The Unseen Things : Women, Secrecy, and HIV in Northern Nigeria
Kathryn A. Rhine
What do HIV-positive women in Nigeria face as they seek meaningful lives with a deeply discrediting disease? Kathryn A. Rhine uncovers the skillful ways women defuse concerns about their wellbeing and the ability to maintain their households. Rhine shows how this ethic of concealment involves masking their diagnosis, unfaithful husbands, and unsupportive families while displaying their beauty, generosity, and vitality. As Rhine observes, collusion with counselors and support group leaders to deflect stigma, secure respectability, and find love features prominently in the lives of ordinary women who hope for a brighter future as the HIV epidemic continues to expand.
Année:
2016
Edition:
1
Editeur::
Indiana University Press
Langue:
english
Pages:
219
ISBN 10:
0253021510
ISBN 13:
9780253021519
Fichier:
EPUB, 364 KB
IPFS:
,
english, 2016