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A multidisciplinary, international approach is taken in this volume which contextualizes men's health issues within the broader theoretical framework of men's studies. The contributors argue that gender is a key factor for understanding the patterns of men's health risks, the ways men perceive and use their bodies and men's psychological adjustment to illness itself. The first part introduces perspectives of men's studies and their relevance to understanding men's health. Part Two explores the links between traditional gender roles, men's health and larger structural and cultural contexts.
Sexual Adaptations among Gay Men with HIV
Sexual Adaptations among Gay Men with HIV
The spread of HIV and AIDS has brought numerous cultural, political, and social changes. Although many of these changes have created modifications in the structure and institutions (i.e., medicine, education, religion, the family, the workplace) of our culture, there are perhaps no more serious consequences of this disease than those experienced by the individuals who live with HIV disease. However, present knowledge of the lives of these persons is incomplete and selective. For reasons of practicality and convenience, a majority of the social science research regarding HIV and its effects on gay men has been conducted in or near the major urban centers where the disease has taken its greatest numerical toll—New ...
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