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Colon Cancer Care Of Hispanic People In California: Paradoxical Barrio Protections Seem Greatest Among Vulnerable Populations, Keren M. Escobar, Mollie Sivaram, Kevin M. Gorey, Isaac N. Luginaah, Sindu M. Kanjeekal, Frances C. Wright Jan 2020

Colon Cancer Care Of Hispanic People In California: Paradoxical Barrio Protections Seem Greatest Among Vulnerable Populations, Keren M. Escobar, Mollie Sivaram, Kevin M. Gorey, Isaac N. Luginaah, Sindu M. Kanjeekal, Frances C. Wright

Social Work Publications

Background: We examined paradoxical and barrio advantaging effects on cancer care among socioeconomically vulnerable Hispanic people in California. Methods: We secondarily analyzed a colon cancer cohort of 3,877 non-Hispanic white (NHW) and 735 Hispanic people treated between 1995 and 2005. A third of the cohort was selected from high poverty neighborhoods. Hispanic enclaves and Mexican American (MA) barrios were neighborhoods where 40% or more of the residents were Hispanic or MA. Key analyses were restricted to high poverty neighborhoods. Results: Hispanic people were more likely to receive chemotherapy (RR=1.18), especially men in Hispanic enclaves (RR=1.33) who were also advantaged on …

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Migration And Sexual Health Among Gay Latino Migrants To Canada, Barry D. Adam Oct 2017

Migration And Sexual Health Among Gay Latino Migrants To Canada, Barry D. Adam

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

This paper enquires into the nexus of migration with sexual health among gay Latino migrants in Canada. Interviews with 25 Spanish-speaking interviewees are examined in light of models developed from studies of Latinos in the United States. Canadian immigration policy appears to result in a somewhat different selection of immigrants compared to the United States. Migrants come from a wide range of national and regional backgrounds intersected by race, generation, and social class that influence their perceptions of and adjustment to Canadian society. Pre-migration HIV knowledge varied strongly by generation with older men recalling public panic concerning HIV and younger …

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Neoliberalism, Masculinity, And Hiv Risk, Barry D. Adam May 2016

Neoliberalism, Masculinity, And Hiv Risk, Barry D. Adam

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

Health science research on HIV risk focuses strongly on psychological traits of individuals as determinants of health and vulnerability. This paper seeks to place these findings in a larger social context marked by neoliberalism to provide some insights into the arenas of vulnerability to risk. These arenas are shaped by shifts in the environing political economy which generate subjectivities concordant with the pressures of the neoliberal turn to increasing marketization, individualization, and responsibilization. These pressures create cultures of expectation that accentuate particular trends defining success, masculinity, and risk in contemporary societies. In other words, the ‘risk factors,’ identified in the …

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Promoting Hiv Testing For Gay And Bisexual Men: An Evaluation Of The 2011-2012 Campaign In Toronto And Ottawa, Barry D. Adam, Sandra Gardner, Carol Major, Diana Campbell, Lucia Light, Jason Globerman Jan 2016

Promoting Hiv Testing For Gay And Bisexual Men: An Evaluation Of The 2011-2012 Campaign In Toronto And Ottawa, Barry D. Adam, Sandra Gardner, Carol Major, Diana Campbell, Lucia Light, Jason Globerman

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

This paper reports on a social marketing campaign directed toward high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM) in Toronto and Ottawa to: encourage testing for HIV and syphilis; improve knowledge about HIV transmission, seroconversion symptoms, and the HIV window period; and heighten awareness of syphilis transmission and its relationship to facilitating HIV transmission. Evaluation data were collected from a large-scale online pre-and post-campaign survey of sexually active MSM and from laboratory testing data. Men who turned up to be tested also filled out an exit survey. The campaign websites attracted some 15,000 unique visitors, 54% of whom had an …

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Hivpositive People's Perspectives On Canadian Criminal Law And Non-Disclosure, Barry D. Adam, Jason Globerman, Richard Elliott, Patrice Corriveau, Ken English, Sean Rourke Jan 2016

Hivpositive People's Perspectives On Canadian Criminal Law And Non-Disclosure, Barry D. Adam, Jason Globerman, Richard Elliott, Patrice Corriveau, Ken English, Sean Rourke

