Exploring the perceptions on pathways to manhood amongst urban young African adult men by HIV-prevention programme practitioners in Gauteng, South Africa
Roets, Hendrik Johannes Leon
The pathways to manhood for young adult African men in urban settings are
based more on socio-economic demands than socio-cultural expectations of
being a man. This study was a qualitative explorative research on the perceptions
of HIV-prevention practitioners on the different pathways to manhood among
young adult African men in urban settings in Gauteng, South Africa. From the
findings it was clear that there are diverse socio-cultural and socio-economic
pathways to manhood, including the media, older men, peers, religion and women.
These pathways affirm, confirm, validate and value a man as a man and not a boy
in urban settings such as cities and informal settlements in Gauteng. The research
concluded that a great deal more could be done to ensure that men get involved in
HIV-prevention programmes by ensuring dialogue on manhood and masculinities
between men and men, and men and women.
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