Girls want money, boys want virgins: The materiality of love amongst South African township youth in the context of HIV and AIDS

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 961-972

  Bhana, Deevia ^a   Pattman, Rob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Love; Masculinity; Poverty; Young people

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79960899850     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2011.576770     Document Type: Article

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