Background:

Sexual relations are a recurrent theme in drug treatment that aims for a holistic inclusion of concerns considered important in young people's lives. Nevertheless, it remains understudied how counselors attend to this theme

Aim:

To investigate the discourses on sexual relations in drug treatment for young people provided by the Scandinavian welfare state of Denmark

Analysis:

Drawing on qualitative interviews with 16 counselors the analysis first identifies three discourses that legitimize sexual relations as a theme in drug treatment by linking the theme to a) pleasure, b) risks, and c) problems. These discourses legitimize the theme by constructing sexual relations as part of the good life, as potentially harmful, or as related to past trauma triggering present problems. Second, the analysis identifies a gendered storyline on sexual relations in exchange economies, e.g., sugar dating, described by some counselors as “prostitution-like” behavior.

Findings:

The gendered storyline is almost exclusively linked to young women's behavior and produces a gendered shame by indicating deviant femininity. Simultaneously, the storyline taboos how the young men may experience vulnerable sexual relations in exchange economies

Conclusion:

Alternative discourses can provide a broader repertoire of subject positions to the benefit of all genders.

中文翻译：

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让我们谈谈性：关于青少年吸毒治疗中的性关系、糖约会和“卖淫”行为的论述

背景：

性关系是药物治疗中反复出现的主题，旨在全面纳入被认为对年轻人生活很重要的问题。然而，辅导员如何参与这一主题的研究仍未得到充分研究

目的：

调查丹麦斯堪的纳维亚福利国家为青少年提供的药物治疗中的性关系话语

分析：

通过对 16 位咨询师的定性访谈，分析首先确定了三个将性关系合法化为药物治疗主题的话语，将主题与 a) 快乐、b) 风险和 c) 问题联系起来。这些论述通过将性关系构建为美好生活的一部分、潜在有害或与引发当前问题的过去创伤有关​​，从而使主题合法化。其次，该分析确定了交换经济中关于性关系的性别故事情节，例如糖约会，一些顾问将其描述为“类似卖淫”的行为。

发现：

性别化的故事情节几乎完全与年轻女性的行为有关，并通过表明不正常的女性气质来产生性别化的耻辱。同时，故事情节禁忌年轻人如何在交换经济中经历脆弱的性关系

结论：

替代话语可以提供更广泛的主题立场，以造福所有性别。