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Parents, Peers And Pornography: The Influence Of Formative Sexual Scripts On Adult Hiv Sexual Risk Behaviour Among Black Men In The Usa, Sophia A. Hussen, Lisa Bowleg, Thurka Sangaramoorthy, David J. Malebranche
Parents, Peers And Pornography: The Influence Of Formative Sexual Scripts On Adult Hiv Sexual Risk Behaviour Among Black Men In The Usa, Sophia A. Hussen, Lisa Bowleg, Thurka Sangaramoorthy, David J. Malebranche
David J Malebranche
Black men in the USA experience disproportionately high rates of HIV infection, particularly in the Southeastern part of the country. We conducted 90 qualitative in-depth interviews with Black men living in the state of Georgia and analysed the transcripts using Sexual Script Theory to: (1) characterise the sources and content of sexual scripts that Black men were exposed to during their childhood and adolescence and (2) describe the potential influence of formative scripts on adult HIV sexual risk behaviour. Our analyses highlighted salient sources of cultural scenarios (parents, peers, pornography, sexual education and television), interpersonal scripts (early sexplay, older female …
What Does It Take To Be A Man? What Is A Real Man?': Ideologies Of Masculinity And Hiv Sexual Risk Among Black Heterosexual Men, David J. Malebranche, Lisa Bowleg, Michelle Teti, Jenne S. Massie, Aditi Patel, Jeanne M. Tschann
What Does It Take To Be A Man? What Is A Real Man?': Ideologies Of Masculinity And Hiv Sexual Risk Among Black Heterosexual Men, David J. Malebranche, Lisa Bowleg, Michelle Teti, Jenne S. Massie, Aditi Patel, Jeanne M. Tschann
David J Malebranche
Research documents the link between traditional ideologies of masculinity and sexual risk among multi-ethnic male adolescents and White male college students, but similar research with Black heterosexual men is scarce. This exploratory study addressed this gap through six focus groups with 41 Black, low- to middle-income heterosexual men aged 19 to 51 years in Philadelphia, PA. Analyses highlighted two explicit ideologies of masculinity: that Black men should have sex with multiple women, often concurrently, and that Black men should not be gay or bisexual. Analyses also identified two implicit masculinity ideologies: the perception that Black heterosexual men cannot decline sex, …