The AIDS epidemic : social dimensions of an infectious disease
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xv, 288 pages ; 24 cm
This comprehensive introduction to the problem of AIDS lays out the medical facts and social epidemiology of the disease and illuminates the complex social problems this disease poses for the United States and other nations. Each chapter introduces a key sociological approach that clarifies how social scientists understand and explain important social dimensions of the AIDS epidemic. The author's use of historical comparisons with other deadly epidemics sets in relief the social problems presented by AIDS today
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-273) and index
Introduction: Sociology and AIDS -- pt. 1. Social Etiology. 1. The Social Epidemiological Perspective: High-risk Groups in the United States. 2. The Social Change Perspective: The Origin of HIV. 3. The Cross-cultural Perspective: AIDS in Africa. 4. The Social Behavior Perspective: Trends in HIV-AIDS and Preventive Behavior -- pt. 2. Societal Reactions. 5. The Collective Behavior Perspective: Fear of Contagion. 6. The Social Construction Perspective: Moralizing and Scapegoating. 7. The Sociology of Science Perspective: Science, Societal Reactions, and Social Control. 8. 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
This comprehensive introduction to the problem of AIDS lays out the medical facts and social epidemiology of the disease and illuminates the complex social problems this disease poses for the United States and other nations. Each chapter introduces a key sociological approach that clarifies how social scientists understand and explain important social dimensions of the AIDS epidemic. The author's use of historical comparisons with other deadly epidemics sets in relief the social problems presented by AIDS today
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-273) and index
Introduction: Sociology and AIDS -- pt. 1. Social Etiology. 1. The Social Epidemiological Perspective: High-risk Groups in the United States. 2. The Social Change Perspective: The Origin of HIV. 3. The Cross-cultural Perspective: AIDS in Africa. 4. The Social Behavior Perspective: Trends in HIV-AIDS and Preventive Behavior -- pt. 2. Societal Reactions. 5. The Collective Behavior Perspective: Fear of Contagion. 6. The Social Construction Perspective: Moralizing and Scapegoating. 7. The Sociology of Science Perspective: Science, Societal Reactions, and Social Control. 8. 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