The Panacea and Perfidy of Culture As A Platform of Behaviour Change with Examples from Botswana and South Africa

Abstract

The aim and of this article is to discuss the panacea and perfidy of cultures as a platform

The Role of Social Cultural Practices in Mitigating against Premarital Pregnancies and HIV/AIDS among the Adolescents in Selected Countries of the Globe. A Literature Review

“…This phenomenon has prompted a search for home grown solution to the problems of premarital pregnancies and HIV/AIDS that most societies are encountering due to increased state of moral decadence, cultural attrition and decay, as well as having societies to slide into a state of normlessness (Kang'ethe 2013(Kang'ethe , 2014a. These researchers, also posing as cultural architects investigating cultures of Africa, in particular South Africa and Kenya, challenge themselves to bring to the fore different aspects of cultures and debate on how a paradigm shift to reclaim and effectuate a cultural -come back especially among the African countries can be effectuated.…”

“…Although research undertakings that educated the whole world on the importance of cultures through male circumcision was championed by the western world, these researchers believe that the process mobilized and expedited the desire to relook deeply into various facts of cultures to further educate the contemporary generations of how such a culturalcomeback can be an invaluable practice that can offer a solution to many of the social illicit practices and behaviours (Kang'ethe 2013(Kang'ethe , 2014a. This is critical in many countries of Africa whose economies stand to be wreaked by higher prevalence of HIV/AIDS, increased state of moral decadence and decay epitomized by increased cases of teenage pregnancies, abortion, drug abuse, etc (Ramphele, 2008;Barnett & Whiteside, 2006).…”

“…This is critical in many countries of Africa whose economies stand to be wreaked by higher prevalence of HIV/AIDS, increased state of moral decadence and decay epitomized by increased cases of teenage pregnancies, abortion, drug abuse, etc (Ramphele, 2008;Barnett & Whiteside, 2006). These researchers believe that many individuals from Africa who are still alive, but perhaps be at their sunset years could perhaps render evidence that yester cultural values, norms and practices have had a pivotal place to play in mitigating the effects and impacts of some of the contemporary social ills (Afolayan, 2004;Kang'ethe 2014a). Perhaps they would remember how through observation of cultural values, mores and taboos, they were able to navigate their behaviours along chastity terrain with ease (Kang'ethe 2014a).…”

The Dimensions, Perfidy and Ramifications of Teenage Pregnancies with Examples from a Few Countries of the Globe. A Literature Review

“…In these researchers' perspective, an array of cultural ingredients can be a panacea in shaping the behaviour, discipline and mannerisms of members of the society (Kang'ethe, 2014a). Perhaps this is why the call for Africans to consider going back to the roots as an approach to solve their own socio-economic problems has been listened by cultural architects and pragmatists with their third ears (Trevithick, 2005).…”

“…The challenge, therefore, leaves researchers with assignments to come with plausible and sustainable approaches to reduce or mitigate the effects of teenage pregnancies. These researchers, who are also cultural architects, and are deeply concerned with exploring cultural ingredients from South Africa and Kenya are attempted to pull the whole world to investing their investigation into cultures in an endeavour to tap and harness their embedded social capital (Kang'ethe, 2013(Kang'ethe, , 2014a. Such social capital, they believe should form platforms for recipe of the solutions to teenage pregnancies.…”