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Sexuality, Society and Learning
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‘When you come to it you feel like a dork asking a guy to put a condom on’: is sex education addressing young people's understandings of risk?

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Pages 105-119 | Published online: 19 Aug 2006

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Nahia Idoiaga, Lorena Gil de Montes, Nagore Asla & Maider Larrañaga. (2020) Where does risk lie in sexual practices? A study of young people’s social representations. Health, Risk & Society 22:3-4, pages 249-265.
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Vanessa Cameron-Lewis & Louisa Allen. (2013) Teaching pleasure and danger in sexuality education. Sex Education 13:2, pages 121-132.
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Deborah J. Kennett, Terry P. Humphreys & Kristen E. Schultz. (2012) Sexual resourcefulness and the impact of family, sex education, media and peers. Sex Education 12:3, pages 351-368.
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GillianM. Abel & LisaJ. Fitzgerald. (2012) ‘The street's got its advantages’: Movement between sectors of the sex industry in a decriminalised environment. Health, Risk & Society 14:1, pages 7-23.
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Siobhán O'Higgins & Saoirse Nic Gabhainn. (2010) Youth participation in setting the agenda: learning outcomes for sex education in Ireland. Sex Education 10:4, pages 387-403.
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