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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Age of consent"”.
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Adolescent knowledge about sexual health and factors influencing use of such knowledge in the greater Stellenbosch area
… is a critical period for sexual exploration, often marked by a lack of accurate information, as sexuality remains a sensitive topic for many parents, guardians and teachers. Inadequate sexual health knowledge can lead to high adolescent pregnancy rates and school dropout. This study aimed to …
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Girls' voices and social policy : an examination of the effect of social policy on girls' sexuality
… in-depth that target adolescent sexuality: age-of-consent laws, parental notification and/or consent laws and sexual education policies. The analysis focuses on what affect these policies have on the adolescent female as she attempts to develop a healthy notion of her sexuality and gender. …
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Balancing child participation rights, parental responsibility and state intervention in medical and reproductive decision-making under South African law
… have been regularly redrawn. At the heart of this process is the need to recognise the separate personhood of the child and the important role played by parental guidance in the proper upbringing of children. While participation rights spring from the child’s autonomy-related claims, …
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Under Age: Redefining Legal Adulthood in 1970s America
… 1980s, state and federal lawmakers made a number of unprecedented changes to the minimum age laws that define the legal boundaries between childhood and adulthood in the United States. By altering the voting age and the legal age of majority during the early 1970s, legislators effectively lowered …