AIDS has grown in just two decades from a rare disease to one that has already killed millions of men, women, and children worldwide. To help high school and college students understand the history and current status of AIDS as a social, political, psychological, public health, and cultural phenomenon, this documentary history provides 228 short and highly readable selections from primary and secondary sources of information about AIDS and HIV. Its scope covers the entire history of the epidemic from its beginnings to early 1997. The documents, many of which cannot easily be found elsewhere,…mehr
AIDS has grown in just two decades from a rare disease to one that has already killed millions of men, women, and children worldwide. To help high school and college students understand the history and current status of AIDS as a social, political, psychological, public health, and cultural phenomenon, this documentary history provides 228 short and highly readable selections from primary and secondary sources of information about AIDS and HIV. Its scope covers the entire history of the epidemic from its beginnings to early 1997. The documents, many of which cannot easily be found elsewhere, will help the reader to understand and debate the many perspectives and points of view on this controversial topic. Douglas A. Feldman, one of the country's leading specialists in international and domestic AIDS social research, and Julia Wang Miller, a research consultant, have selected documents and provided explanatory introductions to them to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the sociocultural ramifications of AIDS. Following a narrative historical overview of the AIDS crisis, the work is organized into nine topical chapters: the history of HIV/AIDS; the impact of the epidemic in the United States and globally; HIV/AIDS within communities and populations; AIDS in the developing world; the human side of AIDS; the politics of AIDS; education and behavioral change; legal and ethical issues; and the future of AIDS. Each chapter contains an introductory narrative overview of the topic, brief explanatory introduction to each document, and list of suggested readings. A glossary of terms and an AIDS resource directory of organizations to contact for further information complete the work. This important documentary history belongs on the shelves of every public school and college and university library.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
DOUGLAS A. FELDMAN is a medical and applied anthropologist, a specialist in international and domestic AIDS social research since 1982, and the President of D.A. Feldman & Associates, a health research organization based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a Research Associate Professor, University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Feldman is the editor of Global AIDS Policy (Bergin & Garvey, 1994), Culture and AIDS (Praeger, 1990), and co-editor (with Thomas M. Johnson) of The Social Dimensions of AIDS: Method and Theory (Praeger, 1986), and has written many articles on anthropological research on AIDS. He received the prestigious Kimball Award in 1996 for his contributions in advancing the anthropology of AIDS, and is currently conducting funded AIDS social research in South Florida and Central Africa. JULIA WANG MILLER is a sociologist who has worked extensively in public health on the AIDS issue.
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Introduction:the AIDS Crisis The History of HIV/AIDS The Origins of HIV/AIDS An Epidemic Emerges The Shaping of Public Opinion Suggested Readings The Impact of the Epidemic The Situation in the United States The Global Crisis The Epidemic Takes Its Toll Suggested Readings HIV/AIDS Within Communities and Populations The Teenager Women Children Injecting Drug Users The Gay Community Commercial Sex Workers The Homeless Correctional Facilities Persons with Hemophilia Suggested Readings AIDS in the Developing World The African Pandemic The Growing Crisis in Asia AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean Suggested Readings The Human Side of AIDS The Many Faces of AIDS Psychosocial Needs of Persons With AIDS The Role of Families, Partners and Friends The Role of Health Care Providers and Caregivers Suggested Readings The Politics of AIDS Community Responses to the Crisis Political Apathy Political Activism Suggested Readings Education and Behavioral Change Promoting Awareness and Education Producing Behavioral Change Suggested Readings Legal and Ethical Issues AIDS, the Workplace, and the Law Ethics and AIDS Policy Suggested Readings The Future of AIDS Suggested Readings Glossary AIDS Resource Directory Index
Introduction:the AIDS Crisis The History of HIV/AIDS The Origins of HIV/AIDS An Epidemic Emerges The Shaping of Public Opinion Suggested Readings The Impact of the Epidemic The Situation in the United States The Global Crisis The Epidemic Takes Its Toll Suggested Readings HIV/AIDS Within Communities and Populations The Teenager Women Children Injecting Drug Users The Gay Community Commercial Sex Workers The Homeless Correctional Facilities Persons with Hemophilia Suggested Readings AIDS in the Developing World The African Pandemic The Growing Crisis in Asia AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean Suggested Readings The Human Side of AIDS The Many Faces of AIDS Psychosocial Needs of Persons With AIDS The Role of Families, Partners and Friends The Role of Health Care Providers and Caregivers Suggested Readings The Politics of AIDS Community Responses to the Crisis Political Apathy Political Activism Suggested Readings Education and Behavioral Change Promoting Awareness and Education Producing Behavioral Change Suggested Readings Legal and Ethical Issues AIDS, the Workplace, and the Law Ethics and AIDS Policy Suggested Readings The Future of AIDS Suggested Readings Glossary AIDS Resource Directory Index
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