Browsing Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) Collections by Subject "Sexuality"
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'African sex is dangerous!' Renegotiating 'ritual sex' in contemporary Masaka district.
(Cambridge University Press, 2008)The sexual culture of sub-Saharan African peoples is variously utilized as an explanation for the high incidence of HIV in Africa. Thus it has been the target of behaviour change campaigns championed by massive public ... -
Ambivalence surrounding elderly widows’ sexuality in urban Uganda.
(Springer, 2011)The elderly are commonly stereotyped as asexual beings. Alternatively mainly negative images abound about the sexual activities of elderly people. Based on ethnographic data this article explores diverse sexualities of ... -
Bumsters, big black organs and old white gold: Embodied racial myths in sexual relationships of Gambian beach boys.
(Taylor and Francis, 2005)Sexuality is a platform upon which ideologies are enacted. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in The Gambia, this paper discusses the embodiment of racial myths about male Black bodies and Western affluence. Methods utilized ... -
Contemporary myths, sexuality misconceptions, information sources, and risk perceptions of Bodaboda men in Southwest Uganda.
(Springer, 2005)This article reports findings from a study conducted among 212 private motorbike-taxi riders, locally called bodabodamen, from two study sites--a slum area and the urban center of Masaka town. Qualitative and quantitative ... -
Female control of sexuality: illusion or reality? Use of vaginal products in South west Uganda.
(Elsevier Science Ltd., 2001)This paper reports on a trial of vaginal products that were distributed and used by 131 women and 21 men in south west Uganda. It focuses specifically upon the issue of female control in heterosexual relationships and ... -
Male promiscuity: The negotiation of masculinities by motorbike taxi-riders in Masaka, Uganda.
(Sage Publications, 2009)Understanding contemporary sociocultural constructions of masculinity and sexuality is crucial in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. This article discusses lay conceptualizations and enactments of manhood, in interaction with ... -
The negotiation of sexual relationships among pupils in South-western Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 2001)The objective of the study was to explore how school-going adolescents in south-western Uganda negotiate sexual relationships. Qualitative data were obtained from 15 boys and 15 girls (14-18 years old), during a series of ... -
Socializing influences and the value of sex: The experience of adolescent school girls in rural Masaka, Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 2001)In order to explore the socializing influences which have shaped rural adolescent schoolgirls' views and values about sex in a high HIV prevalence area of Uganda, detailed qualitative data was obtained over a one year ... -
The widow, the will, and widow-inheritance in Kampala: Revisiting victimisation arguments.
(Taylor and Francis, 2009)Widows are often presented as victims of patriarchal sexual dictates in analyses of widow-inheritance. Our study explored experiences of widowhood in Kampala. Ethnographic fieldwork combined participant observation, ...