Latino Gay Men and HIV
Culture, Sexuality, and Risk Behavior
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Lesbian, Gay Studies
| Author: | Rafael M. Diaz | ISBN: | 9781317795704 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rafael M. Diaz |
| ISBN: | 9781317795704 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 2, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
