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
Ideal for student research and debate, this is the first comprehensive documentary history of the AIDS crisis.
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), an has wirtten 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.
?It is an excellent reference book. Each document begins with a
note that describes what the document is about and sets the scene
for what is highlighted in the document.... A highly recommended
book for all libraries.?-AIDS Book Review Journal
?Overall, this is a readily accessible, accurate guide to often
hard-to-find primary sources, and will be welcomed by any library
serving student researchers. Highly Recommended.?-The Book
Report
?The editors provide an introductory chapter, an additional
introduction to each topical chapter, and a brief comment on each
entry. The full citation for each excerpt is given, and each
chapter ends with a suggested reference list, which allows the user
to pursue the topic in more depth. The book is well indexed for
ease of use, and is written at a level appropriate to the target
audience. A glossary of terms is included for those unfamiliar with
the complex language of AIDS...highly recommended for college and
high school libraries.?-ARBA
?This book gives the reader a comprehensive perspective of the
social, cultural, psychological, historical, political, economic,
and biomedical aspects and AIDS in the United States and around the
world.?-Siecus Report
?This unusual volume is highly recommended for middle and high
school libraries.?-Nonfiction Reviews
?A good overview for undergraduate students.?-Choice
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"A good overview for undergraduate students."-Choice
"It is an excellent reference book. Each document begins with a
note that describes what the document is about and sets the scene
for what is highlighted in the document.... A highly recommended
book for all libraries."-AIDS Book Review Journal
"Overall, this is a readily accessible, accurate guide to often
hard-to-find primary sources, and will be welcomed by any library
serving student researchers. Highly Recommended."-The Book
Report
"This book gives the reader a comprehensive perspective of the
social, cultural, psychological, historical, political, economic,
and biomedical aspects and AIDS in the United States and around the
world."-Siecus Report
"This unusual volume is highly recommended for middle and high
school libraries."-Nonfiction Reviews
"The editors provide an introductory chapter, an additional
introduction to each topical chapter, and a brief comment on each
entry. The full citation for each excerpt is given, and each
chapter ends with a suggested reference list, which allows the user
to pursue the topic in more depth. The book is well indexed for
ease of use, and is written at a level appropriate to the target
audience. A glossary of terms is included for those unfamiliar with
the complex language of AIDS...highly recommended for college and
high school libraries."-ARBA
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