a Translational Research Institute (THRI), School of Medicine, Western Sydney University.
J Sex Res. 2018 Nov-Dec;55(9):1116-1133. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1336745. Epub 2017 Jul 6.
Constructions of normative sexuality shape the sexual scripts that women are permitted to adopt and the manner in which such sexuality can be expressed. We explored experiences and constructions of premarital sexuality among migrant and refugee women recently resettled in Sydney, Australia, and Vancouver, Canada. A total of 78 semistructured individual interviews and 15 focus groups composed of 82 participants were undertaken with women who had migrated from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Sri Lanka, and South America. We analyzed the data using thematic decomposition. Across all cultural groups, women's premarital sexuality was regulated through cultural and religious discourse and material practice. Such regulation occurred across three main facets of women's lives, shaping the themes presented in this article: (1) regulating premarital sex-the virginity imperative; (2) regulation of relationships with men; and (3) regulation of the sexual body. These themes capture women's reproduction of dominant discourses of premarital sexuality, as well as women's resistance and negotiation of such discourses, both prior to and following migration. Identifying migrant and refugee women's experiences and constructions of premarital sexuality is essential for culturally safe sexual health practice, health promotion, and health education.
规范性性行为的构建塑造了女性被允许采用的性脚本以及表达这种性行为的方式。我们探讨了最近在澳大利亚悉尼和加拿大温哥华重新定居的移民和难民女性的婚前性行为的经历和构建。我们对来自阿富汗、伊拉克、索马里、南苏丹、苏丹、斯里兰卡和南美洲的 82 名参与者进行了 78 次半结构化个人访谈和 15 次焦点小组。我们使用主题分解法分析了数据。在所有文化群体中，女性的婚前性行为都是通过文化和宗教话语以及物质实践来规范的。这种规范发生在女性生活的三个主要方面，形成了本文提出的主题：（1）规范婚前性行为——贞操的必要性；（2）规范与男性的关系；（3）规范性身体。这些主题反映了女性对婚前性行为主流话语的再现，以及她们在移民前后对这些话语的抵制和协商。确定移民和难民女性的婚前性行为经历和构建对于文化安全的性健康实践、健康促进和健康教育至关重要。
