Resumen

SORIANO-AYALA, Encarnación; GONZALEZ-JIMENEZ, Antonio-José  y  SORIANO-FERRER, Manuel. Sexual Health Education. From infatuation to abortion: A qualitative study of Spanish and immigrant adolescents. Perfiles educativos [online]. 2014, vol.36, n.144, pp.105-119. ISSN 0185-2698.

The purpose of this study is to analyze how Spanish and immigrant teenagers live their sexuality, so as to better target new sex-education programs. The research approach was qualitative; principles associated with targeted ethnography were used. The sample consisted of 80 adolescents from eight different nationalities. Data was collected through an interview with open questions, along with problem-solving dilemmas. A category system was designed for the analysis of the data. The main results are: sexual experience is related to gender and the ethnic-cultural group; sexual education should be promoted as sexual health, a program through which not only biological fundamentals is included, but which also covers and enhances education with regard to the emotions, feelings, attitudes, and to responsible behavior, in short: a complete educational program.

Palabras llave : Adolescence; Education for sexual health; Immigration; Ethnic-cultural group; Intercultural education.