Sexual harassment of girls in elementary school: a concealed phenomenon within a heterosexual romantic discourse |
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Authors: | Gådin Katja Gillander |
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Affiliation: | Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden. katja.gillander-gadin@miun.se |
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Abstract: | The aim of this study was to enhance the understanding of young girls' experiences of peer sexual harassment in elementary school and of normalizing processes of school-related sexualized violence. Six focus group interviews with girls in Grade 1 through 6 were carried out in an elementary school in the northern part of Sweden. A content analyses showed that young girls experienced verbal, nonverbal, and sexual assault behaviors at school. Sexual harassment as a concealed phenomenon and manifest within a romantic discourse were themes found in the analysis. A conclusion is that schools have to acknowledge behaviors related to sexual harassment as a potential problem even in young ages and develop methods to approach the subject also for this age group. |
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