Latino Gay Men and HIV - Culture, Sexuality, and Risk Behavior

With research based on focus group and individual interviews in the United States, as well as a thorough and integrative review of the current literature, Latino Gay Men and HIV discusses the six main sociocultural factors in Latino communities -- machismo, homophobia, family cohesion, sexual silence, poverty and racism--which undermine safe sex practices. In an attempt to explain the alarmingly high incidence of unprotected intercourse in this population, this in-depth cultural and psychological analysis shows how an apparent incongruence between knowledge or intention and behavior can possess its own sociocultural logic and meaning.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Findings of Epidemiological Research; Chapter 2 Findings of Behavioral Research; Chapter 3 Cultural Barriers to Behavior Change; Chapter 4 Machismo and Homophobia; Chapter 5 Family Loyalty and Sexual Silence; Chapter 6 Poverty and Racism; Chapter 7 Acculturation Groups; Chapter 8 A Psycho-Cultural Model of Sexual Self-Regulation; Chapter 9 Hermanos de Luna Y Sol;

About the author

Rafael M. Diaz is Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California, San Francisco. He was previously an Associate Professor of Education at Stanford University. He is by training a social worker and developmental psychologist.

Summary

With research based on focus group and individual interviews in the United States, as well as a thorough and integrative review of the current literature, LatinoGay Men and HIV discusses the six main sociocultural factors in Latino communities -- machismo, homophobia, family cohesion, sexual silence, poverty and racism--which undermine safe sex practices. In an attempt to explain the alarmingly high incidence of unprotected intercourse in this population, this in-depth cultural and psychological analysis shows how an apparent incongruence between knowledge or intention and behavior can possess its own sociocultural logic and meaning.

Product details

• Authors: Rafael M Diaz, Rafael M. Diaz, Diaz Rafael M.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.11.1997
• EAN: 9780415913881
• ISBN: 978-0-415-91388-1
• No. of pages: 212
• Weight: 390 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Social research and statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics