Religious young adults recounting the past: narrating sexual and religious cultures in school

Page, Sarah-Jane; Yip, Andrew

Abstract

Schooling can be a pivotal time in young people’s formative experience when identities are negotiated and forged. However, contradictory dominant cultures can operate within the school context, making it very challenging for individuals to negotiate their religious and sexual identities within a sexualised and heteronormative space. This essay draws on interview data relating to 18- to 25-year-olds of diverse religious faiths in the UK, who recounted their secondary schooling experiences, and focuses on the formal and informal ways in which the school was constituted in relation to religion and sexuality.

Citation

Page, S.-J., & Yip, A. (2012). Religious young adults recounting the past: narrating sexual and religious cultures in school. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 33(3), 405-415. https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2012.732819

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Mar 1, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Beliefs and Values
• Print ISSN: 1361-7672
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-9362
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 405-415
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2012.732819
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/27600680
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13617672.2012.732819