Richard B. Lee
Ju/’hoansi Encounters with HIV/AIDS [anthology chapter reviews, part 3]
Confident attitudes of Ju/’hoansi women may help protect them against HIV/AIDS, but several trends in rural Namibia and Botswana threaten their future safety. Ida Susser, who has taken numerous research trip with Richard B. Lee to the two countries since 1996 to investigate the ways the disease affects the Ju/’hoansi, provides detailed reasons for the […]
Gender Equality Helps the Ju/’hoansi Avoid Disease
The traditional gender equality of the Ju/’hoansi helps them avoid the ravages of AIDS, according to a research paper prepared by Richard B. Lee for presentation this week at an important conference in Toronto. Dr. Lee gave a speech over a year ago in Edmonton on this topic, but, to judge by a feature in […]
Ju/’hoansi Gender and Political Relationships Highlight New Website PDF
The basis of egalitarian life in Ju/’hoansi society is an absolute commitment to sharing everything—no one is allowed to have more possessions than anyone else in the group. Sharing extends beyond the family to include all people living in the face-to-face community, and beyond. The sharing implies a giving without any need for an immediate, […]
Ju/’hoansi Contract AIDS Less than Other Africans
Anthropologist Richard B. Lee, adding a new dimension to his research on the Ju/’hoansi, has recently emphasized the importance of their experience for understanding the rapid spread of AIDS. Lee explained his current research on the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and particularly in the Ju/’hoansi society of Northern Botswana and adjoining Namibia, at a lecture […]
