AIDS
Author: Peter Aggleton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1993-01
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780750701310
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Peter Aggleton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1993-01
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780750701310
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1990-02-01
Total Pages: 510
ISBN-13: 0309042879
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Expanding on the 1989 National Research Council volume AIDS, Sexual Behavior, and Intravenous Drug Use, this book reports on changing patterns in the distribution of cases and the results of intervention efforts under way. It focuses on two important subpopulations that are becoming more and more at risk: adolescents and women. The committee also reviews strategies to protect blood supplies and to improve the quality of surveys used in AIDS research. AIDS: The Second Decade updates trends in AIDS cases and HIV infection among the homosexual community, intravenous drug users, women, minorities, and other groups; presents an overview of a wide range of behavioral intervention strategies directed at specific groups; discusses discrimination against people with AIDS and HIV infection; and presents available data on the proportion of teenagers engaging in the behaviors that can transmit the virus and on female prostitutes and HIV infection.
Author: Walt Odets, Ph.D.
Publisher: Hatherleigh Press
Published: 1998-06-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1886330018
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"...well-written -- clear and methodical -- enabling readers to appreciate the more complex psychological factors...relevant not only to mental health professionals but also to other health care providers, social workers, and educators". -- Focus
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1989-02-01
Total Pages: 606
ISBN-13: 0309039762
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The AIDS virus is spread by human behaviors enacted in a variety of social situations. In order to prevent further infection, we need to know more about these behaviors. This volume explores what is known about the number of people infected, risk-associated behaviors, facilitation of behavioral change, and barriers to more effective prevention efforts.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1993-02-01
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0309046289
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Europe's "Black Death" contributed to the rise of nation states, mercantile economies, and even the Reformation. Will the AIDS epidemic have similar dramatic effects on the social and political landscape of the twenty-first century? This readable volume looks at the impact of AIDS since its emergence and suggests its effects in the next decade, when a million or more Americans will likely die of the disease. The Social Impact of AIDS in the United States addresses some of the most sensitive and controversial issues in the public debate over AIDS. This landmark book explores how AIDS has affected fundamental policies and practices in our major institutions, examining: How America's major religious organizations have dealt with sometimes conflicting values: the imperative of care for the sick versus traditional views of homosexuality and drug use. Hotly debated public health measures, such as HIV antibody testing and screening, tracing of sexual contacts, and quarantine. The potential risk of HIV infection to and from health care workers. How AIDS activists have brought about major change in the way new drugs are brought to the marketplace. The impact of AIDS on community-based organizations, from volunteers caring for individuals to the highly political ACT-UP organization. Coping with HIV infection in prisons. Two case studies shed light on HIV and the family relationship. One reports on some efforts to gain legal recognition for nonmarital relationships, and the other examines foster care programs for newborns with the HIV virus. A case study of New York City details how selected institutions interact to give what may be a picture of AIDS in the future. This clear and comprehensive presentation will be of interest to anyone concerned about AIDS and its impact on the country: health professionals, sociologists, psychologists, advocates for at-risk populations, and interested individuals.