The (hetero)sexualization of the military and the militarization of (hetero)sex: Discourses on male (hetero)sexual practices among a group of young men in the South African military

Sexualities

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-207

  Shefer, Tamara ^a   Mankayi, Nyameka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

(Hetero)sexuality; Hegemonic masculinity; HIV AIDS; Military; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347257836     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460707075801     Document Type: Article

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