Dimensions of racism and their impact on partner selection among men of colour who have sex with men: Understanding pathways to sexual risk

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 836-850

  Ro, Annie ^a   Ayala, George ^b   Paul, Jay ^c   Choi, Kyung Hee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Global Forum on MSM and HIV   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; health; men who have sex with men; race; sexual risk

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACISM; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STATISTICS; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RACISM; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STEREOTYPING; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885018428     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2013.785025     Document Type: Article

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