Personal Involvement of Young People in HIV Prevention Campaign Messages: The Role of Message Format, Culture, and Gender

Acknowledging that the youth of Spectrum tend to disclose their sexual and gender identities to parents at a relatively young age, this chapter explores the role of family in the formation of these youths’ sexualities and genders. It was often the case with Spectrum youth that, rather than rejection, they encountered loving support about their sexuality from their parents. The youth of Spectrum are of a generation of kids who are the first to grow up in a society in which same-sex couples and genderqueer parents rearing children have become significantly socially acceptable. The chapter argues that young people are sharing their queer sexual and gender identities with their parents at a younger age because of gender non-conformity that leads parents to make assumptions about their child’s sexuality because they are more frequently exposed to LGBTQ family members and loved ones and because these particular parents do not conform to the white, middle-class, heteropatriarchal regime of the Standard North American Family. Queer family formation has broad implications not just for same-sex couples but for the way U.S. society understands and recognizes family in general.

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Sexual Diversity and Vulnerability to AIDS: the Role of Sexual Identity and Gender in the Perception of Risk by Young People (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Sexuality Research and Social Policy ◽

10.1007/s13178-010-0030-1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 270-282 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Simone Monteiro ◽

Fátima Cecchetto ◽

Eliane Vargas ◽

Claudia Mora

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Sexual Identity ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

Sexual Diversity ◽

Perception Of Risk ◽

And Gender

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The Role of Family Help in the Housing Decisions of Young People

The Sociological Review ◽

10.1111/j.1467-954x.1995.tb02481.x ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 123-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

C.G. Pickvance ◽

K. Pickvance

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Housing Market ◽

The Family ◽

South East England ◽

And Gender

Recent debates about flows of help within the family have indicated considerable diversity according to the type of help (money, services), and ages and gender of those involved, and have shown that values are only a partial guide to the scale of such flows. This paper focuses on a particular occasion for help, young people's housing, and a particular region, South-East England, where one would expect family financial help to be high given the capacity to help of older generations (due to higher average incomes and wealth) and the affordability problems faced by young people. It is shown that contrary to hypothesis only 12% of a sample of young people had received financial help for housing purposes since they had left home, less than found in previous studies with different samples. The amounts involved were less than young people believed their parents could afford. The role of inheritance was also found to be minor. The results from the different studies are explained as due to changes in the housing market, changing values regarding financial help and differences among the samples. Intensive re-interviews with three households from very different backgrounds are used to show the different ways in which family help operates.

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THE ROLE OF AGE AND GENDER IN GROUP DECISION-MAKING PROPENSITY

6th ERAZ Conference Proceedings (part of ERAZ conference collection) ◽

10.31410/eraz.2020.147 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Juliana Osmani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Young People ◽

Group Decision Making ◽

Group Decision ◽

Complex Environment ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Participatory Processes ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

And Gender

Increasingly, organizations are oriented towards groups to make decisions. This is because some contextual factors have undergone significant changes. Companies are operating in a competitive, dynamic and complex environment, having to face with unstructured and non-programmed decisions. Organizations are also oriented towards participatory processes in order to benefit from the important advantages that these processes offer. The main goal of the current research is to understand if there is a correlation between group decision-making propensity, age and gender. The motivation for the current research starts from the consideration that the degree of preference for group decision-making processes determines the contribution and commitment of the members, with important consequences on the decisions’ effectiveness. The processing and analysis of the collected data indicate that adults prefer group decision-making processes more than young people and women prefer group decision-making processes less than men.

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The Role of the Avatar in Gaming for Trans and Gender Diverse Young People

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17228617 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (22) ◽

pp. 8617

Author(s):

Helen Morgan ◽

Amanda O'Donovan ◽

Renita Almeida ◽

Ashleigh Lin ◽

Yael Perry

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Young People ◽

Coming Out ◽

Game Design ◽

Gender Diversity ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Therapeutic Benefits ◽

Gender Diverse ◽

And Gender

A significant proportion of trans and gender diverse (TGD) young people report membership of the gaming community and resultant benefits to wellbeing. To date their experiences and needs regarding a key feature of games, the avatar, are largely unexplored, despite increasing interest in the therapeutic role of avatars in the general population. The aim of this study was to better understand the role of the avatar in gaming, its impact on TGD young people’s mental health, and their unique needs regarding avatar design. N = 17 TGD young people aged 11–22 years (M = 16.3 years) participated in four focus groups. A general inductive approach was used to thematically analyze the transcribed data. TGD young people report considerable therapeutic benefits of using avatars with positive mental health implications. Importantly, TGD young people use avatars to explore, develop and rehearse their experienced gender identities, often as a precursor to coming out in the offline world. They also report negative experiences of feeling excluded due to the constraints of conventional notions of gender that are widely reflected in game design. Participants described simple design features to better reflect gender diversity, such as increased customization. Such changes would facilitate the positive gains reported by participants and better reflect the diversity of young people who use games. The findings have important implications for both recreational and serious or therapeutic game design.

