| Boys to Men in the Shadow of AIDS: Masculinities and HIV Risk in Zambia 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Simpson, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230613918 ISBN-13: 9780230613911 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: The AIDS epidemic has afflicted Sub-Saharan Africa disproportionately, affecting every aspect of culture and society. In this intimate, longitudinal study Anthony Simpson analyzes the lives of a group of men who studied together at a Catholic mission school in Zambia and explores how the risk of HIV infection has shaped sexual practices. "Boys to Men in the Shadow of AIDS" reveals the dangerous fragility of masculinity in many men's attempts to act out the ideal of the "real man." Simpson looks at their search for meaning, and their response to both prevention and HIV testing campaigns, to suggest how to refigure masculinity and redesign gender relationships. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Medical | Aids & Hiv - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2008039148 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" (0.85 lbs) 243 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This ethnography charts the lives of mission-educated men in Zambia and their search for meaning in the AIDS pandemic, as well as their responses to prevention and HIV testing. It also suggests how hegemonic masculinities may begin to be re-figured and gender relationships redesigned. |
