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This book reports on the largest empirical study of male homosexual behaviour in the UK for thirty years. Important new theories about sexuality are developed, which expose unhelpful stereotypes and challenge outdated assumptions about AIDS.
List of contents
Series Editor's Preface -- Preface -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Historical Background -- 3 A Brief History of HIV Education -- 4 Metaphorical Constructions -- 5 Theorising Sex -- 6 Approaches and Methods -- 7 Demographic Description -- 8 HIV Testing and Seroprevalence -- 9 Parameters of Sexual Behaviour -- 10 Perspectives on Fucking -- 11 Casual and Regular Sexual Partnerships -- 12 Conclusions and Implications -- References -- Index.
About the author
Peter Davies is a lecturer in Sociology at Essex University. He is principal Investigator of Project SIGMA. He is editor (with Peter Aggleton and GrahamHarl) of AIDS: Social Representations, Social Practices (Folmer, 1989), AIDS: individual, Cultural and Policy Dimensions (Folmer, 1990), AIDS: Responses, interventions and Care (Folmer, 1991) and AIDS: Rights, Risk and Reason(Falmer, 1992). Ford Hickson is a senior research fellow with Project SIGMA. He is the compiler of the Directory of Lesbian and Gay Studies in the Uk. Peter Weatherbum is a senior research fellow with Project SIGMA. His main research interests include evaluation and monitoring of behavioral interventionfor HIV prevention and the effects of alcohol and other psycho-active drugs on HIV risk behavior. Andrew Hunt was a senior research fellow with Project SIGMA, from its initial funding until his death in December 1992. He was interested in all aspects of HIV research in relation to gay men.
