A Select Body: The Gay Dance Party Subculture and the HIV/AIDS PandemicCassell, 1995 - 262 pagine Studies of the organization of gay social interaction have usually focused on the traditional context of bars and cruising areas. This book however describes the phenomenon of large-scale gay dance parties, in which up to 17,000 people dance through the night to deafening music and spectacular light displays, often under the influence of recreational psychoactive drugs. The authors chart the development of the gay dance party, the influence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on its growth, and the dance party as a response to the pressures and stigmas associated with both homosexuality and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. They focus on the contradictions between recreational drug use to distance the spectre of AIDS and to maintain a feeling of control, and the increased risk of HIV infection which may occur while under the influence of drugs. The role of dance as a response to the threats from disease and society, and the non-verbal symbols and communication and the magical thinking associated with the dance party and assessment of HIV transmission risk are described. Implications of supporting the life-affirming ethos of the dance parties while reducing the HIV infection risks associated with drug use are carefully examined from the perspective of possible health education interventions. |
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... educational messages ( including their content , argot and symbolic language ) are too general , or do not address the dominant attitudes or belief systems that underpin risky sexual behaviour that occurs among younger gay men in ...
... educational messages ( including their content , argot and symbolic language ) are too general , or do not address the dominant attitudes or belief systems that underpin risky sexual behaviour that occurs among younger gay men in ...
Pagina 83
... educational programmes effec- tively targeted and changed dance party patrons ' risky sexual behaviour whilst they are under the influence of intoxicating sub- stances ? The respondents appeared to have no difficulty in recalling the ...
... educational programmes effec- tively targeted and changed dance party patrons ' risky sexual behaviour whilst they are under the influence of intoxicating sub- stances ? The respondents appeared to have no difficulty in recalling the ...
Pagina 190
... educational intervention programmes whilst dance party patrons are in an altered state of cognition or consciousness to control for possible state - dependent learning deficits . According to Goddard ( 1992 ) , research in this area ...
... educational intervention programmes whilst dance party patrons are in an altered state of cognition or consciousness to control for possible state - dependent learning deficits . According to Goddard ( 1992 ) , research in this area ...
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The Evolution of the Gay Dance Party Culture | 21 |
The Impact of Political Legitimation and | 37 |
Drug Use and Sex at Dance Parties | 65 |
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A Select Body: The Gay Dance Party Subculture and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Lynette A. Lewis,Michael W. Ross Anteprima non disponibile - 1995 |
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