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

The largest survey to date of people living with HIV regarding attitudes toward criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, this study investigates: sources of legal information available to HIV-positive people; perceptions of how criminal prosecutions and media coverage affect understanding of rights and responsibilities of self and others; and where HIV-positive people themselves stand on the role the criminal justice system should play. While mainstream media constructions of criminal iconography do affect PHA views, those who have higher levels of formal education, are active in the dating scene, and have been living longer with HIV hold less punitive views than those who …

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The Post-Migration Sexual Citizenship Of Latino Gay Men In Canada, Barry D. Adam, J Cristian Rangel Jul 2015

The Post-Migration Sexual Citizenship Of Latino Gay Men In Canada, Barry D. Adam, J Cristian Rangel

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

The Cuéntame! Study interviewed 25 Spanish-speaking gay and bisexual men in Toronto. Their migration experiences are traversed by economic rationales, security concerns, and the embodied experiences of race, gender, culture, and sexuality. Most express narratives of empowered opportunity in distancing themselves from restrictive sexual regimes of their place of origin, but at the same time, many migrants trade a new sense of social acceptance as gay for marginalized statuses defined by diminished social and economic capital. The social participatory rights of citizenship are particularly affected by sexuality and social class. The need and desire to establish social and sexual connections …

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Attaching Hollywood To A Surveillant Assemblage: Normalizing Discourses Of Video Surveillance, Randy K. Lippert, Jolina Scalia Jan 2015

Attaching Hollywood To A Surveillant Assemblage: Normalizing Discourses Of Video Surveillance, Randy K. Lippert, Jolina Scalia

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

This article examines video surveillance images in Hollywood film. It moves beyond previous accounts of video surveillance in relation to film by theoretically situating the use of these surveillance images in a broader “surveillant assemblage”. To this end, scenes from a sample of thirty-five (35) films of several genres are examined to discern dominant discourses and how they lend themselves to normalization of video surveillance. Four discourses are discovered and elaborated by providing examples from Hollywood films. While the films provide video surveillance with a positive associative association it is not without nuance and limitations. Thus, it is found that …

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Enhancing The Welcoming Capacity Of Windsor Essex, Glynis George, Jane S. Ku, Erwin Selimos Sep 2014

Enhancing The Welcoming Capacity Of Windsor Essex, Glynis George, Jane S. Ku, Erwin Selimos

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

A research report conducted with the Multicultural Council to survey Windsor's capacity to welcome immigrants and make recommendations for improvement

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Impacts Of The Criminalization On The Everyday Lives Of People Living In With Hiv In Canada, Barry D. Adam, Richard Elliott, Patrice Corriveau, Ken English Jan 2014

Impacts Of The Criminalization On The Everyday Lives Of People Living In With Hiv In Canada, Barry D. Adam, Richard Elliott, Patrice Corriveau, Ken English

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

As part of a study on the social consequences of the criminal justice system on people living with HIV or AIDS (PHAs) in Canada, this article focuses on how heightened public identification of HIV with criminal matters is having wide ranging effects on perceived personal security and in particular on negotiating potential romantic and sexual interactions. As articulated by the Supreme Court of Canada, the courts have been enforcing a requirement that HIV-positive people disclose their sero-status to prospective partners, relying on the notion that “through deterrence it [the Criminal Code] will protect and serve to encourage honesty, frankness and …

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Hivstigma.Com, An Innovative Web-Supported Stigma-Reduction Intervention For Gay And Bisexual Men, Barry D. Adam, James Murray, Suzanne Ross, Jason Oliver, Stephen Lincoln, Vicki Rynard Jul 2011

Hivstigma.Com, An Innovative Web-Supported Stigma-Reduction Intervention For Gay And Bisexual Men, Barry D. Adam, James Murray, Suzanne Ross, Jason Oliver, Stephen Lincoln, Vicki Rynard

