‘And I have been told that there is nothing fun about having sex while you are still in high school’: Dominant discourses on women’s sexual practices and desires in Life Orientation programmes at school

Young women’s sexuality is a contested terrain in multiple ways in contemporary South Africa. A growing body of work in the context of HIV and gender-based violence illustrates how young women find it challenging to negotiate safe and equitable sexual relationships with men, and are often the victi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tamara Shefer, Sisa Ngabaza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2015-06-01
Series:Perspectives in Education
Online Access:http://196.255.246.28/index.php/pie/article/view/1906