'Boys will be boys': Traditional Xhosa male circumcision, HIV and sexual socialisation in contemporary South Africa

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 431-446

  Vincent, Louise ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Circumcision; HIV AIDS; Masculinity; Sexuality; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CIRCUMCISION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; ETHNIC GROUP; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; RITUAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIALIZATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 46049101808     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050701861447     Document Type: Article

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