Boys to men in the shadow of AIDS : masculinities and HIV risk in Zambia

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The AIDS epidemic has afflicted Sub-Saharan Africa disproportionately, affecting every aspect of culture and society. In this intimate, longitudinal study Anthony Simpson analyzes the lives of a group of men who studied together at a Catholic mission school in Zambia and explores how the risk of HIV infection has shaped sexual practices. Boys to Men in the Shadow of AIDS reveals the dangerous fragility of masculinity in many men's attempts to act out the ideal of the "real man." Simpson looks at their search for meaning, and their response to both prevention and HIV testing campaigns, to suggest how to refigure masculinity and redesign gender relationships. Read more... Abstract: This ethnography charts the lives of mission-educated men in Zambia and their search for meaning in the AIDS pandemic, as well as their responses to prevention and HIV testing. It also suggests how hegemonic masculinities may begin to be re-figured and gender relationships redesigned. Read more... Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Introduction (Anthony Simpson)....Pages 1-17 Fathers and Sons: The Measure of a Man (Anthony Simpson)....Pages 19-35 Learning Sex In and Out of School (Anthony Simpson)....Pages 37-60 Sexual Lives after School (Anthony Simpson)....Pages 61-90 Married Life (Anthony Simpson)....Pages 91-114 Sexuality as a Site of Difference (Anthony Simpson)....Pages 115-143 “Has God Come in Another Way?” (Anthony Simpson)....Pages 145-170 Responses to Campaigns (Anthony Simpson)....Pages 171-192 Conclusion (Anthony Simpson)....Pages 193-204 Back Matter ....Pages 205-243