TY - JOUR
T1 - "No One Can Make that Choice for You"
T2 - Exploring Power in the Sexual Narratives of Black Collegians
AU - Hargons, Candice Nicole
AU - Mosley, Della V
AU - Meiller, Carolyn
AU - Dogan, Jardin
AU - Stuck, Jennifer
AU - Montique, Chesmore
AU - Malone, Natalie
AU - Oluokun, Joseph
AU - Stevens-Watkins, Danelle
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Power is enacted to oppress others, pursue wellness, or resist oppression. For Black people, societal and relational oppression influences racialized and gendered expressions of power within sexual encounters. The current study analyzed power dynamics within Black university students' first and most recent sexual encounters. Using narrative inquiry within a critical paradigm, five narrative strategies were identified within participants' interviews: 1) Offering a Peek into Powerlessness, 2) Detailing Disempowerment, 3) Privileging Stereotypical Power, 4) Reclaiming Power, and 5) Emphasizing Empowered Sex. Racialized, gendered sexual socialization among Black students is discussed. Counseling considerations to increase sexual wellness for Black people are explored.
AB - Power is enacted to oppress others, pursue wellness, or resist oppression. For Black people, societal and relational oppression influences racialized and gendered expressions of power within sexual encounters. The current study analyzed power dynamics within Black university students' first and most recent sexual encounters. Using narrative inquiry within a critical paradigm, five narrative strategies were identified within participants' interviews: 1) Offering a Peek into Powerlessness, 2) Detailing Disempowerment, 3) Privileging Stereotypical Power, 4) Reclaiming Power, and 5) Emphasizing Empowered Sex. Racialized, gendered sexual socialization among Black students is discussed. Counseling considerations to increase sexual wellness for Black people are explored.
U2 - 10.34296/02021040
DO - 10.34296/02021040
M3 - Article
C2 - 33506183
SN - 2577-1299
VL - 2
SP - 80
EP - 92
JO - Journal of counseling sexology & sexual wellness : research, practice, and education
JF - Journal of counseling sexology & sexual wellness : research, practice, and education
IS - 2
ER -