"How do modern women in developing countries experience sexuality and love? Drawing on a rich array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya, Sanyu A. Mojola examines how young African women, who suffer disproportionate rates of HIV infection compared to young African men, navigate their relationships, schooling, employment, and finances in the context of economic inequality and a devastating HIV epidemic. Writing from a unique outsider-insider perspective, Mojola argues that the entanglement of love, money, and the transformation of girls into ""consuming women"" lies at the heart of women's coming-of-age and health crises. At once engaging and compassionate, this text is an incisive analysis of gender, sexuality, and health in Africa."
By:
Sanyu A. Mojola
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780520280946
ISBN 10: 0520280946
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 10 May 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
,
A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"List of Illustrations Preface 1. A Stubborn Disparity 2. Consuming Women, Modernity, and HIV Risk 3. Historical and Cultural Context 4. Love, Money, and HIV Prevention 5. School and the Production of Consuming Women 6. Gendered Economies and the Role of Ecology in HIV Risk 7. ""To Stem HIV in Africa, Prevent Transmission to Young Women"" Epilogue: The Magic Bullet Notes Appendix Bibliography Acknowledgments Index"
Sanyu A. Mojola is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.