Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
How do modern women in developing countries experience sexuality and love? Drawing on a rich array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya, Sanyu A. Mojola examines how young African women, who suffer disproportionate rates of HIV infection compared to young African men, navigate their relationships, schooling, employment, and finances in the context of economic inequality and a devastating HIV epidemic. Writing from a unique outsider-insider perspective, Mojola argues that the entanglement of love, money, and the transformation of girls into "consuming women" lies at the heart of women's coming-of-age and health crises. At once engaging and compassionate, this text is an incisive analysis of gender, sexuality, and health in Africa. -- Publisher's description. |
Contents |
A stubborn disparity -- Consuming women, modernity and HIV risk -- Historical and cultural context -- Love, money and HIV risk -- School, the production of consuming women and HIV risk -- Consuming women, gendered economies and HIV risk -- To stem HIV in Africa, prevent transmission to young women. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Young women -- Health risk assessment -- Kenya -- Nyanza Province.
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Young women -- Health risk assessment. |
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Kenya -- Nyanza Province. |
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Young women. |
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Young women -- Sexual behavior -- Kenya -- Nyanza Province.
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Young women -- Sexual behavior. |
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Young women -- Kenya -- Nyanza Province -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
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Young women -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic conditions.
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Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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HIV infections -- Sex factors -- Kenya -- Nyanza Province.
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HIV infections -- Sex factors. |
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HIV infections. |
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HIV infections -- Sex factors -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Risk factors -- Kenya -- Nyanza Province.
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AIDS (Disease) -- Risk factors. |
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AIDS (Disease) -- Risk factors -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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AIDS (Disease) in women -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Prevention.
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AIDS (Disease) in women. |
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Women consumers -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Attitudes.
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Women consumers. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9780520280939 |
ISBN |
9780520958500 (electronic book) |
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0520958500 (electronic book) |
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9780520280939 (print) |
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