Emma Shuvai Chikovore, R. Sooryamoorthy

Gebundenes Buch

Family Influence on Adolescent Sexual Behaviour in South Africa

Beschreibung

This book explores the connection between family structure and circumstances, parental engagement, and adolescent sexual behavior. Given that South Africa contains the highest portion of the global HIV epidemic within a single country, a comprehensive, book-length investigation into-sometimes risky-adolescent sexual behaviour is necessary. Drawing from the longitudinal Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) of more than 4,000 adolescents between the ages of fourteen and twenty-two, as well as qualitative interviews and focus group discussions with parents and adolescents, this study pioneers empirical investigation of adolescent sexual behavior within the intricate framework of family dynamics in South Africa.

Autor

Emma Shuvai Chikovore is Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Built Environment and Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. R. Sooryamoorthy is Professor of Sociology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Research Fellow at the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in STI Policy, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Produktdetails

• Sustainable Development Goals Series
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature Switzerland / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-50376-4
• 1st edition 2023
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9783031503764
• ISBN-10: 3031503767
• Artikelnr.: 69355723

Rezensionen

Family Influence on Adolescent Sexual Behaviour in South Africa constitutes a significant contribution to the fields of public health, sociology, and gender studies. Chikovore and Sooryamoorthy presented a nuanced analysis of familial influences on adolescent sexual behavior, offering valuable insights for scholars, policymakers, and professionals in the field. The work s integration of empirical rigor, theoretical depth, and policy relevance renders it an essential reading . (Arlita Lusiana Wardani, African Identities, February 11, 2025)

This book presents a significant resource for policymakers and, on the micro level, the families themselves, not just in South Africa but in a global context. (Hollie Sherwood-Martin, The Lancet, thelancet.com, April 22, 2024)