Secrecy as embodied practice: Beyond the confessional imperative

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Hardon, Anita ^a   Posel, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

embodiment; HIV AIDS; secrecy; sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84869152130     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.726376     Document Type: Article

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