As youth in South African are affected by HIV/AIDS, risk reduction research has higWighted
the needs of young people for information about sex, sexuality and risk. South African research
has looked at young people's sources of sex information and their preferred sources. This thesis
examines communication about sex with young people in their families as a protective factor in
risk resilience and general problem-solving skills. The study explores how young Zulu women
between the ages of 14-15 years understand communication about sex in their families, how and
with whom sex is talked about, and how the young women understand the cultural 'taboo' on
talking about sex in their families.
This study employs an interpretive thematic analysis in analysing semi-structured
interviews with eight rural district Zulu-speaking young women. The interview schedule drew
on themes related to mother-daughter communication about sex from an American study by
Brock and Jennings. The girls felt that there was minimal communication about sex within their
families, and this reflected negative verbal and non-verbal messages. The girls wished that their
biological parents could communicate with them about sexual issues freely and comfortably, as
they would like to do with their own children when they grow up. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2007.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/4263 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Mkhize, Lungie Prim-rose. |
| Contributors | Wilbraham, Lindy. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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