Positive Men: Searching for relational dignity through health activism in a South African township

Social Dynamics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 92-107

  Reihling, Hanspeter ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

dignity; HIV AIDS; human rights activism; men and masculinities; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876743963     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: 19407874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533952.2013.772738     Document Type: Article

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