LEADER 05820nam 2200769 a 450 001 9910779757903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9966-040-55-2 010 $a9966-040-54-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001064453 035 $a(EBL)1220911 035 $a(OCoLC)853361149 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001071259 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11588926 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001071259 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11102842 035 $a(PQKB)10589644 035 $a(OCoLC)853277988 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse28683 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1220911 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10721181 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL498951 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1220911 035 $a(PPN)198680899 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001064453 100 $a20130622d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aResearching AIDS, sexuality and gender$b[electronic resource] $ecase studies of women in Kenyan universities /$fNyokabi Kamau 205 $a2nd rev. ed. 210 $aLimuru, Kenya $cZapf Chancery$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (330 p.) 300 $aFirst published 2009. 311 $a9966-040-29-3 311 $a1-299-67701-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface to the Second Revised Edition""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""1. Background and Setting the 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"" 327 $a""Why I Focused on Senior Kenyan University Women""""Research Questions""; ""An Overview of the Book""; ""2. The Situation of Women in Kenya: Framing the Context""; ""Introduction""; ""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"" 327 $a""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 Methodology""; ""Data 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"" 327 $a""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 With""; ""Summary 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"" 327 $a""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 Universities""; ""Introduction""; ""Impact of HIV and AIDS in the two Universities""; ""Responses to HIV and AIDS""; ""Weruini University AIDS Policy: Any Gender Issues?"" 327 $a""Universities Support for Students vis-a-vis Academic Women"" 330 $aThe current HIV and AIDS regime has opened up unknown vistas in intellectual pursuits and knowledge creation. One such newly opened up area of research is studying HIV and AIDS in relation to gender issues. However, owing to the devastating nature of the epidemic, most studies tend to focus on women merely as an ""at risk"" population leaving aside the wider sociological dimensions that pertain to women's sexuality in general, issues of AIDS related stigma and discrimination and how it impacts on women's careers as economic contributors to society. 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