Performing smart sexual selves: A sexual scripting analysis of youth talk about internet pornography

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dc.contributor.authorHealy-Cullen S
dc.contributor.authorMorison T
dc.contributor.authorTaylor J
dc.contributor.authorTaylor K
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-20T01:38:33Z
dc.date.available2023-01-23
dc.date.available2023-11-20T01:38:33Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-22
dc.descriptionCAUL read and publish agreement 2023
dc.description.abstractIn this article, we explore young New Zealanders’ use of sexual scripts in talk about Internet pornography (IP) to perform ‘smart’ sexual selves. Using sexual scripting theory, as developed by feminist discursive psychologists, our analysis of interview data generated with 10 youth (aged 16–18 years) highlights two commonly constructed sexual identities across youth talk; (i) the proficient Internet pornography user, and (ii) the astute Internet pornography viewer. The way these young people talk about portrayals of sexuality and gender in IP – and their ability to discern its artifice – suggests they are savvy consumers who are capable of using IP as a cultural resource (e.g. for learning, entertainment) while at the same time acknowledging it as a flawed representation of sex and sexuality. We discuss the implications of our findings for strengths-based sexuality education that supports sexual agency, proposing a justice-orientated approach grounded in the notion of ethical sexual citizenship.
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dc.identifier.citationSexualities, 2023
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/13634607231152596
dc.identifier.elements-id459062
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/17959
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.isPartOfSexualities
dc.subjectSexual scripting theory, constructing sexual identities, internet pornography, youth
dc.subject.anzsrc1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.anzsrc1699 Other Studies in Human Society
dc.subject.anzsrc2002 Cultural Studies
dc.titlePerforming smart sexual selves: A sexual scripting analysis of youth talk about internet pornography
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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