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The Role of Religious Leaders On The Use of HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies Among Young People (15-24) in Lira District, Uganda

10.21203/rs.3.rs-664256/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tom Murungi ◽

Irene Kunihira ◽

Pamela Oyella ◽

Moses Mugerwa ◽

Peruth Gift ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Aids Prevention ◽

Religious Leaders ◽

Prevention Strategies ◽

Prevention Messages ◽

Hiv Prevention Strategies ◽

Hiv Aids

Abstract Background: Young people (15-24 years) bear the highest burden of new infections and are particularly vulnerable because of their highly risky behavior. There is paucity of information on the role of religious leaders in the multi-sectoral fight against HIV/AIDS. We examined the role of religious leaders in the use of HIV prevention strategies among young people.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted between March and April 2021 among 422 randomly selected young people in Lira district. An interviewer administered a questionnaire to the young people in order to collect quantitative data. About 20 key informants were purposively sampled and interviews were conducted with religious leaders using a key informant's interview guide. Data was collected on social demographics, HIV prevention messages, and awareness about HIV prevention strategies. Data was analyzed using Stata version 15 using proportions, means, percentages, frequencies, and logistic regression analysis at a 95% level of significance. Qualitative data was analyzed using thematic content analysis and the major themes were generated from the participants’ responses.Results: About 57.1% (241/422) of the respondents were females. The prevalence of use of HIV prevention strategies among young people was 69.4%. Factors significantly associated with the use of HIV prevention included completing the primary level (aOR 4.95, p< 0.05), completing at least A level (aOR 8.85, p < <0.05), Awareness of HIV prevention strategies by religious leaders (aOR 0.02, p<0.001), religious leaders provided HIV prevention messages (aOR 2.53, p<0.01), Advocacy for abstinence outside marriage and fidelity in marriage (aOR 35.6, p<0.01), Religious leaders preaching about HIV prevention (aOR 4.88, p<0.001).Our qualitative data indicated that a section of religious leaders recommended abstinence/faithfulness. Condom use was the most discouraged HIV prevention strategy. However, most religious leaders agree with the fact that they have a role to play in HIV prevention, which includes sensitization, teaching and organizing sermons about HIV prevention.Conclusion: The use of HIV prevention strategies by religious leaders among young people was nearly 70%. This finding indicates that religious leaders have a role to play in HIV/AIDS prevention among young people in the Lira district. This calls for the involvement of religious leaders in HIV prevention programs tailored to prevent new infections of HIV among young people.

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Introduction

Unaccompanied Young Migrants ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781447331865.003.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Sue Clayton ◽

Anna Gupta ◽

Katie Willis

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Young People ◽

International Law ◽

Social Workers ◽

International Perspectives ◽

Migrant Youth ◽

Youth Identities ◽

And Gender ◽

The Way

This chapter provides an overview of the issues faced by unaccompanied child migrants in their search for safety and security. It highlights legal definitions used in national and international law, and the rights that such young people can claim under those laws. It outlines the demography of flows of migrant youth, including numbers, nationalities, and gender. The diversity of the group is highlighted, along with the way in which their treatment and experiences vary significantly depending on how they are framed by the immigration and welfare authorities that they come into contact with. The chapter examines the role of a social justice framework in understanding migrant experiences, an acknowledgement of young people’s agency, and the role of social workers and others working with young people. The chapter finishes with an overview of the subsequent chapters divided into three main sections: framing the youth migrant debate, exploring migrant youth identities, and international perspectives.

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Ambivalence, silence and gender differences in church leaders’ HIV-prevention messages to young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Culture Health & Sexuality ◽

10.1080/13691050903141192 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 103-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Elisabet Eriksson ◽

Gunilla Lindmark ◽

Pia Axemo ◽

Beverley Haddad ◽

Beth Maina Ahlberg

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Young People ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

Church Leaders ◽

Prevention Messages ◽

Kwazulu Natal ◽

And Gender

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ГОТОВНОСТЬ К СЕМЕЙНОЙ ЖИЗНИ СТУДЕНТОВ, ОСТАВШИХСЯ БЕЗ ПОПЕЧЕНИЯ РОДИТЕЛЕЙ: ОПЫТ ЭМПИРИЧЕСКОГО ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ

Pedagogical Review ◽

10.23951/2307-6127-2020-2-233-243 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Irina Fedosova ◽

Alena Kibalnik

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Parental Care ◽

Family Life ◽

Family Values ◽

Moral Values ◽

Leading Role ◽

The Social ◽

Responsible Attitude ◽

And Gender

Рассматривается социально-психологический феномен «готовность к семейной жизни». Подчеркивается ведущая роль семьи в подготовке юношей и девушек к будущей семейной жизни и формировании у них осознанного отношения к созданию собственной семьи. Особое внимание обращено на студентов, оставшихся без попечения родителей и получивших опыт воспитания в интернатных учреждениях. Акцентируется внимание на факторах, которые способствуют искаженному восприятию семьи, неправильному усвоению социальных ролей данной категорией обучающихся. Представлены эмпирические данные изучения сформированности социально-психологического феномена готовности к семейной жизни у студентов вуза, оставшихся без попечения родителей, по следующим критериям: когнитивный, ценностно-мотивационный, эмоциональный, операционально-деятельностный. На основе материалов диагностики утверждается необходимость формирования готовности к семейной жизни у данной категории обучающихся на основе специально разработанной программы, которая направлена на формирование ценности семьи; расширение знаний о семье, закономерностях ее развития, семейном этикете, психологии пола; пропаганду положительного опыта жизнедеятельности семьи и семейного воспитания; взаимодействие субъектов образовательного процесса по воспитанию семейных духовно-нравственных ценностей и ответственного родительства.The article deals with the social and pedagogical phenomenon of preparedness to family life. The authors emphasize the leading role of family in preparing young people to the future family life and forming their responsible attitude to starting their own families. Special attention is paid to the group of students who were left without parental care and stayed at orphanages. The paper emphasizes the factors provoking distorted perception of family and incorrect understanding of social roles among this category of students. The authors present empirical data in studying preparedness to family life among university students left without parental care using the following criteria: cognitive criterion, value and motivational criterion, emotional criterion, and operational and activity criterion. Based on the diagnostics data, the authors affirm the necessity of forming preparedness to family life among this category of students on the basis of a specially developed program. The program aims at forming family values; expanding the knowledge about family, laws of its development, family etiquette, and gender psychology; promotion of successful experience of family life and education; interaction of education subjects in developing family and moral values and responsible attitude to being a parent.

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