了文化背景在特定主流和替代话语可得性方面的重要性，重点关注其如何影响年轻人对性和性关系的理解。还强调了未来的研究方向。
