Study Guide 1 (Reading) Flashcards
What does the reading “Reimagining Global Health” talk about, by ‘Paul Farmer’?
Talks about problems ranging from epidemics from AIDS to polio to other diseases, and the development of new preventive technologies and how to deliver them to those in need.
What does the reading “The Art Of Medicine” talk about, by ‘Pfeiffer’?
Mozambique, and how clinics were trying to help against HIV/AIDS, and was hard because of single focus disease, Civil War, And how the aggressive militants were making it harder for schools and doctors. Didn’t want white saviors.
What does the reading “Scrambling For Africa” talk about, by’Crane’?
Examines the west, and how global health relies on inequalities, or try to get rid of them. Good for the west, not so much for Underprivileged. (Uneasy symbiosis of collaboration and discontent).
What does the reading “DIY Foreign Aid Revolution” talk about, By ‘Kristof’?
About Elizabeth Scharpf, and how she interned in Mozambique and decided to help women. Because they were afraid to work because of minstrel periods. She Joined revolution for foreign aid.
What is the reading “Gender and health: Relational, intersectional, and biosocial” About, by ‘Springer’?
Focuses on issues that chart new path for researchers, decision makers, and advocates engaged with explaining gendered patterns in health and working towards health equity.
What is the reading “The idea of african men: Dealing with the cultural contradictions of sex in academia in kenya” talk about, by ‘Spronk’?
Thinks that we need to analyze gender as a performative quality that is both constructed and meaningful. because saying “african Men” as a category of people, can create stereotypes and create problems.
What is the reading “Empowering Women For Gender Equity” talk about, by ‘Nyanzi’? -
Looks at the anti LGBTQ bill in Uganda that was meant to be able to kill or put them in prison. The people who like the bill tried to say Uganda was always homophobic. Which is not true. Also looks into being homophobia as a paradoxical (Crazy idea) symbol.
What is the reading “They wrote Gay on her file: Transgender Ugandans in HIV prevention and treatment” talk about, by Peters?
Talks about how HIV programs for heterosexual Ugandans and men who have sex with men work to deny healthcare services to transgendered people in Uganda. As a transgendered man (Was Women) is wrote up as man who has sex with man brings attention to stigmatized practices, producing the neglect and abuse of non-heteronormative individuals.
What is the reading “U.S. Support of Gay Rights in Africa May Have Done More Harm Than Good” talk about by ‘Onishi’?
Talks about how some gays in Nigeria thinks the U.S. support for gay rights made matters worse, because it brings more attention to gays, and the people whose hate them are coming out more aggressively. Policy Makers in Africa don’t like how another culture is coming in and trying to change them, So out of Spite there making it harder for LGBTQ communities.
What does the reading “Risk” talk about, by ‘Lupton’?
Talks about medical days in France, all of the dangers, mortality rates, smallpox, whooping cough, and how reaching the age of 40 was good. Now we have a high amount of uncertainties and anxiety about risks, And how discourse of ‘Risk’ influence our culture and government.
What does the reading “Understanding and Addressing AIDS-Related Stigma: from Anthropological theory to clinical practice in haiti” talk about, by ‘Castro’?
Talks about how stigma associated with someone whom has AIDS acts as a barrier to voluntary counseling and testing. Its found that introduction to quality HIV care centers, and educated peoples, lead rapid reduction to the stigma, that can increase testing, and help.
What does the reading “Sexual Commerce in Post-Industrial Culture” talk about, by ‘Bernstein’?
Talks about the changes in sex work, in economic and cultural life. Looks into contemporary sexual labor markets, Other types of service work, changes in labor processes.Only privileged women and Men are utilizing this new way.
What does the reading “Dealing in Desire” talk about, by ‘Hoang’?
Talks about, how she went to Vietnam, and found different types of bars, and the women in them, to cater to specific types of people. Like one for Western tourists, that want a exotic experience. Bars that cater for middle income locals, and Bars that cater for high income people, who want to be discrete, and where the women are more wester, white looking.
What does the reading “Not Under My Roof” talk about, by ‘Schalet’
Talks about how parents want to save their children from sex until they are older, Cant have sex in house hold, Says, Men are sex monsters, Dramatization from the culture. Which none of this works because kids as a result don’t know about condoms, pills, and other things, they don’t know their options. This could end up harming them.
What does the reading “Vital Conjunctures” talk about, by ‘Johnson-Hanks’?
Talks about Beti women, and how there is stigma of these women that are not married, have pregnancies, and have no honor and lots of shame upon them from their culture. If they are in school, they are done. They now have to be a ‘Disgusting’ mother, because thats her ‘only’ option.
