Sexual Cultures in East Asia. The social construction of sexuality and sexual risk in a time of AIDS

This book is the first to examnine the social construction of sexual identity and the social stigma attached to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in East Asia. By studying sex work in the context of socio-economic change, the contributors persuasively argue that a discourse of sexuality forms a central point from which examinations of broader social and political relationships can take place. In an area where the discussion of sexuality is still largely a taboo subject, Sexual Cultures in East Asia provides a unique collection of case studies that highlight the difference between sexual attitudes within East Asia, and also the relationship between seemingly 'new' behaviour and traditional ideologies.