Processing gender

Lived experiences of reproducing and transforming gender norms over the life course of young people in Northern Uganda

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15098568
AutoresRebecka Lundgren (0000-0002-9607-5722, Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, Washington, USA, autor de correspondencia), Sarah Burgess (0000-0002-1989-4599, Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, Washington, USA), Heather Chantelois (Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, Washington, USA), Susan Oregede (Pathfinder International, Kampala, Uganda), Brad Kerner (Save the Children, Fairfield, USA), Anna E Kågesten (0000-0003-4096-8780, Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, Washington, USA)
Año2019
Volumen21
Número4
Páginas387-403
Fecha de publicación2019-04-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2018.1471160
PMID29882476
OpenAlexW2805069319
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas27
Referencias citadas27

The years between 10-19 represent a critical stage of human development during which boys and girls learn and embody socially constructed gender norms, with long-term implications for their sexual and reproductive health. This ethnographic cohort study sought to understand how gendered norms and practices develop during the transition from child to young adult in post-conflict northern Uganda. A total of 60 girls and boys aged 10-19 were selected using purposive sampling for in-depth interviews over a three-year period; 47 individuals completed all four interviews. Drawing on feminist theory and an ecological perspective, findings were used to create a conceptual framework displaying the experiences of young people navigating patriarchal and alternative norms, emphasising their lived processes of performing and negotiating norms within six key domains (work, puberty, family planning, intimate partner relations, child discipline and alcohol). The framework identifies: (1) personal factors (knowledge, agency and aspirations); (2) social factors (socialisation processes, capital, costs and consequences); and (3) structural factors (health/educational systems, religious institutions, government policies) which may encourage young people towards one norm or another as they age. These findings can inform policies and programmes to transform gender norms and promote equitable, healthy relationships

Developmental psychology · Life course approach · Negotiation · Nonprobability sampling · Political science · Population · Reproductive health · Shame · Social science · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology