Adolescent Risk Perception, Cognition and Self Assessment: A Study Performed Among Adolescents in Zomba-Malawi - Couverture souple

Mwale, Marisen

 
9783846594339: Adolescent Risk Perception, Cognition and Self Assessment: A Study Performed Among Adolescents in Zomba-Malawi
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3846594334 ISBN 13 : 9783846594339
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Most researchers, on adolescent reproductive health and associated vulnerability to contracting HIV/AIDS, have explicitly highlighted the paradoxical misfit between adolescent knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission dynamics and positive change in behaviour. Popular explanation focuses more on socio-cultural factors as male chauvinism, peer influence and pressure, and stoicism towards death in most African cultures. An alternative explanation derived from psycho-social theory is that, as a result of egocentrism and the crisis at adolescence, the period is imbued with confounded perception of risk to the pandemic. This alternative was tested using survey data from adolescent students from some selected schools in southern Malawi. The results as presented in this book show that respondents are typified by adolescent egocentrism, further complicated by a culture of silence, disdain toward AIDS messages, and subtle cultural practices. This is consistent with the conception by Erik Erikson that adolescence is a period of crisis.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Most researchers, on adolescent reproductive health and associated vulnerability to contracting HIV/AIDS, have explicitly highlighted the paradoxical misfit between adolescent knowledge of HIV/AIDS transmission dynamics and positive change in behaviour. Popular explanation focuses more on socio-cultural factors as male chauvinism, peer influence and pressure, and stoicism towards death in most African cultures. An alternative explanation derived from psycho-social theory is that, as a result of egocentrism and the crisis at adolescence, the period is imbued with confounded perception of risk to the pandemic. This alternative was tested using survey data from adolescent students from some selected schools in southern Malawi. The results as presented in this book show that respondents are typified by adolescent egocentrism, further complicated by a culture of silence, disdain toward AIDS messages, and subtle cultural practices. This is consistent with the conception by Erik Erikson that adolescence is a period of crisis.

Biographie de l'auteur

Marisen Mwale is a Lecturer in Psychology at Mzuzu University. The Book: Adolescent Risk Perception, Cognition and Self Assessment is a product of his Master of Education Thesis which was presented to the Senate at University of Malawi [Chancellor College] in partial fulfillment of the Master of Education Degree programme.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3846594334
ISBN 13 
9783846594339
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
164
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