SEMINAR ON SEXUALITY IN THE BALTIC AREA

Programme:

Friday, November 2, 2001 House of Estates (Säätytalo), Snellmaninkatu 11
12.00 Lunch, host Dr. Kimmo Leppo, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

13.30 Session I Chair Sari Näre and commentator Jukka Virtanen
Sexual revolution in Russia (Igor Kon, Moscow)
14.15 Sex research and sexual health (Osmo Kontula, Helsinki)
15.00 Sexual health in Estonia (Olev Poolarmets, Tallinn)
15.45 pause

16.15 Session II Chair Risto Erkkola and commentator Sinikka Aapola
Tension between liberalism and equality in sexual life (Anna Rotkirch, Helsinki)
17.00-17.45 Sex-dualism in sex education (Katja Yesilova, Helsinki)

19.30 Reception at Elina Haavio-Mannila's home, Mariankatu 15 a A 22

Saturday, 3rd of November, Department of Sociology, Unioninkatu 35, 323

10.00 Session III Chair: Riika Pötsönen and commentator Igor Kon
Sexual life in Sweden (Bo Lewin, Uppsala)
10.45 Sexuality in the middle class in St.Petersburg (Anna Temkina and
Elena Zvadromyslova, St. Petersburg)
11.30 Debate on the law of registration of same-sex relationships (Olli Stålström, Helsinki)
12.15 Lunch

13.30 Session IV Chair Kai Haldre and commentator Klaus Mäkelä
Slimness and sexual attractiveness in St. Petersburg and Finland (Semi Purhonen, Helsinki)
14.15-15 Continuum or dichotomy of sexual cultures? (Elina Haavio-Mannila, Helsinki)