Masculine socialization and sexual risk behaviors among Black men who have sex with men: A qualitative exploration

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-112

  Malebranche, David J ^a   Fields, Errol L ^b   Bryant, Lawrence O ^c   Harper, Shaun R ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black men; HIV AIDS; Masculinity; MSM

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350678915     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: 15526828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X07309504     Document Type: Article

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