Sexuality and

sexual health
Reading time
Question for group 1
• How does the collision of childhood innocence with sexuality
affect depictions of sexuality in children's literature?
Question for group 2
• What role does censorship play in limiting access to
information about sexuality in children's literature?
Question for group 3
• In what ways does young adult literature attempt to fill gaps in
sex education, and how does it impact adolescents'
understanding of sex?
Question for group 4
• What are the potential consequences of expecting young adult
literature to serve as a substitute for comprehensive sex
education for adolescents?
Question for group 5
• What are the societal and cultural factors that contribute to the
regulation and prevention of young adult sexuality in
literature, and how does this impact adolescents'
understanding of sex and sexuality?