Beyond Consent

Hindes, Sophie

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-95352-2_69-1

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education 2022

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95352-2_69-1

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Beyond Consent

Sophie Hindes

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“Dude, Come On, Like, Let’s Just Do the Thing”: Men’s and Women’s Navigations of Sexual Communication and Sexual Consent in Australia

Waling,

James,

Moor

2024

Sex Res Soc Policy

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Introduction Notions of effective sexual communication and consent have shifted towards an enthusiastic consent framework. This study explored how young cisgender heterosexual men and women apply these concepts in casual sexual encounters. Methods Six single-gender and mixed gender focus groups of 44 participants were conducted with young cisgender heterosexual men and women living in Australia in 2021. Participants were asked about their dating and sexual practices, as well as their understanding and navigation of sexual communication and sexual consent practices using vignette methodologies. Findings were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis techniques. Results The findings highlight tensions between how participants understand what constitutes good practices of sexual communication and consent, and how they expected characters in the vignettes, or themselves, to engage in similar scenarios. These involved (1) gendered power dynamics in sexual encounters; (2) the need for context in universal assumptions; and (3) differences between expectations and personal actions in similar scenarios. Conclusions The participants express a high degree of knowledge of what constitutes best practice for sexual communication and sexual consent. However, such knowledge is not necessarily engaged in their lived experiences of sex for a variety of reasons. Policy Implications While current educational and health promotion methods for topics such as sexual communication and consent are valuable, they may be limited in efficacy. Sexual encounters are often complex, and are influenced by culture, religion, and various emotions. Decision-making in such situations involves known and unknown variables. A deeper understanding of these processes is needed to develop more nuanced resources.

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“Dude, Come On, Like, Let’s Just Do the Thing”: Men’s and Women’s Navigations of Sexual Communication and Sexual Consent in Australia

Waling,

James,

Moor

2024

Sex Res Soc Policy

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“Take It Easy, I’ll Tell You if There’s Something Wrong”: Young Cisgender Heterosexual Men and Sexual Communication During Casual Sex in Australia

Waling

2024

Sex Res Soc Policy

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Introduction Calls for consent and masculinity workshops in Australian schools aim to address sexual violence by cisgender heterosexual men. However, little research explores how these men understand and practise sexual consent in the face of these calls. This study investigates how young men in Australia navigate consent in casual encounters. Methods Thirty semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with young men living in Australia between May and September in 2021. Participants were asked about their dating and sexual practices, as well as their understanding and navigation of verbal and body language in relation to sexual communication and consent. The findings were analysed using interpretive phenomenological analysis techniques. Results Findings note tensions between contradictory expectations within sexual encounters. This includes (1) determining genuine or coerced interest, (2) their awareness of women’s body language but desiring verbal communication, and (3) their awareness of their own body language but perceiving this as not being assertive enough. Conclusions Men are acutely aware of the body language and verbal cues indicating sexual interest, enjoyment, and rejection for consent. They navigate complex relationships, managing new expectations concerning women’s bodily autonomy and traditional gendered norms in sex and intimacy. Policy Implications New concerns regarding the place of ambiguity and exploration within young men and women’s sexual encounters are emerging from critiques of sexual consent education. Policy and practice should pay greater attention to embedding skills for navigating these ambiguities rather than assuming people as fully knowing beings.

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‘[Do] I Have to Get It in Writing or Something?’ What Happens When Sexuality Education Is Conceptualised Through Consent?

Woodley,

Cayley,

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et al. 2024

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Consent education was recently introduced into the Australian curriculum, and has contributed to much of the public discourse for the past few years. However, teens’ accounts of their Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) classes indicate that consent is being taught with a mixed consistency and qualities. Qualitative data ere collected from 49 semi-structured interviews with 30 Australian teens (aged 11–17), with 19 interviews reprised one year later, where teens discussed their experiences of RSE, including consent. ese data ere extended by 4 x teen focus groups with 18 participants. Using thematic analysis, teens’ perspectives and experiences revealed how consent appears to dominate RSE. Teens expressed dissatisfaction with how RSE was delivered and how sex is often framed in a context of safety and risk, where current framings of consent appear to contribute to fear-based messaging. Often, consent was taught as how to seek or give permission for sex or to avoid sexual assault in ways that may not reflect teens’ actual experiences. While the implementation of consent signifies welcome progress in relation to RSE, teens reveal there is still room for improvement. More positive representations of sex and sexuality are needed to balance an emphasis on safety and risk. Support is also required to help educators navigate curriculum changes, while further attention is needed to support teens’ skill development in more holistic and comprehensive aspects of sexuality and relationships.

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Beyond Consent

Cited by 3 publications

References 28 publications

“Dude, Come On, Like, Let’s Just Do the Thing”: Men’s and Women’s Navigations of Sexual Communication and Sexual Consent in Australia

“Dude, Come On, Like, Let’s Just Do the Thing”: Men’s and Women’s Navigations of Sexual Communication and Sexual Consent in Australia

“Take It Easy, I’ll Tell You if There’s Something Wrong”: Young Cisgender Heterosexual Men and Sexual Communication During Casual Sex in Australia

‘[Do] I Have to Get It in Writing or Something?’ What Happens When Sexuality Education Is Conceptualised Through Consent?

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