Grounding ‘Responsibilisation Talk’: Masculinities, Citizenship and HIV in Cape Town, South Africa
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This paper investigates how the South African state has understood the relationship between HIV and poverty and how individuals and community-based organisations have responded to these state interventions. It considers the ways in which liberal forms of government frame people living with AIDS as a particular category of ‘deserving’ and ‘entrepreneurial’ citizens, and then re-frames them through a package of health and welfare interventions. Based on ethnographic research with the members of Khululeka, a support group for HIV-positive men, the study pays particular attention to how masculinity has shaped the ways these men have experienced and transformed these state interventions.
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Masculinity norms discourage men from seeking care in an effort to 'tough it out'.
“Masculinity norms discourage men from seeking care in an effort to ‘tough it out’ [13, 14].”
From Echoes of old HIV paradigms: reassessing the problem of engaging men in HIV testing and treatment through women’s perspectives (2017) · cites this paper as [14]
Men view the health facility as 'a woman's domain', making it uncomfortable for men to access services.
“Another challenge is that men view the health facility as ‘a woman’s domain’ making it uncomfortable for men to access services [14].”
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- Authors
- Colvin, C. J., Robins, S., & Leavens, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Colvin, Christopher J.
- Venue
- Journal of Development Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-08
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1179-1195
- ISSN
- 0022-0388 (ISSN-L)
- 1743-9140
- OpenAlex
- W2115225453
- Cited by
- 71
- References
- 60
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- FWCI
- 9.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Development Studies (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Department for International Development
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African Studies and Ethnography
- Keywords
- responsibilization, HIV, masculinity, citizenship, poverty, people living with HIV, state intervention, liberal governmentality, community organizations, HIV support groups, Cape Town
- MeSH terms
- Civil Rights, Cultural Characteristics, HIV, Humans, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Conditions, Social Problems, South Africa, Women's Health, Population Groups, History, 20th Century, History, 21st Century, Men's Health, Masculinity
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