Feminizing risk at a distance: Critical observations on the constitution of a preventive technology for HIV/AIDS

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-371

  Watson, Duika Burges ^a   Stratford, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carraguard; Displacement replacement reorientation; Distance; Feminization; Media; Risk

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CITIZENSHIP; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

MELINDA;

EID: 47149114596     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360802076907     Document Type: Article

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