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Workable Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS.(Book review)

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| November 01, 2006 | Charbonneau, Deborah H. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Bridgewater State College. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Workable Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS. Michele Tracy Berger. 2004. Princeton, N J: Princeton University Press. 224 pp (+ Index). $19.99 (Paperback).

The number of women with HIV and AIDS has increased steadily worldwide and the HIV/AIDS epidemic is taking an increasing toll on women in the United States. Women of color, particularly African American women, represent the majority of new AIDS cases among women. (2) In Workable Sisterhood." The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS, Michele Tracy Berger examines the life stories and struggles of sixteen women from Detroit, Michigan, diagnosed with the HIV/AIDS virus between 1986 to 1996. The women who served as the sample for this ethnographic study are primarily women of color who have a histories of drug use, conflict with the law, or working in the sex trade. Workable Sisterhood …

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