This article evaluates a thesis containing three interconnected propositions. First, romantic
love is a “commitment device” for motivating pair-bonding in humans. Second, pair-bonding …

Most HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa occur during heterosexual intercourse between
persons in couple relationships. Women who are infected by HIV seropositive partners risk …

BACKGROUND Many analyses of the determinants of fertility make a distinction between
proximate and background determinants. The former include behavioral factors such as the …

Background Both religious practices and male circumcision (MC) have been associated with
HIV and other sexually-transmitted infectious diseases. Most studies have been limited in …

Background In Thailand the epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is of
recent origin. Because of the high seroprevalence of HIV among sex workers, the Ministry of …

Books and articles about global AIDS, particularly if they focus on Africa, are usually of the
doom and gloom variety They typically provide updated statistics on the soaring number of …

Objective: To describe sexual behaviour that may partly explain a decline in HIV
seroprevalence in pregnant women in urban settings in Uganda, East Africa. Settings: Two …

Provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to the science of intimate human relationships
This newly updated edition of a popular text is the first to present a full-blooded …

As Ellen Bercheid points out in her foreword to this volume, relationship science is a
complex and ever expanding field. Much credit goes to editors Clyde Hendrick and Susan S …

Forty million people are infected with HIV worldwide; twenty-five million of them are in Sub-
Saharan Africa. This paper addresses the question of why Africa has been so heavily …