'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemic

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dc.contributor.authorThomson, Hayleyen_ZA
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dc.date.available2014-07-30T03:42:13Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the links between masculinity and the spread of HIV/AIDS by examining adolescents’ conceptions of manhood and the ways in which hegemonic masculinity manifests itself through peer pressure. The study employed qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Interviews were conducted with fifteen adolescent males between the ages of twelve to sixteen, who live in areas with high levels of HIV prevalence outside Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationThomson, H. (2009). <i>'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemic</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3665en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationThomson, Hayley. <i>"'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemic."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3665en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationThomson, H. 2009. 'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemic. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Thomson, Hayley AB - This study explores the links between masculinity and the spread of HIV/AIDS by examining adolescents’ conceptions of manhood and the ways in which hegemonic masculinity manifests itself through peer pressure. The study employed qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Interviews were conducted with fifteen adolescent males between the ages of twelve to sixteen, who live in areas with high levels of HIV prevalence outside Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - 'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemic TI - 'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemic UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3665 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3665
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationThomson H. 'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemic. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Philosophy, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3665en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Philosophyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHIV/AIDS and Societyen_ZA
dc.title'They say you are not a man' : hegemonic masculinity and peer pressure amongst male adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal : implications for the HIV epidemicen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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