Bhana Deevia
a School of Education , University of KwaZulu-Natal , Durban , South Africa.
Afr J AIDS Res. 2017 Mar;16(1):71-79. doi: 10.2989/16085906.2016.1259172.
How do teenagers located in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, the epicentre of the HIV pandemic, give meaning to sexuality? This paper examines teenage black Africans investments in sex and sexuality and the gendered dynamics through which sexuality is articulated. Whilst unequal gender relations of power continue to feature prominently within relationship dynamics fuelling the gendering of HIV, attention to the micro-processes through which relationships are forged remain significant in illustrating the complex connections between love, sex and gender. Drawing on empirical findings with teenagers between the ages of 16 and 17 years old, the paper shows how relationships are conceptualised based on discourses of love. Love is inextricably bound up with sex and when teenagers talk about love and sex they also talk about condom use, multiple sexual partners and gender inequalities. What teenagers were interested in for their sexual relationships was not raised in sex education programmes at school. Implications for addressing teenage constructions of sexuality are discussed in the conclusion.
位于南非夸祖鲁 - 纳塔尔省（艾滋病流行的中心）的青少年如何理解性？本文探讨了非洲黑人青少年在性和性行为方面的投入，以及表达性行为的性别动态。虽然不平等的性别权力关系在推动艾滋病性别化的关系动态中仍然显著，但关注建立关系的微观过程对于阐明爱情、性和性别之间的复杂联系仍然很重要。基于对16至17岁青少年的实证研究结果，本文展示了关系是如何基于爱情话语来概念化的。爱情与性紧密相连，当青少年谈论爱情和性时，他们也会谈论避孕套的使用、多个性伴侣和性别不平等。学校的性教育课程并未涉及青少年在其性关系中感兴趣的内容。结论部分讨论了应对青少年性观念建构的影响。
