Sex and sensibility : a critical discourse analysis of state-sanctioned sexuality education for parents

This paper delves into a facet of sexuality education that has not received much attention in the literature hitherto – sexuality education in the home. The nexus between Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE), parents, and youths takes centerstage in this study, through an analysis of an MOE-endor...

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Main Author: Koh, Vanessa Zi Lin
Other Authors: Ivan Panović
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1383872020-05-05T07:37:44Z Sex and sensibility : a critical discourse analysis of state-sanctioned sexuality education for parents Koh, Vanessa Zi Lin Ivan Panović School of Humanities ivan@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::Linguistics This paper delves into a facet of sexuality education that has not received much attention in the literature hitherto – sexuality education in the home. The nexus between Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE), parents, and youths takes centerstage in this study, through an analysis of an MOE-endorsed booklet titled Love Them, Talk About Sex – A guide to help parents communicate with their children on sexuality issues. The main objective of this paper is to uncover the way that the state educates parents on delivering sexuality education to their children. This is achieved using a multi-modal critical discourse analysis approach that combines stylistic and qualitative thematic analyses. The stylistic analysis reveals the state’s attempts to establish a friendly bond with parents while maintaining authority. The thematic analysis unveils the highly gendered nature of Singapore’s sexuality education and its absence of discourse surrounding pleasure. Other issues include its heteronormative content, and inadequate information on contraception and prevention of sexual harassment. The socio-political motivations underpinning the messages promoted are discussed too. In conclusion, this paper emphasizes the need to re-evaluate Singapore’s sexuality education – whether in the home or school – to better meet youths’ needs. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Linguistics and Multilingual Studies 2020-05-05T07:37:44Z 2020-05-05T07:37:44Z 2020 Final Year Project (FYP) https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138387 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Sex and sensibility : a critical discourse analysis of state-sanctioned sexuality education for parents
description This paper delves into a facet of sexuality education that has not received much attention in the literature hitherto – sexuality education in the home. The nexus between Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE), parents, and youths takes centerstage in this study, through an analysis of an MOE-endorsed booklet titled Love Them, Talk About Sex – A guide to help parents communicate with their children on sexuality issues. The main objective of this paper is to uncover the way that the state educates parents on delivering sexuality education to their children. This is achieved using a multi-modal critical discourse analysis approach that combines stylistic and qualitative thematic analyses. The stylistic analysis reveals the state’s attempts to establish a friendly bond with parents while maintaining authority. The thematic analysis unveils the highly gendered nature of Singapore’s sexuality education and its absence of discourse surrounding pleasure. Other issues include its heteronormative content, and inadequate information on contraception and prevention of sexual harassment. The socio-political motivations underpinning the messages promoted are discussed too. In conclusion, this paper emphasizes the need to re-evaluate Singapore’s sexuality education – whether in the home or school – to better meet youths’ needs.
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title Sex and sensibility : a critical discourse analysis of state-sanctioned sexuality education for parents
title_short Sex and sensibility : a critical discourse analysis of state-sanctioned sexuality education for parents
title_full Sex and sensibility : a critical discourse analysis of state-sanctioned sexuality education for parents
title_fullStr Sex and sensibility : a critical discourse analysis of state-sanctioned sexuality education for parents
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