Researching AIDS, sexuality and gender : case studies of women in Kenyan universities /
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| Author / Creator: | Kamau, Nyokabi. |
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| Edition: | 2nd rev. ed. |
| Imprint: | Limuru, Kenya : Zapf Chancery, 2013. |
| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11200536 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the Second Revised Edition; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1. Background and Settingthe Scene; Introduction; My Interest; My Objectives; An Overview of Chapter One; HIV and AIDS in the Global and Kenyan Context; Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa and the AIDS Challenge; HIV and AIDS in Kenyan Universities; The Autobiography of the Research Question; How my Personal Experiences Informed the Research Question; Why I Focused on Senior Kenyan University Women; Research Questions; An Overview of the Book.
- 2. The Situation of Women in Kenya: Framing the ContextIntroduction; A Brief Geographical and Historical Background on Kenya; Kenyan Women in the Pre-colonial and Colonial Period; HIV and AIDS and Gender in the Kenyan Context; Religion and AIDS Stigma in Kenya; Marriage and Family in Relation to Women's Careers in Kenya; Summary and Conclusion; 3. Methodology and Research Design; Introduction; Feminist Methodology; A Background to University Sector in Kenya; Pilot Study; Selection of Research Participants; Profile of Research Participants; Methods Used for Data Collection.
- Reliability and Validity of the MethodologyData Analysis; Summary and Conclusion; 4. Researching a Sensitive Topic: Ethical Issues and Other Challenges; Introduction; Ethics and Research; The Sensitive Nature of this Study; Gaining the Research Participant's Trust; Negotiating Access and Consent; The Interview Context; Interviews as Therapy; The Researcher's Support of Self; Researching Colleagues; Dissemination of Findings; Summary and Conclusion; 5. The Feminist Perspectives and Concepts Used in this Study; Introduction; My Feminist Journey; Why I Chose a Feminist Perspective.
- Challenges of Choosing Which Feminist Positions to Work WithSummary and Conclusion; 6. The Status of Women in the Sampled Universities; Introduction; Senior Positions by Gender at Holy Ghost and Weruini; Gender stereotypes; Domestic Challenges and Women's Careers; Challenges with Doctoral Studies; Lack of Support for Women's Research; Summary and Conclusion; 7. Women's Experiences with HIV and AIDS: 'Back into the Personal'; Introduction; Women's Experiences as Affected by HIV and AIDS; Gender, Care and AIDS; "Support from God"; Summary and Conclusion.
- 8. 'Maybe Next Year': Impact and Responses to HIV and AIDS in the Sample UniversitiesIntroduction; Impact of HIV and AIDS in the two Universities; Responses to HIV and AIDS; Weruini University AIDS Policy: Any Gender Issues?; Universities' Support for Students vis-à-vis Academic Women; Summary and Conclusion; 9. Sexuality, Silence and Stigma; Introduction; Background to Sex-Related Shame and Stigma in Kenya; Sex Discourses and Their Influence on Attitudes and Practice in the Two Universities; AIDS-Related Stigma and Silence in the Two Universities; Summary and Conclusion.