Socio-political context of inner city families
The patterns of sexual behavior and condom use
within relationships among inner city youth in
Hartford, and the cultural logic that informs these
behaviors, did not emerge in a vacuum; rather
they have been shaped by their experiences growing
up in the inner city (or relocating there after
growing up in another, but often socio-economically
similar, locale). In the focus groups and
one-on-one interviews, participants cited a number
of key features of their psychosocial life experiences
that have shaped their views, attitudes,
understandings, and behaviors. These include the
following: Coming of age in an impoverished family,
Living in a broken home,
Experiencing domestic violence,
Having limited expectations about one’s future,
lack of hope about significant improvements,
Having limited exposure to positive relationship
role models, Having a lack of expectation about living a long
life (feeling old early, especially men),
Having a low level of expectation about the
dependability of others (i.e., limited ability to
trust), and
Fear of intimacy as dangerous because it makes
one vulnerable.
It is within this psychosocial milieu of threat and
uncertainty that the sentiments, beliefs, decisionmaking
and sexual behaviors of participants regarding
multiple concurrent relationships, lack of
relationship trust, patterns of condom use and
disuse, and fear of attachment become understandable.
Collectively, the factors cited above appear to
mitigate against strict and prolonged adherence to
risk reduction strategies, which are predicated on
being able to realistically engage in long-term
planning for a healthy life.
Socio-political context of inner city familiesThe patterns of sexual behavior and condom usewithin relationships among inner city youth inHartford, and the cultural logic that informs thesebehaviors, did not emerge in a vacuum; ratherthey have been shaped by their experiences growingup in the inner city (or relocating there aftergrowing up in another, but often socio-economicallysimilar, locale). In the focus groups andone-on-one interviews, participants cited a numberof key features of their psychosocial life experiencesthat have shaped their views, attitudes,understandings, and behaviors. These include thefollowing: Coming of age in an impoverished family, Living in a broken home, Experiencing domestic violence, Having limited expectations about one’s future,lack of hope about significant improvements, Having limited exposure to positive relationshiprole models, Having a lack of expectation about living a longlife (feeling old early, especially men), Having a low level of expectation about thedependability of others (i.e., limited ability totrust), and Fear of intimacy as dangerous because it makesone vulnerable.It is within this psychosocial milieu of threat anduncertainty that the sentiments, beliefs, decisionmakingand sexual behaviors of participants regardingmultiple concurrent relationships, lack ofrelationship trust, patterns of condom use anddisuse, and fear of attachment become understandable.Collectively, the factors cited above appear tomitigate against strict and prolonged adherence torisk reduction strategies, which are predicated onbeing able to realistically engage in long-termplanning for a healthy life.
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