Imagined comrades and imaginary protections: Identity, community and sexual risk among men who have sex with men in China

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 83-115

  Jones, Rodney H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Discourse analysis; Gay men; HIV AIDS; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; IMAGINATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNSAFE SEX;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHINA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); IMAGINATION; MALE; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 34548750891     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v53n03_06     Document Type: Article

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