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AIDS, Culture and Africa (Paperback)
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"An excellent resource for illustrating the complex
interrelationships of historical, sociopolitical, and cultural
factors driving this epidemic today. The multiple perspectives of
the authors, their first-hand experience with the affected
populations, and the range of issues presented makes this a
valuable contribution."--Michele G. Shedlin, University of Texas at
El Paso Too often, approaches to dealing with the problems posed by
the spread of HIV have been one dimensional, with the assumption
that what works in one place will work in another. Douglas Feldman
has collected a group of essays representing a wide range of
original ideas, methodologies, and suggestions that make a
significant contribution to the field of AIDS research, both in
Africa and beyond. AIDS, Culture, and Africa examines such key
issues as HIV transmission, condom use, sexual patterns, male
circumcision, political factors, gender, poverty, and behavioral
change. It features the research of those working in different
countries in Africa, with different communities within those
countries, and with different age, class, religious, and ethnic
groups within those communities. These original, previously
unpublished essays also address the need for a greater
anthropological perspective in the increasingly medicalized and
politicized study of HIV and AIDS. As a whole, they pave the way
for a deeper cultural understanding necessary to effectively
reverse the catastrophic growth of HIV/AIDS on the continent.
Douglas A. Feldman is professor of anthropology at SUNY Brockport.
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