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Intimate Details & Vital Statistics

Author : Peter Davis

Publisher : Auckland University Press

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 36,34 MB

Release : 1996

Category : AIDS (Disease)

ISBN : 9781869401399

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It offers a history of AIDS in this country and presents important and interesting research into the disease and into areas of social life that have previously been obscured by myth, taboo and legal prohibition. Contributors discuss the epidemic from the perspective of the groups involved, and outline the unique response of the New Zealand government and the public - a panic-free response characterised by early mobilisation, a preventive approach, and substantial involvement of the gay community.



She-ology

Author : Sherry A. Ross

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 11,96 MB

Release : 2017-04-25

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 1682612406

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"She-ology describes the state of the vagina at every age and stage of a woman's life"--



Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice

Author : David Pencheon

Publisher :

Page : 727 pages

File Size : 24,24 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Health promotion

ISBN : 0198566557

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This is a practical public health book - written by public health practitioners for public health practitioners. It introduces learning practitioners to the early phases of approaching a public health issue, details why an issue is important and exactly how it can be analysed and addressed.It deals not only with the technical issues, but crucially with how those technical issues can be implemented in order to improve the health of the population directly, or via one of many important causal pathways (quality of health care design and delivery). It is written by experienced,internationally known practitioners of public health.



Harm Reduction in Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviour

Author : Richard Pates

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 554 pages

File Size : 41,55 MB

Release : 2012-05-31

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1118343352

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Harm Reduction is a philosophy of public health intended as a progressive alternative to the prohibition of certain potentially dangerous lifestyle choices. Recognising that certain people always have and always will engage in behaviours which carry risks, the aim of harm reduction is to mitigate the potential dangers and health risks associated with those behaviours. Harm Reduction in Substance Use and High-Risk Behaviour offers a comprehensive exploration of the policy, practice and evidence base of harm reduction. Starting with a history of harm reduction, the book addresses key ethical and legal issues central to the debates and developments in the field. It discusses the full range of psychoactive substances, behaviours and communities with chapters on injecting, dance drugs, stimulant use, tobacco harm reduction, alcohol use and sex work. Written by an international team of contributors, this text provides an essential panorama of harm reduction in the 21st century for educators and researchers in addiction and public health, postgraduate students and policy makers.



Global Sex

Author : Dennis Altman

Publisher : University of Chicago Press

Page : 236 pages

File Size : 19,35 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9780226016054

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Global Sex is the first major work to take on the globalization of sexuality, examining the ways in which desire and pleasure—as well as ideas about gender, political power, and public health—are framed, shaped, or commodified by a global economy in which more and more cultures move into ever-closer contact.



Sex Work and Sex Workers

Author : Barry M. Dank

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 289 pages

File Size : 49,25 MB

Release : 2018-04-24

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1351306669

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Book Description

Sexuality & Culture serves as a compelling forum for the analysis of ethical, cultural, psychological, social, and political issues related to sexual relationships and sexual behavior. These issues include, but are not limited to: sexual consent and sexual responsibility; sexual harassment and freedom of speech and association; sexual privacy; censorship and pornography; impact of film/literature on sexual relationships; and university and governmental regulation of intimate relationships.In this volume, theoretical essays, research reports, and book reviews examine the topics of prostitution, pornography, and other forms of commercialization of sexuality. Contributions include: "Twelve Step Feminism Makes Sex Workers Sick" by Kari Kerum; "Sex, Beach Boys and Female Tourists in the Caribbean" by Klaus de Albuquerque; "Reframing 'Eve' in the AIDS Era: The Pursuit of Legitimacy by New Zealand Sex Workers" by Bronwen Lichtenstein; "Long-Term Consumption of X-Rated Materials and Attitudes toward Women among Australian Consumers of X-Rated Videos" by Roberto Hugh Potter; "Invisible Man: A Queer Critique of Feminist Anti-Pornography Theory" by Jody Norton; and "Theorizing Prostitution: The Question of Agency" by Melanie Simmons. Also included are reviews of Live Sex Acts: Women Performing Erotic Labor by Wendy Chapkis; New Sexual Agendas edited by Lynne Segal. In addition, Daphne Patai reviews Real Live New Girl: Chronicles of a Sex-Positive Culture by Carol Queen; Nina Hartley reviews Three in Love; Jo Doezema reviews Trafficking in Women; Valerie Jenness reviews Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment by Jane Gallop; and Warren Farrell reviews the film In the Company of Men. This volume will be of interest to sociologists, psychologists, legal analysts, and policymakers.



Handbook of Social Problems

Author : George Ritzer

Publisher : SAGE

Page : 706 pages

File Size : 28,82 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9780761926108

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Book Description

Provides a comparative perspective on the state of social problems and deviance in a variety of societies around the world. This book explores the theory of the weakness of the strong, in other words, strong or wealthy nations may have greater vulnerability to some social problems than less developed or affluent societies.



Health Activism

Author : Glenn Laverack

Publisher : SAGE

Page : 193 pages

File Size : 43,5 MB

Release : 2013-01-11

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1446274780

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Activism is action on behalf of a cause, action that goes beyond what is conventional or routine and is relative to the actions by others. Health activism is a growing area of interest for many who work to improve health at both national and international levels because it offers a more direct approach to achieve lasting social and political change. This book, for the first time, provides a clear foundation to the theory, evidence-base and strategies that can be harnessed to bring about change to improve the lives and health of others. For anyone working to improve the health of groups and communities, this will be thought-provoking reading. It has particular relevance for postgraduate students and practitioners in public health and health promotion.



Policing Pleasure

Author : Susan Dewey

Publisher : NYU Press

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 24,26 MB

Release : 2011-12

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0814785093

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'Policing Pleasure' examines cross-cultural public policies related to sex work, bringing together original ethnographic studies from around the worldufrom South Africa and Kenya to Mexico and India - to offer a nuanced critique of national and municipal approaches to regulating sex work.



Feminism, Prostitution and the State

Author : Eilis Ward

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 173 pages

File Size : 45,32 MB

Release : 2017-02-17

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1317370120

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This edited volume focuses on charting the rise of neo-abolitionism and offering a critique of the idea, its logics and consequences. A model of state policy which aims to abolish prostitution through legislation, Neo-abolitionism criminalises the buyer of sex but not the seller. It is currently law in Sweden and other Nordic states and dominates the framing of policy debates in many other Western liberal contexts. Pressure for adoption of this policy has come from radical feminists who understand prostitution and sex trafficking as a form of violence against women. This volume argues that this convergence between radical feminism and state’s interests arises from the emergence of, on the one hand, ‘governance feminism’ which seeks to have its ideals implemented through ‘top-down sovereigntist means’, and on the other hand, state’s interests in legitimising stricter border controls and law enforcement responses in relation to transnational organised criminality, ‘illegal’ migration, and security. Based around a series of country case studies each chapter will explore the politics surrounding the emergence of neo-abolitionism and its trajectory through those polities, whether the paradigm has been adopted, rejected or is still under debate. The volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of Social and Public Policy, Gender and Women’s Studies, Politics and International Relations and Critical Legal Studies/Criminology.