Risking It
Young Heterosexual Femininities in South African Context of HIV/Aids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18964591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shakila Reddy (University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author), Máiréad Dunne (0000-0002-2802-5424, University of Sussex) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159-172 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sexualities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363460707075797 |
| OpenAlex | W2018479098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 58 |
| References cited | 17 |
This article explores gender power relations and the contradictions and confusions associated with sexual identity and normative (hetero-)sexual practices. Theories of ‘identity’ and ‘performativity’ are used to understand the relationships between young women's sexual identity constructions and sexual practices within the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. The discussion focuses on young women's accounts of their feminine identities with respect to issues of intimacy and romantic love; pregnancy, virginity and respect; desire, danger and disease; future marriage and family. It highlights the fragility and ambiguity in the processes of identity construction and performance of heterosexual femininity in an HIV/AIDS environment. Significantly, the dominant discourses of femininity through which these young women made sense of their sexual selves, stood in direct contradiction to their sexual safety. Given this, greater understanding of these identity processes would appear vital to successful strategies in the protection against HIV/AIDS in South Africa
Aesthetics · Femininity · Heterosexuality · Human sexuality · Sexual identity · Sociology · Virginity test · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 58 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,22 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 57 |