Sexual Cultures and Migration in the Era of AIDS: Anthropological and Demographic Perspectives

Gilbert H. Herdt

Clarendon Press, 1997 - Medical - 256 pages

Sexual Cultures and Migration in the Era of AIDS is the first demographic, anthropological study of what happens to sexual behavior and the rules of risk-taking in sexual encounters when people migrate from countryside to city, from one city to another, or from one country to another culture. It represents a milestone in the study of cross-cultural sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases.

About the author

Gilbert Herdt is on the Committee on Human Demography, University of Chicago.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sexual Cultures and Migration in the Era of AIDS: Anthropological and Demographic Perspectives; International studies in demography
• Editor: Gilbert H. Herdt
• Edition: 2, illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1997
• ISBN: 0198292309, 9780198292302
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Medical / AIDS & HIV; Psychology / Human Sexuality; Social Science / Demography