[Power relations sexual roles and control of sexual impulse among Latin American and Quebec young adults: gender and ethnic differences]

Contemporary studies have shown the existence of differences between men and women and ethnocultural groups on attitudes towards power relations in the sexual sphere sociosexual roles and the control of sexual drives. This study wanted to verify if these hypotheses are confirmed in the province of Quebec (Canada). Responses to a self-administered questionnaire of 114 Latin American respondents (59 men and 55 women) were compared to an equivalent number of Quebeckers enrolled in the same post-secondary schools in the Montreal area. An analysis of variance with two criteria of classification (gender and ethnocultural group) indicates significant differences between men and women on the three dimensions and one difference between groups towards equality in the sociosexual context. These data seem to question the existence of specific sexual scripts among young Latin-Americans adults which can help direct sexual education. (authors)