Gender and prophylactic use in Chinese history -- Nationalism and women in the discourse of HIV/AIDS in China -- Vilifying and promoting condom use in postsocialist China -- Perceptions towards condom use among male clients of Dalian hostesses -- Perceptions towards condom use among Dalian hostesses -- Sexual matters and HIV risks in male clients' everyday lives
Summary
Based on three years of extensive fieldwork, this ethnographic study of prostitution in the metropolitan city of Dalian, China, explores the lives of rural migrant women working as karaoke bar hostesses, delving into the interplay of gender politics, nationalism, and power relationships that inhere in practices of birth control, disease control, and control of women's bodies
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-244) and index
