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Incorporating human sexuality content into a positive youth development framework: Implications for community prevention
Authors:Katherine E. Romeo  Michele A. Kelley
Affiliation:aUniversity of Illinois College of Education, Educational Psychology, 1040 W. Harrison (M/C 147), Chicago, IL 60607, United States;bUniversity of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Division of Community Health Sciences, 1603 W. Taylor Street (MC 923), Chicago, IL 60612, United States
Abstract:As approaches to positive youth development (PYD) gain momentum, the issue of sexuality – a critical component of human development – is being subsumed by ideological debates. In the current political climate, sexuality education is often relegated to biological and/or values-based approaches, neglecting essential relational and collective aspects of sexuality. Through the explication of sexuality as an important component of youth's social ecology, this paper provides a conceptual link between the goals of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States' (SIECUS) Guidelines for comprehensive sexuality education and those of PYD. We argue that sexuality, as a normative part of human development, culture, identity, and relationships, be approached from an asset-based perspective, rather than a deficit-based perspective. We propose a framework that illustrates how aspects of sexuality are embedded within PYD contexts, and demonstrates how a sexuality education program rooted in SIECUS guidelines can further PYD goals across community contexts.
Keywords:Sexuality education   Positive youth development   Human development   Social ecology   Community prevention   SIECUS   Youth participation   Adolescents   Sexually transmitted diseases   Harassment
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