How we were grown: cultural aspects of high-risk sexual behaviour in Jamaica
Kingston; s.n; 1990. 28 p.
Monography
in English
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| ID: med-3779
Responsible library:
JM21
Localization: JM21; AA 2204
ABSTRACT
Paper states that based on a collection of over twenty ethnographic interviews of informants selected from a national sample of Jamaicans, "How we were grown" examines three issues, 1) sexual socialisation and value formation; 2) the establishment and maintenance of multiple relations; and (3) the use and non-use of the condom. Focuses on the role of culture in shaping and informing sexual conduct. Argues that Jamaicans are socialised to adopt a guilt-free, pleasure-oriented attitude to sex; that whereas male multiple relationships arise from cultural perceptions of gender, female multiple relationships are prompted by deterioration in the quality of primary unions. Shows how cultural norms of aesthetics and feelings of trust determine Jamaicans' approach to sexual intercourse, and considers the implications for policy of a clash between embedded cultural values and pragmatism. (AU)
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Sexual Behavior
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Socialization
/
Cultural Characteristics
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Jamaica
Language:
English
Year:
1990
Document type:
Monography