Changing masculinities: Land-use, family communication and prospects for working with older men towards gender equality in a livelihoods intervention

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-246

  Jobson, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Family communication; Hiv aids; Masculinities; Older men; South africa

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNEMPLOYMENT;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 77951003483     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050903323212     Document Type: Article

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