Sex, Gay Men and AIDS

ISBN-13: 9780750700962 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 212 str.

Peter Davies;Davies Peter; Peter Davies

Opis

This book is a major empirical study of sexual behaviour in the UK. It is based on the findings of project SIGMA - whch is the major British initiative in the AIDS field, funded by the Department of Health and the Medical Research Council. Using in-depth qualitative analysis, the authors have developed new theories of sexuality. They have collected detailed information from over 1000 men in high-risk categories and examined their behavioural changes in response to HIV/AIDS over a four year period 1987-1991. The book presents the latest research on knowledge of HIV, attitudes to AIDS and the uptake of safer sex practices. It reports on the sexual lives of gay men in England and Wales against the backdrop of the HIV epidemic.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

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.