Men at Risk: Masculinity, Heterosexuality and HIV Prevention

by Shari L. Dworkin

Book Overview

Presents a unique approach to HIV prevention at the intersection of sociological and public health research

Although the first AIDS cases were attributed to men having sex with men, over 70% of HIV infections worldwide are now estimated to occur through sex between women and men. In Men at Risk, Shari L. Dworkin argues that the centrality of heterosexual relationship dynamics to the transmission of HIV means that both women and men...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814720765
• ISBN13: 9780814720769
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"