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

Mwale, Marisen

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

Sinopsis

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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Reseña del editor

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.

Biografía del autor

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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Editorial
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Año de publicación
2011
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ISBN 10 
3846594334
ISBN 13 
9783846594339
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Número de páginas
164
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