Examining Competing Claims in the Dialogue over Sex Education in Ontario: Women, Rights, and Religion

This article examines the recent debate over sex education in Ontario through the lenses of women, rights, and religion. It seeks to problematize all three lenses as well as to show how the three categories intersect. It endeavours to expose some of the power dynamics in the debate. It suggests that...

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Main Author: Young, Pamela Dickey 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2017
In: Religious studies and theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-138
Further subjects:B Women
B Rights
B Islam
B Sexuality
B Religion
B Christianity
B Sex Education
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Summary:This article examines the recent debate over sex education in Ontario through the lenses of women, rights, and religion. It seeks to problematize all three lenses as well as to show how the three categories intersect. It endeavours to expose some of the power dynamics in the debate. It suggests that better ways need to be found to interrogate religion in the public sphere than either simply accepting or condemning its presence.
ISSN:1747-5414
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/rsth.35154