Men at Risk, 9780814720769
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Although the first AIDS cases were attributed to men having sex with men, over 70% of HIV infections worldwide are now estimated to occur through sex between women and men. In Men at Risk, Shari L. Dworkin argues that the centrality of heterosexual relationship dynamics to the transmission of HIV me…

Men at Risk

Masculinity, Heterosexuality and HIV Prevention

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    3 December 2015

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Summary

Presents a unique approach to HIV prevention at the intersection of sociological and public health research Although the first AIDS cases were attributed to men having sex with men, over 70% of HIV infections worldwide are now estimated to occur through sex between women and men. In Men at Risk, Shari L. Dworkin argues that the centrality of heterosexual relationship dynamics to the transmission of HIV means that both women and men need to be taken into account in gender-specific HIV/AIDS …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780814720769
ISBN-10:0814720765
Author:Shari L. Dworkin
Publisher:New York University Press
Imprint:New York University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:3 December 2015
Weight:363g
Dimensions:229mm x 153mm
Series:Biopolitics
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Critics Review

Men at Risk offers an incisive critique of several decades of HIV prevention programming that has largely rendered heterosexually-active men invisible to public health knowledge and practice.It wrestles candidly with the many conceptual, methodological, and political dilemmas of feminist work on masculinities.But, it also points to important successes and opportunities in gender-transformative and intersectional work with men and boys. Dworkins account of this terrain is thoroughgoing and expert, but also forceful and politically clear-eyed. - Christopher J. Colvin,Senior Researcher in HIV/AIDS at the University of Cape Town, South Africa A timely and evocative contribution to the growing literature globally on masculinity and HIV prevention. With a focus firmly on heterosexual mens practices and experiences, Men at Risk fills a major gap.A & must read for scholars of gender and sexuality in relation to HIV, and a valuable resource to inspire policy makers and program developers. - Peter Aggleton,author of Education, Vulnerability, and HIV/AIDS

About The Author

Shari L. Dworkin

Shari L. Dworkin is Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. She is the author or editor of several books, most recently Body Panic: Gender, Health, and the Selling of Fitness and Men at Risk, both with NYU Press.

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