Male promiscuity: The negotiation of masculinities by motorbike taxi-riders in masaka, Uganda

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-89

  Nyanzi, Stella ^a   Nyanzi Wakholi, Barbara ^b   Kalina, Bessie ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Manhood; Masculinity; Promiscuity; Qualitative research; Sexuality; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350634013     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X07309503     Document Type: Article

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