The Gender Politics of HIV/AIDS in Women

Perspectives on the Pandemic in the United States

Author: Nancy Goldstein
Secondary Author: Jennifer L Manlowe
ISBN: 9780814730935

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 ma

Publisher: NYU Press
Publish Date: 1997-06

Subjects: Health & Fitness / Diseases / AIDS & HIV, Social Science / Gender Studies

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