'I think it's about experiencing, like, life': A qualitative exploration of contemporary adolescent intimate relationships in South Africa

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1125-1137

  Gevers, Anik ^a,b   Jewkes, Rachel ^a,c   Mathews, Cathy ^a,b   Flisher, Alan ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

adolescent; dating; peer relationships; romantic relationships; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84869162373     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.723752     Document Type: Article

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