10.25377/sussex.10301630.v1
Rachel Thomson
Rachel
Thomson
Interview with Susan, 16 - 17, White British, working class, Roman Catholic. Women, Risk and AIDS Project, Manchester, 1989. Original version (Ref: MBS04)
University of Sussex
2020
Family life
Parent attitudes
Aspirations
Sex education
AIDS disease
Condom use
Virginity
Oral sex
Risk
Pressure
White British
Working Class
Roman Catholic
Catholicism
Sociology
Sociology not elsewhere classified
2020-03-04 10:53:55
Dataset
https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Interview_with_Susan_16_-_17_White_British_working_class_Roman_Catholic_Women_Risk_and_AIDS_Project_Manchester_1989_Original_version_Ref_MBS04_/10301630
This interview is part of the Women, Risk and Aids Project (1989-90) archive which was created as part of the Reanimating Data Project (2018-20).<div><br></div>Original transcript of a short interview with a school aged young woman (Susan) living in north Manchester. The interview covers a brief description of the young woman’s family life and relationship with parents which she describes as ok; her school life and plans to do a YTS scheme as a secretary when she leaves school; her experiences of school sex education in which she learnt in biology and PSE about HIV and AIDS; some discussion of condoms as embarrassing and the man’s responsibility; she has not had any sexual experiences and does not want a boyfriend at the moment, although she experiences some pressure from parents to have one; spends her spare / leisure time with girl friends roller skating or going to the cinema.