Correa, Sonia; Petchesky, Rosalind; & Parker, Richard. 2008. Sexuality, Health and Human Rights.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Correa, Sonia; Petchesky, Rosalind; & Parker, Richard. 2008. Sexuality, Health and Human Rights. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Routledge. 312p. Hailed as a potential classic work, this book explores how rapid changes happening at the beginning of the 21st century in social, cultural, political and economic domains impact on sexuality, health and human rights. The book is divided into three sections: a) "Global 'sex' wars," which discusses the notion of sexualities, its political landscapes internationally, and the return of religious fervour and extremism; b) "Epistomological challenges and research agendas," which examines modern "scientific" understandings of sexuality, its history and the way in which HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and AIDS has drawn attention to sexuality; and c) "The promise and limits of sexual rights," which discusses human rights approaches to sexuality, its strengths and limitations, and new ways of imagining erotic justice. The publication is useful to professionals, advocates and policy researchers, and is appropriate for a diverse range of courses including gender studies, human sexuality This article is about human sexual perceptions. For information about sexual activities and practices, see Human sexual behavior. Generally speaking, human sexuality is how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings. , public health and social policy. |
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