The AIDS Crisis: A Documentary History / Edition 1

by Douglas A. Feldman, Julia Miller

Overview

AIDS has grown in just two decades from a rare disease to one that has already killed millions of men, women, and children worldwide. To help high school and college students understand the history and current status of AIDS as a social, political, psychological, public health, and cultural phenomenon, this documentary history provides 228 short and highly readable selections from primary and secondary sources of information about AIDS and HIV. Its scope covers the entire history of the epidemic from its beginnings to early 1997. The documents, many of which cannot easily be found elsewhere, will help the reader to understand and debate the many perspectives and points of view on this controversial topic.

Douglas A. Feldman, one of the country's leading specialists in international and domestic AIDS social research, and Julia Wang Miller, a research consultant, have selected documents and provided explanatory introductions to them to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the sociocultural ramifications of AIDS. Following a narrative historical overview of the AIDS crisis, the work is organized into nine topical chapters: the history of HIV/AIDS; the impact of the epidemic in the United States and globally; HIV/AIDS within communities and populations; AIDS in the developing world; the human side of AIDS; the politics of AIDS; education and behavioral change; legal and ethical issues; and the future of AIDS. Each chapter contains an introductory narrative overview of the topic, brief explanatory introduction to each document, and list of suggested readings. A glossary of terms and an AIDS resource directory of organizations to contact for further information complete the work. This important documentary history belongs on the shelves of every public school and college and university library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313287152
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/25/1998
Series:	Primary Documents in American History and Contemporary Issues
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile:	1320L (what's this?)

About the Author

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), and has written 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.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

Presents over 200 primary and secondary source selections from 1981 to 1997 related to ten topics: the history of HIV/AIDS, the impact of the epidemic, AIDS in communities and populations, the disease in the developing world, the politics of AIDS, first person accounts, education and behavioral change, legal and ethical issues, and future prospects. Explanatory introductions are included for each chapter and document. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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