ABSTRACT

With research based on focus group and individual interviews in the United States, as well as a thorough and integrative review of the current literature, Latino Gay Men and HIV discusses the six main sociocultural factors in Latino communities -- machismo, homophobia, family cohesion, sexual silence, poverty and racism--which undermine safe sex practices. In an attempt to explain the alarmingly high incidence of unprotected intercourse in this population, this in-depth cultural and psychological analysis shows how an apparent incongruence between knowledge or intention and behavior can possess its own sociocultural logic and meaning.

chapter |23 pages

Introduction

“we Now Have the Knowledge…” Do We

chapter |26 pages

Machismo and Homophobia

The Wounding of Self-Esteem

chapter |23 pages

Family Loyalty and Sexual Silence

Splitting Off Sexuality

chapter |15 pages

Poverty and Racism

The Fueling of Fatalism

chapter |8 pages

Acculturation Groups

chapter |25 pages

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