African American Women and HIV/AIDS: Critical Responses [Format Kindle] Author: Dorie J. Gilbert Ednita M. Wright | Language: English | ISBN:
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AIDS is the second-leading cause of death among African American women between the ages of 18 and 44. African American women constitute 63% of all cases of AIDS among women in the United States. This volume brings together the collective wisdom of scholars, researchers, and social work professionals dealing with these concerns. Focusing attention on the primary population of women impacted by AIDS, this book presents culturally sensitive responses that meet the specific needs of African American women.
An historical and current overview of the alarming HIV infection rate among African Americans, in particular women, introduces the crisis. Subsequent chapters highlight HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention strategies that are successfully impacting the African American population. Guided by a feminist perspective and grounded in social construction theory, social work theory, and social work practice, this volume privileges the voice of African American women, the group that is the most disenfranchised—and least accurately represented—in AIDS-related research and writing. This essential guide sheds light on a calamity too often overlooked, making it especially valuable for scholars, students, researchers, and practitioners involved with HIV/AIDS issues in the African American community, and with women's and black studies.
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The contributors detail the statistics and dynamics of HIV/AIDS among African-American females. They peel the onion here discussing spirituality, counseling, gender dynamics, among other things. They do not treat Black females as a monolithic group; they talk of adults, college students, adolescents, and children. All the contributors are female, and they may even be all African American.
The editors not only include psychological and sociological studies on the topic, they also have chapters about AIDS activism among Black women. The editors are trying to combine theory and practice, to speak to experts and everyday people. However, the activism chapters are short and scant. Some may feel that it "dumbs down" the book. The chapter on "Africentric" therapy was sappy and unnecessary, by the way.
Too often, discussions on AIDS in the African-American community either focus on MSM or women, and almost never both simultaneously. If there is not an exclusion, then one group is pitted against the other. In the press and around water coolers, there is all this unnecessary hysteria about "the down low" and how black MSM "are killing" Black women. Activist and sage Keith Boykin has taken J.L. King to task for his complicity in this controversy. Here the authors do not attack MSM, whether out or closeted, gay or bisexual. In "Bisexuality and HIV/AIDS," Rob Tielman stated that statistically more women contract the virus through male drug users than male bisexuals. This book repeats that same fact and focuses upon women fighting drugs, rather than attacking gay, African-American males. The book goes a step further in its inclusion by also stating that some HIV-positive Black women identify as lesbian and get romantically involved with other women, even though they may have acquired the disease through heterosexual transmission. I appreciate the lack of homophobia from all of the authors.
As wonderfully detailed as this text is, it may frustrate some. There is no clear plan spelled out here to prevent any HIV infection to Black females. Many authors note that if Black females had more jobs and money, then they would not do things that expose them to HIV. Still, the government has not forked over funds and job opportunities to this group for that reason. Clinton's annihilation of public aid is an example of this. Some would say that solution is too costly. The authors say that Black females often put themselves in danger just to acquire or keep a Black male partner. Well, what can you do? If a woman is a "slave to love," then she takes that route. The state or communities can't prevent that fallacy. The book implies that rap videos teach Black females that cute bodies are more important that strong minds and career goals. This is a powerful point. But who can get the hip-hop industry to change, as much money as it's making for Black and white males? There are so many nebulous, superstructural ideas here that would be just too difficult to enact, outside of individual, personally-based actions.
Par Jeffery Mingo
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The book the complex issues impacting HIV and women, articles written by a variety of skilled, knowledgeable experts in the field.
Par Melissa M. Turner
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