Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, young women ages 15–24 have more than twice the risk of
acquiring HIV as their male counterparts. A growing body of epidemiological evidence …

Introduction Young women aged 15 to 24 years in sub‐Saharan Africa continue to be
disproportionately affected by HIV. A growing number of studies have suggested that the …

Imagined futures, once a vital topic of theoretical inquiry within the sociology of culture, have
been sidelined in recent decades. Rational choice models cannot explain the seemingly …

Cross-cultural research is rife with ethical and methodological challenges but, despite the
increased demand for such research, discussions on'culturally sensitive methodologies' are …

This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on age-disparate sexual relationships in
the context of the southern African HIV/AIDS hyperepidemic. Disproportionately high HIV …

How do modern women in developing countries experience sexuality and love? Drawing on
a rich array of interview, ethnographic, and survey data from her native country of Kenya …

A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers inside the elite global party circuit of"
models and bottles" to reveal how beautiful young women are used to boost the status of …

In the wake of the AIDS pandemic, legions of organizations and compassionate individuals
descended on Africa from faraway places to offer their help and save lives. A Fraught …

METHODS In 2009, relationship and sexual behavior data were collected from 1,750 never-
married males and females aged 16–18 via audio computer-assisted self-interviewing …

FROM RYDER'S (1973)“cloudy future” to Lee's (1980)“moving target,” the malleable nature
of fertility preferences is widely accepted; however, tools for conceptualizing and measuring …