TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The state of sexuality: formation and regulation of sexual norms in the Persian Gulf
JO  - Hawwa: journal of women of the Middle East and the Islamic world
A1  - Al-Noaimi, Haya
SP  - 205
EP  - 235
VL  - 16
IS  - 1-3
N2  - While many GCC states have been embracing widespread modernization reforms across various sectors in the past few decades, sexual and reproductive health education, social awareness campaigns, and relevant penal codes criminalizing sexual crimes still remain dangerously outdated. This article reviews the state of sexual norms and practices amongst khalījī youth, and argues that Persian Gulf states and families' protectionist attitudes in restricting, regulating, and policing sexualities, has neither decreased the rate of sex crimes nor has it adequately defined the parameters of what is "acceptable" regarding sexual norms and behaviors. It argues that the domain of sexual norms needs to be renegotiated as a shared responsibility between the family unit and the state, considering that many youths' mental and physical well-being is often contingent on the provision of sufficient sexual information, counseling, and education in their respective societies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1569-2078
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15692086-12341335
ID  - ref1
ER  -