An Exploratory Study of Male Adolescent Sexuality in Zimbabwe : The Case of Adolescents in Kuwadzana Extension, Harare
Joint Authors
Changadeya, Talent
Chevo, Tafadzwa
Bhatasara, Sandra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although young people in Zimbabwe are becoming sexually active at a very early age, there is no unified body of knowledge on how they regard sex and construct sexuality and relationships.
In many circumstances adolescence sexual agency is denied and silenced.
This study explored adolescents’ discourses on sexuality, factors affecting adolescent sexuality, and sexual health.
Fusing a social constructionist standpoint and an active view of agency, we argue that the way male adolescents perceive and experience sexuality and construct sexual identities is mediated by the sociocultural context in which they live in and their own agency.
Although adolescents are mistakenly regarded as sexual innocents by society, we argue that male adolescents are active social agents in constructing their own sexual realities and identities.
At the same time, dominant structural and interactional factors have a bearing on how male adolescents experience and generate sexuality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bhatasara, Sandra& Chevo, Tafadzwa& Changadeya, Talent. 2013. An Exploratory Study of Male Adolescent Sexuality in Zimbabwe : The Case of Adolescents in Kuwadzana Extension, Harare. Journal of Anthropology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461534
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bhatasara, Sandra…[et al.]. An Exploratory Study of Male Adolescent Sexuality in Zimbabwe : The Case of Adolescents in Kuwadzana Extension, Harare. Journal of Anthropology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461534
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bhatasara, Sandra& Chevo, Tafadzwa& Changadeya, Talent. An Exploratory Study of Male Adolescent Sexuality in Zimbabwe : The Case of Adolescents in Kuwadzana Extension, Harare. Journal of Anthropology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461534
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461534