Lethal Love of the Informal Pleasure Industry in the Caribbean: How Sociocultural Factors and Perceived Risk of AIDS in Transactional Sex Contribute to HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior in the Dominican Republic

Tämän tutkielman tarkoituksena on tarkastella sosiokulttuurisia tekijöitä ja näennäistä AIDS-riskiä, jotka voivat vaikuttaa HIV-infektioon liittyvään riskialttiiseen seksuaaliseen käyttäytymiseen transaktionaalisessa seksissä Dominikaanisessa tasavallassa. Transaktionaalinen seksi on tunnistettu yht...

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Päätekijä: Jäntti-Ciprian, Annukka
Muut tekijät: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yhteiskuntatieteiden ja filosofian laitos, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2018
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description Tämän tutkielman tarkoituksena on tarkastella sosiokulttuurisia tekijöitä ja näennäistä AIDS-riskiä, jotka voivat vaikuttaa HIV-infektioon liittyvään riskialttiiseen seksuaaliseen käyttäytymiseen transaktionaalisessa seksissä Dominikaanisessa tasavallassa. Transaktionaalinen seksi on tunnistettu yhtenä kohonneen HIV-riskin tärkeimmistä rakenteellisista tekijöistä. Transaktionaalisessa seksissä erityisesti nuoret naiset ovat usein henkilöitä, jotka ovat taipuvaisia riskialttiiseen seksuaalisen käyttäytymiseen. Tässä tutkimuksessa pyritään antamaan alustava analyysi tälle monimutkaiselle ilmiölle jatkotutkimuksia ja interventioita varten. Tutkimus toteutettiin kvalitatiivisena tutkimuksena. Tutkija itse keräsi työssä käytetyn datan Dominikaanisessa tasavallassa hyödyntäen syvähaastatteluja sekä yhtä ryhmähaastattelua, jotka kaikki toteutettiin espanjaksi tammi-helmikuussa 2017. Tutkielmassa käytetään Wingoodin ja DiClementen sovellusta sukupuolen ja vallan teoriasta teoreettisena kehyksenä, joka on nykyaikainen sovellus Connellin klassisesta sukupuolen ja vallan teoriasta. Epärealistisen optimismin käsite lisättiin teoreettiseen katsantokantaan antamaan syvempää ymmärrystä seksuaalisen riskikäyttäytymisen affektiivisista tekijöistä, mikä kytkeytyy suoraan teorian kolmanteen rakenteeseen. Tutkimusaineisto analysoitiin temaattisesti hyödyntäen osittain Wingoodin ja DiClementen sovellusta. Tulokset osoittavat, että machismon voimakas esiintyvyys sekä katolisen kirkon vaikutus sosiaalipolitiikkaan Dominikaanisessa tasavallassa vaikuttavat negatiivisesti seksuaaliseen riskikäyttäytymiseen transaktionaalisessa seksissä. Perinteinen maskuliinisuusideologia ei edistä seksuaalista viestintää ja neuvottelua turvallisesta seksistä. Uskottomuus ei ole harvinaista, mutta luottamusta seksuaalikäyttäytymisessä vaaditaan kuitenkin usein. Lisäksi miesten tekemä väkivalta aiheuttaa naisille ahdinkoa. HIV on edelleen erittäin stigmatisoiva sairaus, ja seksuaalisuutta pidetään tabuna, mikä voi estää seksuaaliterveystarkastuksiin hakeutumista. HIVin ennaltaehkäisytoimien suunnittelussa ja kohdentamisessa on otettava huomioon transaktionaalisen seksin osapuolten relationaalinen dynamiikka sekä ne kulttuuriset normit ja konteksti, joissa nämä seksuaaliset kanssakäymiset esiintyvät. This thesis aims to examine sociocultural factors and perceived risk of AIDS that may contribute to HIV-related risky sexual behavior in transactional sex in the Dominican Republic. Transactional sex has been identified as one of the most important structural drivers of HIV risk. Especially in the scenes of transactional sex, young females are often the individuals who are high-risk takers when it comes to sexual behavior. This study seeks to provide a preliminary analysis and shed light on the complex phenomenon for further research and intervention purposes. This research is conducted as a qualitative study. The data used in this work was obtained by the researcher in the Dominican Republic using in-depth key informant interviews and one focus group interview, all in Spanish, between January and February 2017. This paper employs Wingood and DiClemente’s Application of Theory of Gender and Power as theoretical framework, which is a modern application based directly on Connell’s Theory of Gender and Power. As an affective component that intertwines into the third structure of the theory, the concept of Unrealistic Optimism is added to give a deeper perspective. Thematic analysis was applied to the research data utilizing partly Wingood and DiClemente’s application. The results show that strong prevalence of machismo and the influence of Catholic Church on sexual politics in the Dominican Republic add up to the dilemma of risky sexual behavior in transactional sex. Traditional masculinity ideology does not promote sexual communication and safer sex negotiation. Infidelity is not uncommon, yet trust is often demanded. In addition, male-perpetrated violence is a cause of distress for women. HIV is still a highly stigmatizing disease and sexuality is often considered a taboo, which may hinder regular sexual health check-ups. In designing and targeting HIV prevention interventions, the relational dynamics of transactional sexual encounters, and the cultural norms and context in which these encounters occur should be understood and taken into consideration.
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title Lethal Love of the Informal Pleasure Industry in the Caribbean: How Sociocultural Factors and Perceived Risk of AIDS in Transactional Sex Contribute to HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior in the Dominican Republic
title_full Lethal Love of the Informal Pleasure Industry in the Caribbean: How Sociocultural Factors and Perceived Risk of AIDS in Transactional Sex Contribute to HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior in the Dominican Republic
title_fullStr Lethal Love of the Informal Pleasure Industry in the Caribbean: How Sociocultural Factors and Perceived Risk of AIDS in Transactional Sex Contribute to HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior in the Dominican Republic Lethal Love of the Informal Pleasure Industry in the Caribbean: How Sociocultural Factors and Perceived Risk of AIDS in Transactional Sex Contribute to HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior in the Dominican Republic
title_full_unstemmed Lethal Love of the Informal Pleasure Industry in the Caribbean: How Sociocultural Factors and Perceived Risk of AIDS in Transactional Sex Contribute to HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior in the Dominican Republic Lethal Love of the Informal Pleasure Industry in the Caribbean: How Sociocultural Factors and Perceived Risk of AIDS in Transactional Sex Contribute to HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior in the Dominican Republic
title_short Lethal Love of the Informal Pleasure Industry in the Caribbean: How Sociocultural Factors and Perceived Risk of AIDS in Transactional Sex Contribute to HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior in the Dominican Republic
title_sort lethal love of the informal pleasure industry in the caribbean how sociocultural factors and perceived risk of aids in transactional sex contribute to hiv related risky sexual behavior in the dominican republic
title_txtP Lethal Love of the Informal Pleasure Industry in the Caribbean: How Sociocultural Factors and Perceived Risk of AIDS in Transactional Sex Contribute to HIV-related Risky Sexual Behavior in the Dominican Republic
topic HIV prevention transactional sex young women risky sexual behavior Dominican Republic machismo Sosiologia Sociology 203 riskikäyttäytyminen ennaltaehkäisy HIV-tartunta AIDS risk-taking behaviour pre-emption HIV infection Aids
topic_facet 203 AIDS Aids Dominican Republic HIV infection HIV prevention HIV-tartunta Sociology Sosiologia ennaltaehkäisy machismo pre-emption risk-taking behaviour riskikäyttäytyminen risky sexual behavior transactional sex young women
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