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Author Wilson, Anika, 1978-

Title Folklore, gender, and AIDS in Malawi : no secret under the sun / Anika Wilson
Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 190 pages) : illustrations
Series Gender and cultural studies in Africa and the diaspora
Gender and cultural studies in Africa and the diaspora.
Contents Advice is good medicine -- Funny, yet sorrowful -- "Nobody fears AIDS, Mphutsi is more fire" -- Mgoneko
Summary Informal folk narrative genres such as gossip, advice, rumor, and urban legends provide a unique lens through which to discern popular formations of gender conflict and AIDS beliefs. This is the first book on AIDS and gender in Africa to draw primarily on such narratives. By exploring tales of love medicine, gossip about romantic rivalries, rumors of mysterious new diseases, marital advice, and stories of rape, among others, it provides rich, personally grounded insights into the everyday struggles of people living in an era marked by social upheaval
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-184) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject AIDS (Disease) -- Malawi -- Public opinion
Man-woman relationships -- Malawi
Men -- Sexual behavior -- Malawi
Women -- Malawi -- Social conditions
Folklore -- Social aspects -- Malawi
Marital conflict.
HIV Infections -- psychology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Family Conflict
Folklore
Sexual Behavior
Social Support
Women -- psychology
folklore (culture-related concept)
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
AIDS (Disease) -- Public opinion
Folklore -- Social aspects
Man-woman relationships
Men -- Sexual behavior
Women -- Social conditions
SUBJECT Malawi
Subject Malawi
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2013012638
ISBN 1137322454
9781137322456