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Adolescent risk taking and the romantic ethic: HIV/AIDS awareness among Year 11 and 12 students
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posted on 2023-05-16, 10:39 authored by Abbott-Chapman, JA, Denholm, CFindings discussed are drawn from a study of Year 11 and 12 students in Tasmania with regard to accuracy of knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission, sexual attitudes and activities, and the extent of protective behaviours. The reasons for the gap between intentions and actual 'safe’sex practices highlight the influence of the‘romantic ethic’and the characteristics of modern consumerism upon adolescents’perceptions of intimate relationships within the post-modern society. The degree to which‘caring for one's partner’and‘trusting one's partner’are regarded as a protection against HIV/AIDS trans mission, and the association with levels of condom use, are examined along with implications for preventive health education programs. © 1996, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.
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Publication title
Australian and New Zealand Journal of SociologyVolume
33Pagination
306-321ISSN
0004-8690Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
ANZJSPlace of publication
AustraliaRepository Status
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