Constructions of masculinity among a group of South African men living with HIV/AIDS: Reflections on resistance and change

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-27

  Lynch, Ingrid ^a   Brouard, Pierre W ^a   Visser, Maretha J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Masculinity; Men; Sexuality; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV LONG-TERM SURVIVORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77951111205     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050903082461     Document Type: Article

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