Gender and HIV/AIDS: Critical Perspectives from the Developing World

Boesten, Jelke (Editor)/ Poku, Nana K. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0754672697 / ISBN 13: 9780754672692

Published by Ashgate Pub Co, 2009

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187 pages. 9.45x6.30x0.67 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gender and HIV/AIDS: Critical Perspectives from the Developing World
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754672697
• ISBN 13: 9780754672692
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.55 kilograms

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Synopsis

Gender issues are central to the causes and impact of the ongoing AIDS epidemic. The editors bring together cutting edge contemporary scholarship on gender and AIDS in one volume. They address questions related to gender and sexuality, how women and men live the epidemic differently and how such differences lead to different outcomes. The volume joins research on Africa, Asia and Latin America and illustrates how the epidemic has different gendered characteristics, causes and consequences in different regions. Collectively, the chapters demonstrate the fundamental ways that gender influences the spread of the disease, its impact and the success of prevention efforts. This scholarly, interdisciplinary volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the themes and issues of gender, AIDS and global public health and informs students, policy makers and practitioners of the complexity of the gendered nature of AIDS.

About the Author

Jelke Boesten is a Lecturer in Social Development in the School of Politics and International Studies at the Universtiy of Leeds, UK. Nana K. Poku, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA .