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Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Norman Street Revisited: Claiming a Right to New York City -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Changing Neighborhood -- 3. A Changing Workplace and Its Consequences -- 4. The Welfare System: Interaction Between Officials and Clients -- 5. The Welfare System: Regulations and the Life of a Welfare Recipient -- 6. Landlord-Tenant Relations -- 7. Cooperation and Conflict in a Block Association -- 8. Making Things Work -- 9. Kinship, Friendship, and Support -- 10. Save the Firehouse! -- 11. The Sources of Political Control -- 12. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Pseudonyms -- B -- D -- F -- G -- I -- J -- M -- N -- P -- S -- W.

"AIDS, Sex, and Culture is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had on women, based on the authors own extensive ethnographic research. Based on the author's own story growing up in South Africa. Looks at the impact of social conservatism in the US on AIDS prevention programs. Discussion of the experiences of women in areas ranging from Durban in KwaZulu Natal to rural settlements in Namibia and Botswana. Includes a chapter written by Sibongile Mkhize at the University of KwaZulu Natal who tells the story of her own family's struggle with AIDS"--Provided by publisher