Performing masculinities and femininities : Grade nine learners' construction of sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDS

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dc.contributor.advisorBaxen, Jeanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMatsoso-Makhate, Mamatsosoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-04T19:29:36Z
dc.date.available2015-03-04T19:29:36Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 90-98).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractHIV/AIDS is a pandemic infecting and affecting people throughout the world. South Africa in particular has recently recorded high infection rates. In response to this high infection rates the government, the medical field, and civil society have joined hands in creating awareness. Despite the publicly reported increasing levels of people infected and living with HIV/AIDS and the HIV awareness campaigns, there are still high percentages of newly infected people. It was thus important to find out why people still engaged in sexual behaviours that put them at the risk of HIV infection. This study investigated how adolescents construct their sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDS. It included how they view themselves as sexual beings, how they negotiate and present themselves in relationships. The study also looked at how adolescents perform their femininity and masculinity in the construction of their sexual identities and how this leads to power relation and agency within their relationships. A qualitative approach of enquiry was used in this study, and data was collected using various methods, such as observation, questionnaires, focus group discussions and individual interviews. The research was undertaken in four secondary schools in the Western Cape, these schools were selected through purposive sampling.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMatsoso-Makhate, M. (2005). <i>Performing masculinities and femininities : Grade nine learners' construction of sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDS</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12581en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMatsoso-Makhate, Mamatsoso. <i>"Performing masculinities and femininities : Grade nine learners' construction of sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDS."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12581en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMatsoso-Makhate, M. 2005. Performing masculinities and femininities : Grade nine learners' construction of sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDS. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Matsoso-Makhate, Mamatsoso AB - HIV/AIDS is a pandemic infecting and affecting people throughout the world. South Africa in particular has recently recorded high infection rates. In response to this high infection rates the government, the medical field, and civil society have joined hands in creating awareness. Despite the publicly reported increasing levels of people infected and living with HIV/AIDS and the HIV awareness campaigns, there are still high percentages of newly infected people. It was thus important to find out why people still engaged in sexual behaviours that put them at the risk of HIV infection. This study investigated how adolescents construct their sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDS. It included how they view themselves as sexual beings, how they negotiate and present themselves in relationships. The study also looked at how adolescents perform their femininity and masculinity in the construction of their sexual identities and how this leads to power relation and agency within their relationships. A qualitative approach of enquiry was used in this study, and data was collected using various methods, such as observation, questionnaires, focus group discussions and individual interviews. The research was undertaken in four secondary schools in the Western Cape, these schools were selected through purposive sampling. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Performing masculinities and femininities : Grade nine learners' construction of sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDS TI - Performing masculinities and femininities : Grade nine learners' construction of sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDS UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12581 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12581
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMatsoso-Makhate M. Performing masculinities and femininities : Grade nine learners' construction of sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDS. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,School of Education, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12581en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEducationen_ZA
dc.titlePerforming masculinities and femininities : Grade nine learners' construction of sexual identities in the context of HIV/AIDSen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMEden_ZA
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