HIV/AIDS in Latin America - The Feminization of HIV/AIDS

Gender, Power and its Implications concerning the Epidemic

Hausarbeit (Hauptseminar) , 2009 , 12 Seiten , Note: 1.00

Gesundheit - Sonstiges

Around the world, in the last decades since the appearing of HIV/AIDS, the prevalence of women infected by HIV is raising faster than the prevalence of men. Although this development had been recognized soon, it was not posible to stop it.
On the basis of these facts, I will have a closer look at the situation of women in Latin America concerning the disease and I want to review the “feminization” of HIV/AIDS.
Furthermore, I will give an overview of two Gender constructing concepts of Latin America, Machismo and Marianismo, which I seek to challenge in its impacts on (the development of) programs and organsisations concerning the epidemic, and following, in women.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Women and HIV/AIDS in Latin America

3. Machismo and Marianismo – Gender Constructions in Latin America
3.1 Machismo
3.2 Marianismo
3.3 Implications for Women and for Programs and Organsisations concerning HIV/AIDS

4. Conclusio

References

• Hochschule: Universität Wien (Institut der Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie an der Universität Wien)
• Note: 1.00
• Autor: BA Nora Demattio (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
• Seiten: 12
• Katalognummer: V187459
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656107934
• ISBN (Buch): 9783656108467
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: HIV/AIDS, Latin America, Feminization of HIV/AIDS, Gender and Power, Machismo, Marianismo, HIV/AIDA prevention, HIV/AIDS Stigma