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AIDS, sex, and culture : global politics and survival in southern Africa / Ida Susser ; with a contribution by Sibongile Mkhize.

By: Susser, IdaMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 277 pages) : illustrations, mapContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781444306170; 1444306170; 9781444306163; 1444306162Subject(s): AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects -- Africa, Southern | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- prevention & control | Gender Identity | Preventive Health Services | Sexual Behavior | Socioeconomic Factors | Women's Health | Africa South of the Sahara | AIDS (Disease) in women | AIDS (Disease) | MEDICAL -- AIDS & HIV | HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- AIDS & HIV | AIDS (Disease) -- Social aspects | Africa, Southern | Frau | AIDS | HIV-Infektion | SüdafrikaGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: AIDS, sex, and culture.DDC classification: 362.196/979200968 LOC classification: RA643.86.A356 | S87 2009ebNLM classification: 2009 E-197 | WC 503.6Online resources: Wiley Online Library
Contents:
The culture of science and the feminization of HIV/AIDS -- Imperial moralities and grassroots realities -- The transition to a new South Africa : hope, science, and democracy -- Of Nevirapine and African potatoes : shifts in public discourse -- The difference in pain : infected and affected / by Sibongele Mkhize -- Contested sexualities -- Public spaces of women's autonomy : health activism -- "Where are our condoms?" : Namibia -- Ju/'hoansi women in the age of HIV : an exceptional case -- Changing times, changing strategies : women leaders among the Ju -- "The power of practical thinking" : the role of organic intellectuals -- Conclusions : neoliberalism, gender, and resistance.
Summary: "AIDS, Sex, and Culture is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had on women, based on the authors own extensive ethnographic research. Based on the author's own story growing up in South Africa. Looks at the impact of social conservatism in the US on AIDS prevention programs. Discussion of the experiences of women in areas ranging from Durban in KwaZulu Natal to rural settlements in Namibia and Botswana. Includes a chapter written by Sibongile Mkhize at the University of KwaZulu Natal who tells the story of her own family's struggle with AIDS"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-263) and index.

The culture of science and the feminization of HIV/AIDS -- Imperial moralities and grassroots realities -- The transition to a new South Africa : hope, science, and democracy -- Of Nevirapine and African potatoes : shifts in public discourse -- The difference in pain : infected and affected / by Sibongele Mkhize -- Contested sexualities -- Public spaces of women's autonomy : health activism -- "Where are our condoms?" : Namibia -- Ju/'hoansi women in the age of HIV : an exceptional case -- Changing times, changing strategies : women leaders among the Ju -- "The power of practical thinking" : the role of organic intellectuals -- Conclusions : neoliberalism, gender, and resistance.

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"AIDS, Sex, and Culture is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had on women, based on the authors own extensive ethnographic research. Based on the author's own story growing up in South Africa. Looks at the impact of social conservatism in the US on AIDS prevention programs. Discussion of the experiences of women in areas ranging from Durban in KwaZulu Natal to rural settlements in Namibia and Botswana. Includes a chapter written by Sibongile Mkhize at the University of KwaZulu Natal who tells the story of her own family's struggle with AIDS"--Provided by publisher.

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