Mark B Padilla
Biographic Data
| ID | 131157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark B Padilla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark B |
| FAMILY NAME | Padilla |
| SIGNATURE | PADILLA M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida International University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 134 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
The social context of hormone and silicone injection among Puerto Rican transwomen
This paper draws on ethnographic, qualitative and survey data with transwomen in Puerto Rico to examine the social and political-economic context of lay injection with hormone and silicone - common practices within this community. We describe specific practices of hormone and silicone injection, the actors that govern them, the market for the sale and distribution of syringes and the networks of lay specialists who provide services to a populatio…
Trans-Migrations
This research describes the context and health consequences of migration/mobility that accompany the search for gender transitioning procedures among Puerto Rican transgender/transsexual women. We term migration/mobility for gender transitioning trans-migration. We conducted an ethnographic study focusing on trans-migration, including participant observation and semi-structured interviews with 39 transgender/transsexual women in Puerto Rico. Our …
Effects of Minority Stress Processes on the Mental Health of Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women
Spatial stigma and health inequality
A large body of literature has considered the way that places contribute to the health of their residents. The bulk of this research has considered the numerous risks and resources that are contained within the bounded spaces of neighborhoods and communities. Only recently have scholars begun to consider how these material and social conditions interact with the symbolic dimensions of place to further affect health. In this conceptual paper, we d…
Interpersonal Relationships and Social Support in Transitioning Narratives of Black Transgender Women in Detroit
Social support has been shown to play a key role in overcoming adversities associated with marginalized identities, yet there is a dearth of information regarding the role of social networks in the gender transition process, particularly in ethnic minority transgender communities. This study uses life history narratives, and a modified grounded theory analysis, to explore the impact of interpersonal relationships on the gender transition process …
An Empirical Test of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Perceived Racism and Affiliation with the Gay Community
Studies of sexual stigma management techniques expected to decrease HIV risk among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have yielded some counterintuitive findings. For example, some research suggests that identification with and participation in the gay community may be related to higher levels of sexual risk behavior among Black MSM. Moreover, some of this research tends to assume that Black and White MSM experience the gay community in identi…
Beyond ‘state pimpage’
The literature on tourism in the Caribbean and elsewhere suggests that state actors are complicit with multinational tourism interests, acting as handmaidens of capital in developing nations. This has been referred to as ‘state pimpage’, the literal or metaphorical sale of local erotic resources for global exploitation. In the public health literature on HIV/AIDS, analysts have suggested that complicit states neglect HIV prevention services due t…
A Syndemic Analysis of Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Tourism Employees in Sosúa, Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has high rates of HIV infection and alcohol consumption. Unfortunately, little research has been focused on the broader sources of the synergy between these two health outcomes. We draw on syndemic theory to argue that alcohol consumption and sexual risk behavior are best analyzed within the context of culture and economy in Caribbean tourism spaces, which produce a synergy between apparently independent outcomes. We sample…
From Sex Workers to Tourism Workers
Stuck in the quagmire of an HIV ghetto’
In this paper, we analyse the life history narratives of 10 poor gay and bisexual Black men over the age of 50 living with HIV/AIDS in New York City, focusing on experiences of stigma. Three overarching themes are identified. First, participants described the ways in which stigma marks them as 'just one more body' within social and medical institutions, emphasising the dehumanisation they experience in these settings. Second, respondents describe…
Examining the Influence of Family Environments on Youth Violence
Race, class and the stigma of place
HIV/Aids and Tourism in the Caribbean
The Caribbean has the highest HIV rates outside of sub-Saharan Africa. In recent decades, tourism has become the most important Caribbean industry. Studies suggest that tourism areas are epicenters of demographic and social changes linked to HIV risk, such as transactional sex, elevated alcohol and substance use, and internal migration. Despite this, no formative HIV-prevention studies have examined tourism areas as ecologies that heighten HIV vu…
The Embodiment of Tourism among Bisexually-Behaving Dominican Male Sex Workers
Western Union Daddies' and Their Quest for Authenticity
This article draws on ethnographic research among two categories of male sex workers in the Dominican Republic in order to describe the relationships between gay male tourists and the Dominican men they hire on their trips to the Caribbean. Drawing on both qualitative interview data and quantitative surveys, the discussion examines the usefulness of theories of 'authenticity,' as they have been applied in the analysis of tourist practices more ge…
Race, class and the stigma of place
Western Union Daddies' and Their Quest for Authenticity
This article draws on ethnographic research among two categories of male sex workers in the Dominican Republic in order to describe the relationships between gay male tourists and the Dominican men they hire on their trips to the Caribbean. Drawing on both qualitative interview data and quantitative surveys, the discussion examines the usefulness of theories of 'authenticity,' as they have been applied in the analysis of tourist practices more ge…
Interpersonal Relationships and Social Support in Transitioning Narratives of Black Transgender Women in Detroit
Social support has been shown to play a key role in overcoming adversities associated with marginalized identities, yet there is a dearth of information regarding the role of social networks in the gender transition process, particularly in ethnic minority transgender communities. This study uses life history narratives, and a modified grounded theory analysis, to explore the impact of interpersonal relationships on the gender transition process …
Examining the Influence of Family Environments on Youth Violence
HIV/Aids and Tourism in the Caribbean
