Proposing love on the way to school: Mobility, sexuality and youth transitions in South Africa

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-231

  Hampshire, Kate ^a   Porter, Gina ^a   Mashiri, Mac ^b   Maponya, Goodhope ^c   Dube, Sipho ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Consultant   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Masculinity; Rape; Sexual violence; South africa; Young women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOVE; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RAPE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOVE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RAPE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; WALKING;

EID: 78650359083     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2010.522255     Document Type: Article

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