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Author:   Rafael M. Diaz
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780415913881

ISBN 10:   0415913888
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   18 November 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Findings of Epidemiological Research; Chapter 2 Findings of Behavioral Research; Chapter 3 Cultural Barriers to Behavior Change; Chapter 4 Machismo and Homophobia; Chapter 5 Family Loyalty and Sexual Silence; Chapter 6 Poverty and Racism; Chapter 7 Acculturation Groups; Chapter 8 A Psycho-Cultural Model of Sexual Self-Regulation; Chapter 9 Hermanos de Luna Y Sol;

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This is a powerful book that reveals much about the Latinos. ..all this is written here provides a better understanding for researcher who is faced with creating strategies that can help to educate the Latino men abour AIDS.. <br>- AIDS Book Review Journal, April 1998 No. 44 <br> Dr. Diaz poignantly shows that it is not ignorance of the guidelines for safer sex that explains why Latino gay-identified men continue to engage in unsafe sex. For the guidelines to be accepted and practiced, they must be more than commands. The author convincingly argues that they must be embodied in an understanding of the subjective meanings of their sexual unions within a culture that is pervasively homophobic and sexist.. <br>-John P. De Cecco, Center for Research and Education in Sexuality <br> In short, Latino Gay Men and HIV is an intelligent and well-written book--it is a major contribution to the HIV disease prevention literature. Additionally, it adds to the general literature on race, ethnicity, and disease. Any HIV/AIDS researcher, activist, or provider will find this book accessible and useful, and I should add: important!....Diaz has produced an excellent piece of scholarship. <br>-Alexander Ortega, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Medical Association <br> While Latino Gay Men and HIV: Culture, Sexuality, and Risk Behavior is obviously written to target Latino gay men, it will benefit any prevention worker or clinician dealing with HIV and cultural issues. Indeed, it is exemplary of what culturally-informed work can be when it moves beyond superficial rhetoric and reaches for the heart of the matter. <br>- Focus AIDS <br> The book is well written, and the arguments offered are passionate andcompelling....The book offers innovative models as well as interventions. It should be read by HIV/AIDS researchers and community activists, regardless of the ethnic group with which they work.. <br>-Maria Cecilia Zea, George Washington University <br>

This is a powerful book that reveals much about the Latinos. ..all this is written here provides a better understanding for researcher who is faced with creating strategies that can help to educate the Latino men abour AIDS.. - AIDS Book Review Journal, April 1998 No. 44 Dr. Diaz poignantly shows that it is not ignorance of the guidelines for safer sex that explains why Latino gay-identified men continue to engage in unsafe sex. For the guidelines to be accepted and practiced, they must be more than commands. The author convincingly argues that they must be embodied in an understanding of the subjective meanings of their sexual unions within a culture that is pervasively homophobic and sexist.. -John P. De Cecco, Center for Research and Education in Sexuality In short, Latino Gay Men and HIV is an intelligent and well-written book--it is a major contribution to the HIV disease prevention literature. Additionally, it adds to the general literature on race, ethnicity, and disease. Any HIV/AIDS researcher, activist, or provider will find this book accessible and useful, and I should add: important!....Diaz has produced an excellent piece of scholarship. -Alexander Ortega, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Medical Association While Latino Gay Men and HIV: Culture, Sexuality, and Risk Behavior is obviously written to target Latino gay men, it will benefit any prevention worker or clinician dealing with HIV and cultural issues. Indeed, it is exemplary of what culturally-informed work can be when it moves beyond superficial rhetoric and reaches for the heart of the matter. - Focus AIDS The book is well written, and the arguments offered are passionate andcompelling....The book offers innovative models as well as interventions. It should be read by HIV/AIDS researchers and community activists, regardless of the ethnic group with which they work.. -Maria Cecilia Zea, George Washington University

Author Information

Rafael M. Diaz is Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California, San Francisco. He was previously an Associate Professor of Education at Stanford University. He is by training a social worker and developmental psychologist.

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