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Morality and sexual rights: constructions of masculinity, femininity and sexuality among a group of South African soldiers.
Cult Health Sex. 2008 Aug; 10(6):625-34.CH

Abstract

This paper describes how South African soldiers draw on notions of gender, sexuality and morality in their constructions of identity and heterosexual sexuality. Popular discourses around HIV and AIDS in South Africa and elsewhere have highlighted the centrality of notions of morality, many of them problematic, in the response to the epidemic. In Southern Africa, the centrality of heterosexuality to HIV transmission has triggered a focus on morality in sexuality, including calls for abstinence or, in married relationships, monogamy. This paper discusses the findings of a research study that explored male soldiers' constructions of masculinity, sexuality and risky sexual practices. Discourses that emerged reflected dominant attitudes regarding men and women's sexual rights and, in particular, the moralisation of women's sexuality.

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Mankayi N
School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. MankayiN@ukzn.ac.za

MeSH

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeDeveloping CountriesFemaleGender IdentityHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMilitary PersonnelMoralsSexual AbstinenceSexual BehaviorSouth AfricaUnsafe SexYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18649200

Citation

Mankayi, Nyameka. "Morality and Sexual Rights: Constructions of Masculinity, Femininity and Sexuality Among a Group of South African Soldiers." Culture, Health & Sexuality, vol. 10, no. 6, 2008, pp. 625-34.
Mankayi N. Morality and sexual rights: constructions of masculinity, femininity and sexuality among a group of South African soldiers. Cult Health Sex. 2008;10(6):625-34.
Mankayi, N. (2008). Morality and sexual rights: constructions of masculinity, femininity and sexuality among a group of South African soldiers. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 10(6), 625-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691050801950884
Mankayi N. Morality and Sexual Rights: Constructions of Masculinity, Femininity and Sexuality Among a Group of South African Soldiers. Cult Health Sex. 2008;10(6):625-34. PubMed PMID: 18649200.
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