Lesbian women and sexual health : the social construction of risk and susceptibility
by
Dolan, Kathleen A., 1968-
Title
:
Lesbian women and sexual health : the social construction of risk and susceptibility
Author
:
Dolan, Kathleen A., 1968-
ISBN
:
9780789024794
9780789024787
Personal Author
:
Dolan, Kathleen A., 1968-
Publication Information
:
New York : Haworth Press, c2005.
Physical Description
:
122 p. ; 22 cm.
Series
:
Haworth psychosocial issues of HIV/AIDS.
Series Title
:
Haworth psychosocial issues of HIV/AIDS.
Contents
:
Background -- Issues of identity and action -- Constructions of risk and protection -- Risk and protection -- Discussion -- Qualitative respondents' characteristics.
Abstract
:
"Many lesbian women know they're at risk, yet somehow feel safe enough to behave as if there is no reason to practice safe sex. This book examines how lesbian women perceive their level of risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It shows how their perceptions of risk and susceptibility are shaped by factors such as sexual identity, cultural themes, and community knowledge - and how those perceptions impact on the very real HIV/STI risks that lesbian women face. Lesbian Women and Sexual Health includes tables and figures that make complex data easy to access and understand."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Lesbians -- Health and hygiene.
Lesbians -- Sexual behavior.
Sexual health.
Sexually transmitted diseases -- Risk factors.
AIDS (Disease) -- Risk factors.
Safe sex in AIDS prevention.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168023688001 | 613.95086643 D659L 2005 | 1 |