Abstract

CABALLERO BRAVO, Dulce Daniela; NAZAR BEUTELSPACHER, Dominga Austreberta; SANCHEZ RAMIREZ, Georgina  and  RIVAS BOCANEGRA, María Georgina. Gender and Rationalities about Young People’s Sexual Behavior: Between the Discourse and the Practice of Equality. Desacatos [online]. 2022, n.69, pp.124-137.  Epub Feb 27, 2026. ISSN 2448-5144.

Based on a case study with female and male students, this research explores the rationalities surrounding sexual behaviors of a group of students in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, using mixed qualitative and quantitative methodology with questionnaires and focal groups as analytic tools. The findings show that the notion of equality is a modern logic that underlies sexual openness for women and responsible sexual participation for both sexes. These values are difficult to navigate in a context in which traditional gender norms establish sanctions for women who have practiced sexual openness, based on stigmatizing and criminalizing those who have unplanned preg- nancies and abortions.

Keywords : rationalities; sexual behaviors; youth; unplanned pregnancy; abortion.

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