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Abstract

Many South African adolescents are sexually active, regardless of what their faith communities teach on sexual activity. No distinction can be made between the sexual activities of adolescents who belong to a faith community and adolescents without one. This study argues that this trend prevails because the faith community no longer has an influence on the decision-making framework of adolescents. By using participant observation research as methodology the adolescent participants in this study identified the sources of information about sexual activities that are used by adolescents and also the messages from these sources. Following this argument, within the context of existing literature, the argument is that the church, as community of faith, has no longer an influence on adolescents' sexual activities and their decisions regarding sex. These findings are placed within the context of adolescence as a developmental phase and the development of morality during this phase. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Title
Die invloedsverlies van die kerk as geloofsgemeenskap op Christen adolessente se besluite rondom seksualiteit
Author
Bornman, Mathys J
Pages
1-9
Section
Original Research
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
ISSN
10186441
e-ISSN
23050853
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Afrikaans
ProQuest document ID
1368186757
Copyright
Copyright AOSIS OpenJournals, A Division of AOSIS (Pty) Ltd 2013