Bør vi snakke om porno i barneskolen? En studie om undervisning tilknyttet seksualitet og pornografi på mellomtrinnet

Abstract

Abstract

Although pornography has been around for millennia, its content and accessibility have evolved at an explosive rate in recent decades. Young people in Norway today have large access to digital tools, and there is an increase in the proportion exposed to pornographic content online. This study has investigated how this new everyday life is treated in primary school. Through interviews and surveys, teachers in science and social studies have been asked how this topic is handled in primary school. Among other things, the teachers have been asked if they think it should be taught about pornography. A large majority believe that this topic should be addressed, and 62 % of teachers have taught this topic. The teaching that takes place is mainly based on dialogue, and largely arises spontaneously in the classroom. By carrying out planned teaching on pornography to a greater extent, an entrance to the topic can be linked to, among other things, setting boundaries, consent, body image pressure and digital competence, which teachers mention as key aspects of sexuality education, and which also fit into the interdisciplinary topic public health and life skills.