“It's an uphill battle everyday”: Intersectionality, low-income Black heterosexual men, and implications for HIV prevention research and interventions.

• DOI: 10.1037/a0028392
• Publication Date: 2012-05-30T11:10:56Z
• Authors: Lisa Bowleg; Michelle Teti; David J. Malebranche; Jeanne M. Tschann
• Keywords: Intersectionality; Harassment; Social Inequality

This interview study, the initial qualitative phase of a larger mixed methods HIV prevention study focused on Black heterosexual men, used intersectionality as theoretical framework to explore: (1) How sample men describe and experience multiple intersections race, gender, SES; (2) these descriptions reflected interlocking systems social inequality for at social-structural level. Participants were 30 predominantly low-income self-identified between ages 18 44. Analyses highlighted four themes that demonstrate how participants' individual-level experiences reflect macro inequality: racial discrimination microaggressions; unemployment; (3) incarceration; (4) police surveillance harassment. We discuss study's findings within context factors disproportionately adversely impact men. also highlight implications perspective research interventions