Young Masculinities and Sexual Health in Southern Africa

Deevia Bhana (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), Morten Skovdal, Kaymarlin Govender (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

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Routledge
19 May 2025

African history; Gender studies: men; Gender & the law; Legal history; Birth control, contraception, family planning

Series: Routledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa

This book examines the complex relationships between young masculinities and sexual health within Southern Africa. It considers how socio-cultural and economic factors shape young men’s experiences of masculinity and the effects on relationship dynamics, gender norms and sexual health.

Through thematic chapters covering love, pleasure, social norms, risk, and HIV, the book emphasises the global importance of engaging young men in fostering gender equity and promoting healthier sexual practices. Readers will benefit from a diverse range of methodologies and perspectives that highlight the plurality and fluidity of masculinities, challenging monolithic accounts of young men in the region whilst illustrating the global relevance of understanding local contexts in shaping masculinities. The book provides valuable insights for developing effective sexual health interventions that recognise and embrace 'other' masculinities. Sexual health approaches that resonate with the lived realities of young men can potentially enhance young men’s engagement and participation in promoting healthier relationships and practices.

With important insights for theory, policy, and practice, this book will be of interest to researchers across the fields of critical masculinity studies, sexual and reproductive health, gender studies and African studies, as well as policymakers, development practitioners, and activists.

Edited by: Deevia Bhana (University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa), Morten Skovdal, Kaymarlin Govender (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032742472
ISBN 10: 103274247X
Series: Routledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 19 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Deevia Bhana is a professor and South African Research Chair in Gender and Childhood Sexuality at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Her research focuses on how gender and sexuality come tomatter in the young life course. Her latest co-edited book is Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Health in Southern Africa (2023, Routledge). Morten Skovdal is a community health psychologist and professor of participatory health research at the University of Copenhagen. He has a particular interest in involving children and young people in research, both to challenge dominant narratives, and to attune interventions to their lived realities. His latest book is entitled Paradoxes of PrEP for HIV Prevention (2025, Policy Press). Kaymarlin Govender is a director of research at the HEARD Institute and a research professor in the College of Law and Management Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has more than 20 years of experience doing research, interventions and policy analysis with young and vulnerable populations on HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Eastern and Southern Africa. He has more than 130 scientific papers, book chapters and technical reports and has co-edited special issues from leading journals on HIV and sexual health. His most recent co-edited book is Preventing HIV Among Young People in Southern and Eastern Africa: Emerging Evidence and Intervention Strategies (2021, Routledge).