Overview

Gender issues are central to the causes and impact of the ongoing AIDS epidemic. The editors bring together cutting edge contemporary scholarship on gender and AIDS in one volume. They address questions related to gender and sexuality, how women and men live the epidemic differently and how such differences lead to different outcomes. The volume joins research on Africa, Asia and Latin America and illustrates how the epidemic has different gendered characteristics, causes and consequences in different regions. Collectively, the chapters demonstrate the fundamental ways that gender influences the spread of the disease, its impact and the success of prevention efforts. This scholarly, interdisciplinary volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the themes and issues of gender, AIDS and global public health and informs students, policy makers and practitioners of the complexity of the gendered nature of AIDS.

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Author:   Nana K. Poku ,  Jelke Boesten ,  Professor Nana K. Poku
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780754672692

ISBN 10:   0754672697
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   28 April 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: gender, inequalities, and HIV/AIDS, Jelke Boesten and Nana K. Poku; Part 1 Gendered Vulnerabilities: Stigma, gender and HIV: case studies of inter-sectionality, Catherine Campbell and Andrew Gibbs; Gender, masculinities and HIV/AIDS: perspectives from Peru, Ximena Salazar, Clara Sandoval Figueroa, J. Maziel GirA^3n and Carlos F. CA!ceres; Transactable sex and unsafe practices: gender and sex when living with HIV in Tanzania, Jelke Boesten; Gender and HIV/AIDS in Haiti: women's lack of power as an overarching vulnerability, Jhumka Gupta, Maria J. Small and Trace Kershaw. Part 2 Targeted Interventions: Caught in ideological crossfire: one tale of prostitution, politicians and the pandemic, Joanna Busza; Targeting HIV or targeting social change? The role of Indian sex workers' collectives in challenging gender relations, Flora Cornish; 'Know your status': male gender construction in the age of routine HIV testing, Tim Frasca. Part 3 HIV/AIDS and Changing Gender Relations: Sex talk: mutuality and power in the shadow of HIV/AIDS in Africa, Janet Bujra; Positive men in hard, neoliberal times: engendering health citizenship in South Africa, Christopher J. Colvin and Steven Robins; Index.

Reviews

'...innovative and important in extending our understanding of how gender and sexual identities shape HIV epidemics in different parts of the world. It explores the experiences of both women and men and highlights the impact of gender on their access to economic and social support and to health care.' Lesley Doyal, University of Bristol, UK 'As the HIV/AIDS epidemic matures it is becoming ever more apparent how important gender issues are, especially in the developing world. Gender determines who is most likely to be infected, how people are affected, and their response. This perceptive collection of papers is a valuable addition to both the literature and the conceptualization of gender perspectives.' Alan Whiteside, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 'Gender and HIV/AIDS provides a sobering outline of the multi-layered and entangled structures that place women in vulnerable positions in their communities and highlights the struggle we face as scholars, politicians, policy writers, and AIDS/HIV program leaders to improve the sexual health of women, men, and children worldwide.' Journal of International Women's Studies

'...innovative and important in extending our understanding of how gender and sexual identities shape HIV epidemics in different parts of the world. It explores the experiences of both women and men and highlights the impact of gender on their access to economic and social support and to health care.' Lesley Doyal, University of Bristol, UK 'As the HIV/AIDS epidemic matures it is becoming ever more apparent how important gender issues are, especially in the developing world. Gender determines who is most likely to be infected, how people are affected, and their response. This perceptive collection of papers is a valuable addition to both the literature and the conceptualization of gender perspectives.' Alan Whiteside, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 'Gender and HIV/AIDS provides a sobering outline of the multi-layered and entangled structures that place women in vulnerable positions in their communities and highlights the struggle we face as scholars, politicians, policy writers, and AIDS/HIV program leaders to improve the sexual health of women, men, and children worldwide.' Journal of International Women's Studies

Author Information

Jelke Boesten is a Lecturer in Social Development in the School of Politics and International Studies at the Universtiy of Leeds, UK. Nana K. Poku, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA . Jelke Boesten, Nana K. Poku, Catherine Campbell, Andrew Gibbs, Ximena Salazar, Clara Sandoval Figueroa, J. Maziel Giron, Carlos F. Caceres, Jhumka Gupta, Maria J. Small, Trace Kershaw, Joanna Busza, Flora Cornish, Tim Frasca, Janet Bujra, Christopher J. Colvin and Steven Robins.

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