ABSTRACT

This book examines sex, sexuality, gender and health in the Pacific with a focus on three key sets of issues: young people, culture and education; sexual and reproductive health and well-being; and belonging, connectedness and justice.

Bringing together the work of scholars from across the Pacific region, this innovative volume showcases traditional knowledge and diverse disciplinary scholarship of policy and practice relevance. In addition to focusing on relationships, health, education, family and community, chapters engage with a number of cross-cutting themes, including violence, justice and rights, and sexuality and gender diversity. Drawing on the diversity and richness of the Pacific, its cultures, languages and people, the book lays the foundations for future conversations and scholarship for, and by, those within the Pacific.

Sex and Gender in the Pacific is an important resource for students, researchers and practitioners working in Pacific studies, sexuality and gender studies, public health, nursing, public policy, sociology, education and anthropology.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction: Pacific values, practices and insights into sexuality, gender and health

ByAngela Kelly-Hanku, Peter Aggleton, Anne Malcolm

part II|71 pages

Sexual and reproductive health and well-being

chapter 6|12 pages

Sexual and reproductive health needs, challenges and opportunities in the Pacific

ByAlyce N. Wilson, Elissa C. Kennedy, Amanda Noovao Hill, Lisa M. Vallely, Pinip Wapi, Errollyn Tungunaboe, Meredith Tutumang, Alec Ekeroma

chapter 7|13 pages

Grassroots action for improved menstrual health and educational justice with girls in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands

ByDorothy Esau, Michelle Redman-MacLaren, Stephanie Wheeler, Relmah Baritama Harrington, Karen Cheer

chapter 9|14 pages

Socio-structural influences on young men's experiences of sex, pregnancy and pregnancy prevention in Papua New Guinea

ByHerick Aeno, Elke Mitchell, Sophie Ase, Richard Nake Trumb, Priscilla Selon Ofi, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Stephen Bell

part III|66 pages

Belonging, connectedness and justice

chapter 11|13 pages

Moana masculinities in the diaspora: Cultural identity and performance on the dance stage and the sports field

ByRoannie Ng Shiu, Asetoa Sam Pilisi, David Taufui Mikato Fa'avae

chapter 12|13 pages

Making meaning out of objects: Self, connectedness and belonging among sexuality diverse men and transgender women in Papua New Guinea

ByRuthy Boli-Neo, Jamee Newland, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Herick Aeno, Peter Aggleton, Kerry H. Robinson

chapter 14|11 pages

Family and gender violence in Chuuk, Micronesia

ByManuel Rauchholz

chapter 15|13 pages

Gender inequality and Pacific-led solutions for a global problem

ByFiona Hukula