Kabeberi-Macharia, Janet W. (1995) Reproducers reproduced : socio-legal regulation of sexuality and fertility among adolescent girls in Kenya. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

This study analyses socio-legal issues pertaining to sexuality and reproduction
within the context of the realities and lives of Kenyan women and in particular,
Kenyan adolescent girls. The study explores the regulatory mechanisms relating to
adolescent sexuality and fertility, and examines how these have been historically
constructed both to limit and to open up the knowledge and choices of adolescent girls
regarding their sexuality and reproduction. It examines the historical nature of the
actors and the regulatory mechanisms (within the specific contexts), how these define
the status of women within their families and communities, and their ability to
regulate their sexuality and fertility. It unearths the intricate nature of the interrelationship
between the actors and regulatory mechanisms, and develops a framework
of analysis for this task.
The study argues that regulation of adolescent sexuality and fertility is complex and
multi-dimensional. Thus efforts at regulation must consider the nature of sexuality, its
construction, the gender relationships, and the power relationships between the social
actors. The study concludes that more qualitative studies that focus on the regulation
of adolescent sexuality and fertility, the plural nature of law and its relationship with
other non-legal forms of social regulation are crucial, if the complexity of this process
is to be better understood.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Reproduction -- Kenya, Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- Kenya
Official Date:	September 1995
Dates:	Date Event September 1995 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	School of Law
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Stewart, Ann
Sponsors:	Universitetet i Oslo. Institutt for offentlig rett [University of Oslo. Department of Public and International Law] ; Norway. Direktoratet for utviklingssamarbeid (NORAD) ; University of Warwick. Legal Research Institute
Extent:	xxi, 327 leaves
Language:	eng

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