Together we have fun: Native-place networks and sexual risk behaviours among Chinese male rural-urban migrants

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 559-575

  Yang, Xiaozhao Yousef ^a   Kelly, Brian C ^a   Yang, Tingzhong ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deviance; Native place network; Rural urban migrant; Sexual risk behaviour; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX WORKER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84947460810     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12380     Document Type: Article

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