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Conceptualising Children as Sexual Beings: Pre-Colonial Sexuality Education among the Gikuyu of Kenya

Authors :
Kiragu, Susan
Source :
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning. 2013 13(5):585-596.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Based on oral history accounts elicited from 25 Gikuyu elders in Kenya, this paper describes a non-penetrative sexual practice, ngweko, permitted for the sake of pleasure and sexual release among circumcised and unmarried young people in the Gikuyu community. Lessons that can be learned from the pre-colonial Gikuyu sexuality culture are identified, and possible implications for contemporary sexuality education explored.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1468-1811
Volume :
13
Issue :
5
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1021619
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2013.795888