{"product_id":"health-issues-confronting-minority-men-who-have-sex-with-men-9781441925633","title":"Health Issues Confronting Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sana Loue\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the growing body of research on minority men who have sex with men (MSM), coverage has tended to center around HIV\/AIDS. \u003cem\u003eHealth Issues Confronting Minority Men Who Have Sex with Men\u003c\/em\u003e presents a fuller picture by focusing on infrequently-studied health\/mental health concerns, exploring day-to-day struggles under double-minority conditions, and spotlighting the innovative efforts of professionals and advocates in addressing these issues. Reflecting a spectrum of MSM (gay, bisexual, transgender, situational, \"questioning\") and ethnic communities (African-American, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American), editor Sana Loue brings together a panel of collaborators including researchers, practitioners, activists, and first-person perspectives from minority MSM, to give readers an especially nuanced understanding of this diverse population. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmong the issues covered in this important volume: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther-definition versus self-definition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubstance use\/abuse.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSexual abuse and its aftermath. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody image disorders.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHIV, AIDS, and HIV-related stigma.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomelessness.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe combined perspectives will give professionals and advanced students in public health, social workers, and other interested readers a window beyond risks and behaviors, and onto community building, individual resilience, and survival as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45274378993815,"sku":"9781441925633","price":3672.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781441925633.webp?v=1769279751","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/health-issues-confronting-minority-men-who-have-sex-with-men-9781441925633","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}