Jenny Trinitapoli, Alexander Weinreb

Religion and AIDS in Africa (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive empirical account of how religion affects the interpretation, prevention, and mitigation of AIDS in Africa, the world's most religious continent.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199831555
• Artikelnr.: 38141454

Autorenporträt

MDR: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of TexasAW: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hebrew University of JerusalemJT: Doctoral Candidate in Sociology, University of Texas

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One / THE BASICS
1. AIDS in Context
2. Religious Patterns
Part Two / UNDERSTANDING AIDS
3. Interpreting the Epidemic
4. Knowledge about HIV
Part Three / HIV PREVENTION ABC...Z
5. The ABCs of prevention
6. Beyond ABC: Local prevention strategies
7. Congregational Combinations
Part Four / RESPONDING
8. Stigma
9. Safety nets
10. Effects of AIDS on Religion
Conclusions
Appendices
Notes
References
Index