In South Africa, HIV and AIDS is a crisis particularly for young women between the ages of
15-24. HIV and AIDS is gendered disease and its spread is heterosexual. The effects of the
disease have led to an increasing examination of what sexual and gendered identities mean
for young people. Using individual and focus-group interviews, this study explores young
people’s sexual cultures amidst the backdrop of HIV and AIDS. It focuses on the ways in
which young Indian men and women (aged 16-17) in a low to middle income context in
Chatsworth, Durban, construct heterosexual relationships. The study explores how this
selected group of learners navigate themselves as sexual subjects in the context of sexual
passions and sexual risk. The study focuses on relationship cultures, sexual risk and the ways
in which gender is constructed in heterosexual relationships. Currently we know very little of
young people’s heterosexual relationships and in particular, we know very little of young
Indian sexualities. In the context of sexual risk taking and broader concerns about sexual
health, young people’s perceptions about sex and sexuality are important. Insight into how
the youth understand gender and sexuality is necessary for addressing educational strategies
in sexuality education, Life Orientation and HIV/AIDS education in South Africa. / Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/8819 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Ramadhin, Rokshma. |
| Contributors | Bhana, Deevia. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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