Latino Gay Men And Hiv
With research based on focus group and individual interviews in the United States, as well as a thorough and integrative review of the current literature, Latino Gay Men and HIV discusses the six main sociocultural factors in Latino communities — machismo, homophobia, family cohesion, sexual silence, poverty and racism—which undermine safe sex practices. In an attempt to explain the alarmingly high incidence of unprotected intercourse in this population, this in-depth cultural and...
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\ \ \ Acknowledgments\ \ \ \ \ Preface\ \ \ \ \ Introduction: "We Now Have the Knowledge ..." Do We?\ 1\ \ \ 1\ Findings of Epidemiological Research\ 25\ \ \ 2\ Findings of Behavioral Research\ 35\ \ \ 3\ Cultural Barriers to Behavior Change\ 51\ \ \ 4\ Machismo and Homophobia: The Wounding of Self-Esteem\ 63\ \ \ 5\ Family Loyalty and Sexual Silence: Splitting Off Sexuality\ 89\ \ \ 6\ Poverty and Racism: The Fueling of Fatalism\ 113\ \ \ 7\ Acculturation Groups\ 129\ \ \ 8\ A Psycho-Cultural Model of Sexual Self-Regulation\ 137\ \ \ 9\ Hermanos de Luna y Sol: A Model for HIV Prevention with Latino Gay Men\ 151\ \ \ \ References\ 177\ \ \ \ Index\ 185\ \
\ BooknewsNoting the lack of success of HIV risk-reduction programs for Latino gay men, D<'i>az (medicine, U. of California, San Francisco) reviews the limited epidemiological and behavioral literature on attempts to reduce the risk of HIV transmission among gay Latinos in a culturally appropriate manner. Endeavoring to provide meaning rather than convey blame, he describes the psychological and cultural context in which the virus is spreading, and relates the experiences of Latino gay men to the work of HIV prevention. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
