The Language of Sex Education

"The Language of Sex Education explores sex education pedagogy in the Australian context. It provides descriptions of the key topics of consent and respect, illustrating how teachers impart technical knowledge and how they support students to adopt and challenge the nuanced values needed when engaging with sex education. It does this through new descriptions of key linguistic resources of technicality and iconisation that synthesise the central knowledge and values of the field. This book not only provides a detailed account of sex education pedagogy, but also offers new insights into the role of language in building fields and building communities"--