Ambiguous pleasures sexuality and middle class self-perceptions in Nairobi

Acknowledgements ix. - Introduction 1. - Hip and ambitious in Nairobi 2. - Conceiving sexuality 6. - Interfaces of pleasure and anxiety 11. - Structure of the book 16. - Chapter I: The study of sexuality 19. - Sexuality research in Kenya 19. - The dynamics of sexuality: the focus of this study 29. -...

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1. Verfasser: Spronk, Rachel (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY u.a. Berghahn Books 2012
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Zusammenfassung:Acknowledgements ix. - Introduction 1. - Hip and ambitious in Nairobi 2. - Conceiving sexuality 6. - Interfaces of pleasure and anxiety 11. - Structure of the book 16. - Chapter I: The study of sexuality 19. - Sexuality research in Kenya 19. - The dynamics of sexuality: the focus of this study 29. - Methodological aspects of sexuality research 38. - Chapter II: Young professionals: emblems of social transformation 49. - Sexuality and societal transformations 50. - The young and ambitious in Nairobi 63. - Young urban professionals and the formation of a contemporary identity 78. - Chapter III: Society in flames: sexuality in the context of AIDS 97. - AIDS as a context of life 99. - Sexuality and contemporary lifestyles 118. - Chapter IV: Ambiguous pleasures: sexual desire, career, and femininity 134. - Female sexuality in Nairobi, Kenya and beyond 136. - Pamela, Martha, Njeri, Tayiani and Dorcas 141. - Between sexual allure and limited availability 168. - Chapter V: Ambiguous pleasures: sex, riches,
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 310 S.
ISBN:9780857454782
978-0-85745-478-2
9780857454799
978-0-85745-479-9