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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Men's perceptions of women's rights and changing gender relations in south africa: Lessons for working with men and boys in hiv and antiviolence programs
Gender and Society, Volume 26, No. 1, Year 2012
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Emerging out of increased attention to gender equality within violence and HIV prevention efforts in South African society has been an intensified focus on masculinities. Garnering a deeper understanding of how men respond to shifting gender relations and rights on the ground is of urgent importance, particularly since social constructions of gender are implicated in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. As social scientists collaborating on a rights-based HIV and antiviolence program, we sought to understand masculinities, rights, and gender norms across six high HIV/AIDS seroprevalence provinces in South Africa. Drawing on focus group research, we explore the ways that men who are engaged in HIV and antiviolence programming can often be simultaneously resistant to and embracing of changes in masculinities, women's rights, and gender relations. We use our findings on men's responses to changing gender relations to make suggestions for how to better engage men in HIV and antiviolence programs. © 2012 Sociologists for Women in Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dworkin, Shari Lee
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Colvin, Christopher J.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Hatcher, Abbey
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Peacock, Dean
South Africa, Cape Town
Sonke Gender Justice
Statistics
Citations: 126
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0891243211426425
ISSN:
08912432
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Male
Female