AIDS AND WOMEN IN BRAZIL - THE EMERGING PROBLEM

被引：26

作者：

GOLDSTEIN, DM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT ANTHROPOL,BERKELEY,CA 94720

来源：

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 1994年 / 39卷 / 07期

关键词：

HIV/AIDS; BRAZIL; DISCOURSE; SEXUALITY; GENDER; POWER; POVERTY;

D O I：

10.1016/0277-9536(94)90204-6

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This paper compares and problematizes the public discourse on AIDS and sexuality with the actual private discourse of low-income urban women in Brazil. Women's perspectives on sexuality are explored by examining what they say about anal sex, virginity, and fidelity and are seen as approximating culturally scripted ideals for sexual behavior. AIDS discourses that arc being proposed by the Brazilian government, Brazilian AIDS activist groups and the women's movement are examined in light of these perspectives. Condom literacy, a central component to the Brazilian AIDS activist campaign, is problematized within the context of low-income women's lives,

引用

页码：919 / 929

页数：11