The AIDS Pandemic: Social Perspectives (Contributions in Medical Studies) (Hardcover)

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This book provides an overview of the social, economic, and political impact of AIDS around the world. The sudden appearance and rapid spread of AIDS has given birth to an enormous amount of literature. This volume summarizes recent writings about AIDS and provides a framework for thinking about the eventual consequences of this world-wide epidemic. As an interdisciplinary work, this text draws upon research from diverse fields, such as anthropology, demography, economics, epidemiology, history, political science, public health, social psychology, and sociology. The volume begins with a look at the spread of AIDS and its prevalence throughout the developing world. Special attention is given to AIDS in the United States in one chapter, and other chapters discuss the international response to AIDS, including public and government reactions.

About the Author


YOLE G. SILLS is a sociologist and researcher who served as a study director at Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research and has been director of Interdisciplinary Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey. She has produced several public television programs on AIDS and has conducted numerous research programs on the role of medicine in American society.


Product Details
ISBN: 9780313286063
ISBN-10: 031328606X
Publisher: Praeger
Publication Date: December 30th, 1993
Pages: 264
Language: English
Series: Contributions in Medical Studies

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