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This paper examines how feminism relates to the high rate of Black women who have contracted AIDS. It explains that it is evident that despite the cultural, social and economic factors which have contributed to making AIDS more prevalent in this demographic group, the relative absence of feminist attitudes among Black women appears to be one of the most important contributing factors.

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"An Analysis In examining how feminism relates to the high rate of Black women who have contracted AIDS, it is evident that despite the cultural, social, and economic factors which have contributed to making AIDS more prevalent in this demographic group, the relative absence of feminist attitudes among Black women appears to be one of the most important contributing factors. In Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective, author Kelly Brown Douglas (1999) examines these issues in terms of the impact the silence of the Black church has had regarding sexuality, and explores why sexuality issues have been avoided not only in the Black church but in the Black community as well. She offers a feminist perspective on these issues and encourages Blacks to engage in a theological discourse on human ..."

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