Black Women's Risk for HIV
Author | : Quinn Gentry |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2008-03-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136799907 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136799907 |
Rating | : 4/5 (907 Downloads) |
Download or read book Black Women's Risk for HIV written by Quinn Gentry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Women's Risk for HIV: Rough Living is a valuable look into the structural and behavioral factors in high-risk environmentsspecifically inner-city neighborhoods like the Rough in Atlantathat place black women in danger of HIV infection. Using black feminism to deconstruct the meaning and significance of race, class, and gender, this text gives a voice to a unique disenfranchised population and legitimizes their lives and experiences. This important ethnographic study focuses not only on the problems associated with the continued rise in HIV rates among African American women, but provides viable solutions to these problems as well.