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High-Risk Sexual Behavior

Interventions with Vulnerable Populations

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Authors:
  1. Evvie Becker

    1. University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

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  2. Elizabeth Rankin

    1. University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

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  3. Annette U. Rickel

    1. Georgetown University Medical Center, USA

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Part of the book series: Prevention in Practice Library (PPLI)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. What’s at Stake

    • Evvie Becker, Elizabeth Rankin, Annette U. Rickel
    Pages 1-29

  3. Factors that Influence Sexual Behavior

    • Evvie Becker, Elizabeth Rankin, Annette U. Rickel
    Pages 31-50

  4. Models of Prevention

    • Evvie Becker, Elizabeth Rankin, Annette U. Rickel
    Pages 51-78

  5. Guidelines for Prevention, I

    • Evvie Becker, Elizabeth Rankin, Annette U. Rickel
    Pages 79-100

  6. Guidelines for Intervention, II

    • Evvie Becker, Elizabeth Rankin, Annette U. Rickel
    Pages 101-120

  7. Guidelines for Intervention, III

    • Evvie Becker, Elizabeth Rankin, Annette U. Rickel
    Pages 121-142

  8. Epilogue

    • Evvie Becker, Elizabeth Rankin, Annette U. Rickel
    Pages 143-144

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 145-168
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High-risk sexual behavior has been linked to social problems such as substance abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, and deprivation. This volume's unique multidisciplinary biopsychosocial approach combines relevant medical information regarding disease states with the cultural, social, and psychological facets of successful prevention programs. Becker and Rankin outline specific interventions that address the needs of particularly vulnerable populations: women, ethnic minorities, and the gay community. Useful chapter summaries which review the pros and cons of different approaches will aid both the student and the practitioner.

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`...a concise overview of the most salient and contemporary aspects of this emerging social problem. High-risk sexual behavior is discussed in terms of mediating and moderating factors... The strength of the text lies in its clear and precise explication of this complex topic. ...it succeeds in summarizing by way of the biopsychosocial model, many of the underlying assumptions associated with high-risk sexual behavior. It thus provides an informative primer for students, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers alike.'
READINGS (March 1999)
`In summary, this book will give the reader an excellent understanding of the importance of intervening at a public-health level to reduce high-risk sexual activity and of the models that have shown promise in doing so.'
Psychiatric Services, 50:9 (September 1999)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA

    Evvie Becker, Elizabeth Rankin

  • Georgetown University Medical Center, USA

    Annette U. Rickel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: High-Risk Sexual Behavior

  • Book Subtitle: Interventions with Vulnerable Populations

  • Authors: Evvie Becker, Elizabeth Rankin, Annette U. Rickel

  • Series Title: Prevention in Practice Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0107-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45857-6Published: 31 August 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45858-3Published: 31 August 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0107-1Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1567-8016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 168

  • Topics: Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

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