
The AIDS Epidemic
Social Dimensions Of An Infectious Disease
William A. Rushing(Author)
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 28. June 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-8133-2045-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book, a comprehensive introduction to the problem of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), lays out the medical facts and social epidemiology of the infectious disease and illuminates the complex social problems this disease poses for the United States and other nations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
446 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-2045-8 (9780813320458)
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Person
William A Rushing
Content
Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Introduction Sociology and AIDS -- Part One: Social Etiology -- The Social Epidemiological Perspective: High-risk Groups in the United States -- The Social Change Perspective: The Origin of HIV -- The Cross-Cultural Perspective AIDS in Afnca -- The Social Behavior Perspective Trends in HIV-AIDS and Preventive Behavior -- Part Two: Societal Reactions -- The Collective Behavior Perspective Fear of Contagion -- The Social Construction Perspective Moralizing and Scapegoating -- The Sociology of Science Perspective Science, Societal Reactions, and Social Control -- The Deviant Behavior Perspective The Sick Role, Personal Responsibility, and Problems of Treatment and Prevention -- Conclusion Sociology and the Eradication and Control of HIV-AIDS -- Appendices Bisexual Transmission and the Efficiency of Heterosexual Transmission of HIV -- About the Book and Author