Bennett, Clare  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5144-3894 and Harden, Jane ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8158-6450
2019.
Sexuality as taboo: using IPA and a Foucauldian lens to explore fathers' practices in talking to their children about puberty, relationships and reproduction.
Journal of Research in Nursing
24
(1-2)
, pp. 22-33.
10.1177/1744987118818863
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Abstract
Background: Fathers can play an important role in their children’s learning about relationships and sexuality but we know very little about the father’s lived experience in this regard. Aim: To explore eight fathers’ perceptions and experiences of discussing puberty, relationships and reproduction with their 10-year-old children. Methods: The paper commences with a genealogical analysis of the history of sex education in England from the Public Health Act of 1848 to the present day. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used as both a methodology and a method. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with each father and results were analysed ideographically, followed by analysis across the group. Interpretations were developed using a Foucauldian lens of governmentality and biopower. Findings: The paper explores how synthesis of IPA with a Foucauldian lens revealed significant tensions between the fathers’ cognitions, accounts and behaviours, which were underpinned by an enduring perception of sexuality as taboo. Conclusion: By providing a contextualised understanding of the fathers’ practices, this study demonstrates that a more informed approach to health promotion strategy can be achieved and the implications for nursing are explored.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Healthcare Sciences |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| ISSN: | 1744-9871 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 2 November 2018 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 20 August 2018 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2024 22:00 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/116440 |
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