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Understanding childhood sexualities.

K Plummer1

  • 1University of Essex, Colchester, England.

Journal of Homosexuality
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
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This article challenges uncritical views of childhood sexualities, proposing a social constructionist framework. It analyzes how children script their sexual worlds, offering clarity on cross-generational sexual dynamics.

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Contemporary concerns regarding pedophilia and child sexual abuse are often based on simplistic understandings of childhood sexualities.
  • There is a need for more nuanced theoretical frameworks to analyze these complex issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine prevailing assumptions about childhood sexualities.
  • To introduce and outline a social constructionist perspective on childhood sexual development.
  • To clarify the implications for understanding cross-generational sexuality.

Main Methods:

  • Critical examination of existing theories on childhood sexualities.
  • Development and application of a social constructionist framework.
  • Analysis of key dimensions in the scripting of childhood sexual worlds (e.g., absence, values, secrecy, utility, gender, generation).

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Main Results:

  • Identifies uncritical and under-theorized assumptions in current discourse on childhood sexualities.
  • Proposes a social constructionist model that emphasizes the active role of children in creating their sexual realities.
  • Highlights dimensions such as scripting of absences, values, secrecy, utility, gender, and generation.

Conclusions:

  • A social constructionist approach provides a more sophisticated understanding of childhood sexualities.
  • Analyzing the complexity of how children script their sexual worlds is crucial for clarifying issues related to cross-generational sexuality.