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Too often, approaches to dealing with the problems posed by the spread of HIV have been one dimensional, with the assumption that what works in one place will work in another. Douglas Feldman has collected a group of essays representing a wide range of original ideas, methodologies, and suggestions that make a significant contribution to the field of AIDS research, both in Africa and beyond.

AIDS, Culture, and Africa examines such key issues as HIV transmission, condom use, sexual patterns, male circumcision, political factors, gender, poverty, and behavioral change. It features the research of those working in different countries in Africa, with different communities within those countries, and with different age, class, religious, and ethnic groups within those communities.

These original, previously unpublished essays also address the need for a greater anthropological perspective in the increasingly medicalized and politicized study of HIV and AIDS. As a whole, they pave the way for a deeper cultural understanding necessary to effectively reverse the catastrophic growth of HIV/AIDS on the continent.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
  2. pp. i-v
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Tables
  2. p. ix
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xi-xiv
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  1. 1. AIDS, Culture, and Africa: The Anthropological Perspective
  2. pp. 1-17
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  1. 2. Confounding Conventional Wisdom: The Ju/’hoansi and HIV/AIDS
  2. pp. 18-34
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  1. 3. Gendered Responses to Living with AIDS: Case Studies in Rwanda
  2. pp. 35-56
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  1. 4. A Theory of Social Proximity: Accounting for Societal-Level Behavior Change
  2. pp. 57-73
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  1. 5. Male Circumcision in the AIDS Era: New Relevance of an Old Topic
  2. pp. 74-87
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  1. 6. Factors That Influence Ivorian Women’s Risk Perception of STIs and HIV
  2. pp. 88-106
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  1. 7. Courage, Conquest, and Condoms: Harmful Ideologies of Masculinity and Sexual Encounters in Zambia in the Time of HIV/AIDS
  2. pp. 107-122
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  1. 8. Attitudes toward HIV/AIDS among Zambian High School Students
  2. pp. 123-144
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  1. 9. Myths of Science, Myths of Sex: Homophobia and HIV Vulnerability in Namibia
  2. pp. 145-169
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  1. 10. HIV/AIDS Prevention: Strategies for Improving Prevention Efforts in Africa
  2. pp. 170-200
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  1. 11. Tugende Uganda: Issues in Defining “Sex” and “Sexual Partners” in Africa
  2. pp. 201-219
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  1. 12. HIV/AIDS and the Context of Polygyny and Other Marital and Sexual Unions in Africa: Implications for Risk Assessment and Interventions
  2. pp. 220-238
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  1. 13. Gender, Poverty, and AIDS Risk: Case Studies from Rural Uganda
  2. pp. 239-254
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  1. 14. Culture in Action: Reactions to Social Responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa
  2. pp. 255-275
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  1. 15. Conclusion: It’s Not Just About AIDS—The Underlying Agenda to Control HIV in Africa
  2. pp. 276-283
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  1. Contributors
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  1. Index
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