Sexual Cultures and Migration in the Era of AIDS: Anthropological and Demographic Perspectives

Sexual Cultures and Migration in the Era of AIDS: Anthropological and Demographic Perspectives
ISBN-10
0191583790
ISBN-13
9780191583797
Category
Social Science
Pages
268
Language
English
Published
1997-05-29
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Author
Gilbert Herdt

Description

Sexual Cultures and Migration in the Era of AIDS is the first demographic anthropological study of what happens to sexual behaviour and the rules of risk-taking in sexual encounters when people migrate from countryside to city, from one city to another, or from one country to another culture. It represents a milestone in the study of cross-cultural sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases. At the foreground of the study are commercial sex and prostitution, sexual tourism, heterosexual marriage and social pressure, and homosexuality and bisexuality in emerging sexual cultures. The volume brings together quantitative and qualitative case studies by an international panel of anthropologists, demographers, and sociologists aimed at better understanding the impact of human movement and mobility on sexual change and fertility.

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