Safe sex and constructions of young male sexuality in one semi-rural western cape community

South African Review of Sociology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-142

  Bremridge, Carey ^a   Lesch, Elmien ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescent sexuality; Grounded theory; Male sexuality; Rural South Africa; Safe sex; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032069182     PISSN: 21528586     EISSN: 20721978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2006.10419151     Document Type: Article

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