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

An intervention to address stigma directed toward HIV-positive men and to enhance the sexual health of gay and bisexual men was developed through a community-based process involving HIV prevention workers, public health, government, and researchers. The intervention aimed to diminish stigma, create greater support for HIV-positive men, make disclosure safer and easier, discourage reliance on disclosure to prevent transmission, and encourage testing. The question, “If you were rejected every time you disclosed, would you?” was widely disseminated in the gay community and supported by the website, hivstigma.com, to encourage participation in blog-based discussions. Eight bloggers moderated lively discussions over 5 …

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Development Of An Hiv Prevention And Life Skills Program For Spanish Speaking Gay And Bisexual Newcomers, Barry D. Adam, Gerardo Betancourt, Angel A. Serrano Sanchez Jan 2011

Development Of An Hiv Prevention And Life Skills Program For Spanish Speaking Gay And Bisexual Newcomers, Barry D. Adam, Gerardo Betancourt, Angel A. Serrano Sanchez

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

This paper reports on the creation, implementation, and evaluation of a life skills and HIV prevention program for Spanish-speaking gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) who are within three years of arrival in Canada. The Mano en Mano program consists of an initial day-long session followed by four two-hour evening sessions addressing HIV prevention, social isolation, social service, and migration issues. Evaluation showed a significant shift toward safer sex practice and decreased sense of social isolation as expressed in exit interviews. The Mano en Mano intervention shows movement in the right direction in HIV prevention …

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Silence, Assent And Hiv Risk, Barry D. Adam, Winston Husbands, James Murray, John Maxwell Aug 2008

Silence, Assent And Hiv Risk, Barry D. Adam, Winston Husbands, James Murray, John Maxwell

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

Based on interviews with 34 men, almost all of whom have unprotected sex with men most or all of the time, this paper documents the interactional process, narrative elements, and meaning construction in situations of ‘bareback’ sex. Narratives show the differentiated cultural capital circulating among distinct circuits of gay and bisexual men that define the taken-for-granted rules of conduct for sexual interactions and give rise to high risk situations. Many of the positive men speak of being part of a social environment where ‘everybody knows’ a set of rules whereby sex without condoms can happen as a default circumstance to …

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Effects Of The Criminalization Of Hiv Transmission In Cuerrier On Men Reporting Unprotected Sex With Men, Barry D. Adam, Richard Elliott, Winston Husbands, James Murray, John Maxwell Jan 2008

Effects Of The Criminalization Of Hiv Transmission In Cuerrier On Men Reporting Unprotected Sex With Men, Barry D. Adam, Richard Elliott, Winston Husbands, James Murray, John Maxwell

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

This paper reports on the perceptions and practices of men who have frequent unprotected sex with men in a socio-legal environment defined by the 1998 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Cuerrier. HIV-positive people are increasingly finding themselves in court since Cuerrier and many are trying to take account of legal reasoning in their own conduct. The judicial construction of behaviour likely to transmit HIV relies on a set of presumptions concerning individual responsibility, rational and contractual interaction, and consenting adults that raise a series of ambiguities and uncertainties among HIV-positive people attempting to implement …

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Care, Intimacy And Same-Sex Partnership In The 21st Century, Barry D. Adam Mar 2004

Care, Intimacy And Same-Sex Partnership In The 21st Century, Barry D. Adam

Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications

The paper addresses the emergence of same sex relationships as a public policy issue in contemporary society. Historical and cross-cultural evidence shows how same-sex relationships have been an integral part of the kinship system, household economies, and iconography of many societies, and that desire and relationship are produced in diverse ways at the confluence of kinship, gender, and life stage expectations circulating in different societies. Recent history of the advanced, industrial societies is characterised by sharp shifts in the conceptualization of same sex relationship, from sin, sickness, and crime to a patchwork of “relationship recognition” forms in just a few …

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A Classification And Discussion Of Victorian Coffin Handles From St. Thomas Church Cemetery, Jennifer Soutter Jan 1989

A Classification And Discussion Of Victorian Coffin Handles From St. Thomas Church Cemetery, Jennifer Soutter

Leddy Library Reports

The symbols found on Victorian coffin handles reflect Victorian attitudes, feelings, and beliefs, towards and about death. Coffin handles depicting these death symbols were excavated from St. Thomas Church Cemetery in Belleville in the summer of 1989. The purpose of this paper is to provide a classification scheme for the handles and a discussion of the symbols found on them.

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