Parental views of morality and sexuality and the implications for South African moral education
SOURCE: Journal of Moral Education
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2013
TITLE AUTHOR(S): D.Bhana
KEYWORDS: MORALITY, PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, SEXUALITY
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9904
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11174
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11174
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2013
TITLE AUTHOR(S): D.Bhana
KEYWORDS: MORALITY, PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, SEXUALITY
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9904
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11174
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11174
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Abstract
Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is prohibited in South Africa. Against legal gains, however, are marked increases in homophobic violence. Schools are deeply implicated in the development of a moral education premised on democracy and sexual equality. This paper sought to examine the ways in which parents situated within diverse social contexts define, regulate and entrench the right to sexual equality, analyzing their implications for moral education in schools. The data were derived through an interview-based study of 17 parents of learners across five secondary schools in two provinces in the country. Hetero-morality was found to be particularly powerful limiting the rights of gays and lesbians. The social and cultural processes through which hetero-morality is upheld reproduce negative outcomes for gays and lesbians. Despite this, the paper finds that parents are capable of engendering support for sexual justice and building alliances with schools to promote a new version of morality. The paper presents further warrant for working with parents in the development of moral education premised upon sexual rights.-
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