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The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women - Perspectives on the Pandemic in the United States (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R2,670
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The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women - Perspectives on the Pandemic in the United States (Hardcover, New): Nancy Goldstein,...

The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women - Perspectives on the Pandemic in the United States (Hardcover, New)

Nancy Goldstein, Jennifer L. Manlowe

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"It has long been a belief of the feminist academic community that personal voices and experiences must be validated and heard. This volume succeeds admirably in being true to that tradition."--"Canadia HIV/AIDS Policy and Law Newsletter"

Women now account for the majority of all new HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed in the United States. Yet, the resources allotted to women for research, health services, education, and outreach remain woefully inadequate. The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women fills crucial gaps in understanding the specific effects of HIV and AIDS on and in women's lives. It takes as its starting point the premise that it is vitally important for researchers, teachers, health service providers, public policy makers, and community-based organizers to begin taking gender-- especially as it intersects with race, class, and sexuality-- into consideration as they work with HIV-infected women.

The first comprehensive, interdisciplinary volume on this topic, The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women goes beyond tokenism, with a contributor's list made up of approximately 45% people of color, including African Americans, Latinos/as, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans. The volume emphasizes marginalized populations such as the homeless, sexworkers, youth, the elderly, intravenous drug users, transgendered people, lesbians, bisexuals, incarcerated women, and victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence.

The contributors, including Evelyn Hammonds, Risa Denenberg, Michelle Murrain, and Paul Farmer, are recognized experts in their diverse fields. From their posts at the center of the pandemic--in the laboratory, the academy, clinics, and communitybased organizations--they criticize blind spots in the recognition and treatment of HIV in women and articulate accessible and practical solutions to specific areas of difficulty.

General

Imprint: New York University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: June 1997
First published: June 1997
Editors: Nancy Goldstein • Jennifer L. Manlowe
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages: 470
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-3094-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > AIDS: social aspects
Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Infectious & contagious diseases > HIV / AIDS
LSN: 0-8147-3094-9
Barcode: 9780814730942

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