Social work practice and men who have sex with men:
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1. Verfasser: Joseph, Sherry (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Sage Publications 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-299) and index
Introduction -- Scholarship on homosexuality -- Homosexuality in India : historical overview and contemporary situation -- Social and sexual profiles of men who have sex with men -- Sexual identities of men who have sex with men -- Stresses and coping strategies of men who have sex with men -- Social work practice with men who have sex with men -- Conclusion
Society at large tends to marginalize homosexuality even though men who have sex with men have always existed within it. This book is a significant contribution in the endeavour to understand this segment of society and its concerns. Employing a blend of qualitative and quantitative methods, Sherry Joseph analyses the extensive data collected through formal networks of such people in Kolkata, and places them in a socio-ecological perspective. He shows how the lives of men who have sex with men are very stressful in their efforts to fit into an environment that is predominantly homophobic, hete
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ISBN:0761933514
0761933522
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