Sexuality, Politics and AIDS in Brazil: In Another World?

by Herbet Daniel, Richard Parker

Overview

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135721855
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Series:	Social Aspects of AIDS
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	298 KB

About the Author

Herbet Daniel, Richard Parker

Table of Contents

Series Editor’s Preface, Note on Translation and Language, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Part 1. The Social Construction of AIDS in Brazil, Part 2. Sexual Culture, Social Representations and HIV Transmission, Part 3. Living with AIDS: A Personal Perspective, Bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

A dozen previously published essays argue that the western model is inadequate for understanding and dealing with HIV and AIDS in Brazil. They discuss the social construction of AIDS in Brazil and sexual culture and social representations, and include an extended personal perspective by Daniel, who has AIDS. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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