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Index Abortion, 22,142,138n6. See also Testing, pregnancy and Adultery, 16,18, 29, 77, 88,108,116, 132; condoms and, 111-112,117,121-124, 126-127,185,193-194; denial of, 116, 118-119,120; signs of, 119. SeealsoMale partners, multiple; Malepartners, as cheats; Wisdom Narrative,Alternative African American identity, 6, 7n2,101.See alsoEthnicity AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ) : cure for, 40; official definition of, 20. Seealso Positive diagnosis. AIDS epidemiology, 12, 28, 30,142; in the USA, 8-9,10,11,13; poverty and, 10,14; race and, 9,10,13,18; risk groups and, 13-14; women and, 4,10-13,18-19,20 (see also Monogamy,HIV infection and); worldwide, 9,10-11,12 AIDS Risk Reduction Model, 32, 33. Seealso Risk reduction Anderson, E., 108,118-119 Assault or abuse, 17, 22, 84, 86, 88, 92,134, 162,165. Seealso Self-disclosure, dangers of Attributional thought, 29, 39, 61,140,144, 146,174,193,194. See also Conspiracy theories AZT (azidothymidine), 22, 24nll, 142 Betrayal Narrative, 52-53,140,155nl, 194. See also MonogamyNarrative Bisexuality in men, 12,17 Bolton, R.,29-30, 51,181 Bolton and Singer, 181,183-184 Borden,W.,52 Bott, E., 129 Boyd.K., 151,153 Browner, C., 129 Children, 18, 21, 22, 31, 76, 87,167,174, 190. Seealso Pediatric AIDS;Risk reduction , altruism and Cleveland, 15-16, 64, 65. Seealso Methods, setting Clinical realities, 31. Seealso Education, relevance of Condoms: access to, 32 (see also Condoms, provision of), 127; as "safeties," 114,125; bisexual men's use of, 12; coercion and non-use of, 82 (see also Condoms, use decisions ; Gender, power and; Sex, instrumental ; Unsafe sex, coercion and); connotations of, 79,106,111-112,117,182, 184; failure of, 28, 61,128,143 (seealso Condoms, sabotage of); feel of, 83, 85, 110,121,186; female, 190; pleasurable use of, 128,186; hassle of, 182,186; negotiating for the use of, 12,121,122123 ,125,127,166, 206 (seealsoCondoms , use decisions); other women's need for, 117 (see also Optimistic bias); penetrative-receptive implications of, 29 (see also Education, mainstream values in); provision of, 109,122,126,127; refusal of as informed choice, 184 (see also Unsafe sexwith seropositive partners); relationship duration and, 111, 117,123, 124, 204 (see also Wisdom Narrative,Alternative ); rhetorical use of, 112,120; sabotage of, 29, 39,120; secondary partners and: seeWisdom Narrative,Alterna- 228 Index Condoms (cont.) tive; skillsfor use of, 186; use decisions, 83, 84; use patterns, 78, 79, lOSnll, 125; employment and use of, 79; ethnicity and use of, 102, 108 (see also African American identity); partner characteristics and use of, 134 (see also Conjugal ideals; Male partners,jealous); perceived use of, 107; religion and use of, 108.See also Monogamy as safer sex; Risk reduction ; Safer Sex; Secondary prevention Conjugal ideals, 75, 137, 181, 194; Black and white, 16, 74nl4,108 (see also Sex, Blacks and whites and); faith in, 119 (see also Optimistic Bias); for compassion, 121; for monogamy, 108,115,118, 121, 193; for sharing, 90-91; gift exchange and, 98, 99; self-esteem and status and, 85. Seealso Conjugal style; Love; Monogamy ; Trust Conjugal style, 30, 79, 107; complementary, 190; dependence on men and, 131, 133— 134 (seealsoDependence); employment and, 137; non-cohabitation and, 133; social support and, 129. Seealso Conjugal ideals; Conjugality; Social Support Conjugality, defined, 6 Conspiracy theories: arguments against, 42-43; germ warfare and, 39, 42,43; homophobic, 42, 44; legitimization of, 40, 42; racist, 39-41, 44-45,107 (see also Health services, racism in); regarding nondisclosure, 179n22; rhetorical legitimization of, 44; rhetorical use of, 39; spread by the KGB,43;vaccinations in, 40, 42, 43. S«?afaoAttributional thought; Denial, community level Couvade, 129-130 Cultural logic, 144. Seealso Education, preexisting knowledge and De La Cancella, V., 28 Denial, 34; community level, 38, 46 (seealso Conspiracy theories); conjugal style and, 137 (see also Conjugal style; Social support ) ; cultural ideals and, 34 (see also Conjugal ideals); defensive, 34, 49nlO, 195 (seealsoWisdom Narrative); in partners of seropositive people, 166,175,181 (see also Unsafe sex with seropositive partners ); maintenance of, 100,107 (see also Monogamy Narrative); mental health advantages of, 34, 46, 48n5, 48n7, 55 (see also Unsafe sex, mental health and); of AIDS in women by their lovers, 167 (see also Unsafe sex with seropositive partners ); pervasiveness of, 3, 158,183; selfesteem and status and, 1, 35, 137; social support and (seealsoConjugal style; Social support), 137; use of the term, 1...
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