http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1981 Search the Channel search http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5002 Title: On-line sexuality education and health professional students’ comfort in dealing with sexual issues.<br/><br/>Authors: Weerakoon, Patricia<br/><br/>Abstract: A study of comfort level for sexually related topics in a sample of allied health professional students shows an improvement in their comfort level after completing an online sexuality unit. This finding supports the argument that modern technology can offer an excellent opportunity and means to develop personal and professional skills in sexually related issues. Raising the comfort levels of health professional students will better prepare them for professional interaction on sexually related issues they could encounter with their clients. Future research examining different ways to build not only comfort levels but also professional communication skills is warranted. The current and future research would aid in development of new programs based on distant education platforms, which could provide effective ways of appropriate sexual interventions education for health professionals in clinical settings. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4116 Title: Feminine sexual subjectivities: Bodies, agency and life history<br/><br/>Authors: Bryant, Joanne; Schofield, Toni<br/><br/>Abstract: The relationship between discourse, sex and the body has attracted sustained interest from scholars in sociology and cultural studies over the last twenty years. It is only recently, however, that sociological analyses of sexuality have begun to explore the specificity of the body and its relationship to human agency. This work suggests that, far from serving as a passive surface upon which sexual scripts are inscribed, the body in sexual action is itself a dynamic force in generating sexual subjectivities. This is related to the way that the praxeological aspects of sex are always corporeal and that corporeality is indivisibly related to individual agency. The specific configuration of sexual practices is central to the making of sexual identities. Indeed, it is through such a configuration that the sexual subject is brought into being. Yet human agency is a central feature of the process, rendering it a project that develops over time. Such an idea is particularly relevant to feminists who are concerned with the way that feminine sexual subjectivity can be theorised as active and desiring. This paper explores the way in which the body is implicated in sex practice and the making of active feminine sexual subjectivities. In doing so, it draws on qualitative data collected from life history interviews with eighteen women. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/3573 Title: Accessibility and Acceptability of Public Sexual Health Clinics for Adult Clients in New South Wales, Australia.<br/><br/>Authors: Ramanathan, Dr. Vijayasarathi; Furner, Dr. Virginia; Jeganathan, Dr. Sarangapany; Lagios, Dr. Katerina; Kang, Dr. Melissa; Jackson, Dr. Eva<br/><br/>Abstract: The objectives of this study were to examine the accessibility of public sexual health clinics (SHCs),identify the service preferences of clients and assess whether the services delivered by public SHCswere acceptable (suitable) to users’ expectations. Participants were adult clients attending publicSHCs in 4 different geographical regions of New South Wales (NSW). A self completed anonymousquestionnaire survey was employed in this study and the data was collected over a two week periodper clinic. The overall participation rate was 89%. Three hundred and two clients participated ofwhich 68.2% and 31.8% were males and females respectively. Geographical proximity to residenceor work was the single most common reason cited to choose a particular clinic by all clients. Themain source of information about public SHCs for young and middle aged clients was their personalcontacts, whereas for older individuals it was health professional’s referral. Of the total sample,nearly 59% vs. 32% of clients used private and public transport to get to the clinic. About 80% ofprivate transport users of the city and suburban clinics had indicated some difficulty with parkingfacilities. For more than two thirds of clients, the time taken to get to the clinic was less than 30minutes. Overall, more clients preferred an appointment (56%) compared to a walk-in (32%) system.Nearly 65% of all clients preferred to attend the clinic during the weekdays and about 11% preferredweekends. Of those clients who had a preference for a time to attend a clinic, 83.3% attended clinicin their preferred time. Overall, more than one third (39%) of all clients preferred a same genderhealth care worker (HCW) whereas 13% of clients did not prefer a same gender HCW. Amongclients who had a clear preference, more than 90% of all females and nearly 80% of overseas bornmales preferred a same gender HCW. More females (81%) than males (59%) were actually able tohave a consultation with a HCW of their preferred gender. The majority (79%) of clients preferred toconsult the same doctor in the follow up visits and only a few clients (5%) preferred a separate maleand female waiting room. The vast majority (97%) of clients had no difficulty with language duringconsultation. About 93% of clients had rated the services delivered by public SHCs to be eitherexcellent or good. The public SHCs were found to be accessible and acceptable to the clients whocurrently utilise them. Designated parking spaces for the city and suburban clinic users andproviding an option for female and overseas born male clients to select a HCW of their preferredgender need to be considered. Further research is required to examine accessibility and acceptabilityaspects of public SHCs for the potential clients who either currently use other services or do notaccess any form of services. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2661 Title: Embodying Gay Men's Erotic Desires in Chat Room Cyberspace<br/><br/>Authors: Losberg, Warren<br/><br/>Description: This project is about how the Internet is currently being used by gay men to transform their erotic desires into the cyberspace of personal websites and chat rooms.