The Caribbean has the highest HIV rates outside of sub-Saharan Africa. In recent decades, tourism has become the most important Caribbean industry. Studies suggest that tourism areas are epicenters of demographic and social changes linked to HIV risk, such as transactional sex, elevated alcohol and substance use, and internal migration. Despite this, no formative HIV-prevention studies have examined tourism areas as ecologies that heighten HIV vu…
The Embodiment of Tourism among Bisexually-Behaving Dominican Male Sex Workers
Effects of Minority Stress Processes on the Mental Health of Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women
An Empirical Test of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Perceived Racism and Affiliation with the Gay Community
Studies of sexual stigma management techniques expected to decrease HIV risk among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have yielded some counterintuitive findings. For example, some research suggests that identification with and participation in the gay community may be related to higher levels of sexual risk behavior among Black MSM. Moreover, some of this research tends to assume that Black and White MSM experience the gay community in identi…
A Syndemic Analysis of Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Tourism Employees in Sosúa, Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has high rates of HIV infection and alcohol consumption. Unfortunately, little research has been focused on the broader sources of the synergy between these two health outcomes. We draw on syndemic theory to argue that alcohol consumption and sexual risk behavior are best analyzed within the context of culture and economy in Caribbean tourism spaces, which produce a synergy between apparently independent outcomes. We sample…
Western Union Daddies' and Their Quest for Authenticity
This article draws on ethnographic research among two categories of male sex workers in the Dominican Republic in order to describe the relationships between gay male tourists and the Dominican men they hire on their trips to the Caribbean. Drawing on both qualitative interview data and quantitative surveys, the discussion examines the usefulness of theories of 'authenticity,' as they have been applied in the analysis of tourist practices more ge…
The Embodiment of Tourism among Bisexually-Behaving Dominican Male Sex Workers
Race, class and the stigma of place
HIV/Aids and Tourism in the Caribbean
The Caribbean has the highest HIV rates outside of sub-Saharan Africa. In recent decades, tourism has become the most important Caribbean industry. Studies suggest that tourism areas are epicenters of demographic and social changes linked to HIV risk, such as transactional sex, elevated alcohol and substance use, and internal migration. Despite this, no formative HIV-prevention studies have examined tourism areas as ecologies that heighten HIV vu…
From Sex Workers to Tourism Workers
Stuck in the quagmire of an HIV ghetto’
In this paper, we analyse the life history narratives of 10 poor gay and bisexual Black men over the age of 50 living with HIV/AIDS in New York City, focusing on experiences of stigma. Three overarching themes are identified. First, participants described the ways in which stigma marks them as 'just one more body' within social and medical institutions, emphasising the dehumanisation they experience in these settings. Second, respondents describe…
Examining the Influence of Family Environments on Youth Violence
Beyond ‘state pimpage’
The literature on tourism in the Caribbean and elsewhere suggests that state actors are complicit with multinational tourism interests, acting as handmaidens of capital in developing nations. This has been referred to as ‘state pimpage’, the literal or metaphorical sale of local erotic resources for global exploitation. In the public health literature on HIV/AIDS, analysts have suggested that complicit states neglect HIV prevention services due t…
A Syndemic Analysis of Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Tourism Employees in Sosúa, Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has high rates of HIV infection and alcohol consumption. Unfortunately, little research has been focused on the broader sources of the synergy between these two health outcomes. We draw on syndemic theory to argue that alcohol consumption and sexual risk behavior are best analyzed within the context of culture and economy in Caribbean tourism spaces, which produce a synergy between apparently independent outcomes. We sample…
Spatial stigma and health inequality
A large body of literature has considered the way that places contribute to the health of their residents. The bulk of this research has considered the numerous risks and resources that are contained within the bounded spaces of neighborhoods and communities. Only recently have scholars begun to consider how these material and social conditions interact with the symbolic dimensions of place to further affect health. In this conceptual paper, we d…
Interpersonal Relationships and Social Support in Transitioning Narratives of Black Transgender Women in Detroit
Social support has been shown to play a key role in overcoming adversities associated with marginalized identities, yet there is a dearth of information regarding the role of social networks in the gender transition process, particularly in ethnic minority transgender communities. This study uses life history narratives, and a modified grounded theory analysis, to explore the impact of interpersonal relationships on the gender transition process …
An Empirical Test of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Perceived Racism and Affiliation with the Gay Community
Studies of sexual stigma management techniques expected to decrease HIV risk among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have yielded some counterintuitive findings. For example, some research suggests that identification with and participation in the gay community may be related to higher levels of sexual risk behavior among Black MSM. Moreover, some of this research tends to assume that Black and White MSM experience the gay community in identi…
Effects of Minority Stress Processes on the Mental Health of Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women
Trans-Migrations
This research describes the context and health consequences of migration/mobility that accompany the search for gender transitioning procedures among Puerto Rican transgender/transsexual women. We term migration/mobility for gender transitioning trans-migration. We conducted an ethnographic study focusing on trans-migration, including participant observation and semi-structured interviews with 39 transgender/transsexual women in Puerto Rico. Our …
The social context of hormone and silicone injection among Puerto Rican transwomen
This paper draws on ethnographic, qualitative and survey data with transwomen in Puerto Rico to examine the social and political-economic context of lay injection with hormone and silicone - common practices within this community. We describe specific practices of hormone and silicone injection, the actors that govern them, the market for the sale and distribution of syringes and the networks of lay specialists who provide services to a populatio…
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Gender Studies (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Sex work and related issues (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Tourism (6 works)