You are not a real man until you have scored’ masculine discourses and teenage pregnancy

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13899829
AutoresFaustinus Shikukutu (0000-0002-0128-4346, University of KwaZulu-Natal, autor correspondente), Labby Ramrathan (0000-0001-9963-0675, University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Ano2022
Volume27
Fascículo1
Páginas23-31
Data de publicação2022-01-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0267-3843 • E-ISSN: 2164-4527
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02673843.2021.2021960
OpenAlexW4206197561
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas7

Despite the implementation of sex education programmes directed at reducing teenage pregnancy in Namibia, the battle seems to be lost as it continues to increase annually. In the light of this challenge, this article aims at discussing the role masculine discourses play in teenage pregnancy during boy's conversations in the Kavango East region. Focus group discussions and individual (face-to-face) interviews were used to collect data. The study is underpinned by social learning theory to analyse focus group and individual (face-to-face) interviews data with adolescent boys aged 17–20 years in public secondary schools. The study reveals that the discourses about masculinity when boys meet plays a part in sexual relationship decisions which sometimes lead to impregnation. During these conversations, boys use the word ‘score’, which refers to impregnating a girl to tease those who are never impregnated. The authors suggest that traditional authorities should include topics about positive masculinity targeting boys who are the main perpetrators during community meetings

Developmental psychology · Face (sociological concept · Focus group · Girl · Masculinity · Population · Social science · Sociology · Teenage pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology