Latino Gay Men and HIV: Culture, Sexuality, and Risk Behavior
With research based on focus group and individual interviews in the United States, as well as a thorough and integrative review of the current literature, LatinoGay Men and HIV discusses the six main sociocultural factors in Latino communities -- machismo, homophobia, family cohesion, sexual silence, poverty and racism--which undermine safe sex practices. In an attempt to explain the alarmingly high incidence of unprotected intercourse in this population, this in-depth cultural and psychological analysis shows how an apparent incongruence between knowledge or intention and behavior can possess its own sociocultural logic and meaning.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415913888
ISBN13:9780415913881
Release Date:January 1998
Publisher:Routledge
Length:212 Pages
Weight:0.66 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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muy informativo i excelente!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Dr. Diaz talks about the multiple factors which may contribute to gay Latino men's susceptibility to contract HIV/AIDS. This book is great in that it does not assume that all Latinos associate gays with whiteness or that those who are attracted to men refrain from identifying as gay. It ends with a promotion of activism and a description of a gay Latino organization that is fighting the disease. Every GLM that I know in San Francisco owns a copy and every gay person of color should go out and buy one for themselves. This book is an important contribution to gay studies and Latino studies.
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