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The AIDS crisis:

a documentary history
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Douglas A. Feldman, Julia Wang Miller
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Greenwood Publishing Group, 1998 - Health & Fitness - 266 pages

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.

  

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An excellent source of documents covering various aspects of the AIDS epidemic. It covers from the earliest days of the disease (June 5, 1981 - the first CDC report of AIDS) to articles in various ... Read full review

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Contents

The History of HIVAIDS
1
AIDS Is Perfectly Natural
6
Just Another Great Plague?
7
The Origins of the AIDS Virus
8
The Evolution of AIDS
9
HIV Natural or Manmade?
10
The Evidence That HIV Causes AIDS
11
A Cofactor Cause of an AIDSRelated Cancer?
12
AIDS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
130
Disease Control vs Freedom in Cuba
131
Is Condom a Dirty Word?
132
SUGGESTED READINGS
133
The Human Side of AIDS
135
FIRSTPERSON ACCOUNTS
136
Belinda Mason
137
Robert Rafsky
138

AN EPIDEMIC EMERGES
13
The First Medical Report About AIDS
16
The Second Medical Report More Evidence of an Emerging Epidemic
17
Physicians Are Frustrated
18
An Early Perspective on the Future of AIDS
19
The Coming Great Plague
20
The Changing Definition of AIDS
21
THE SHAPING OF PUBLIC OPINION
22
AIDS A Moral and Political Time Bomb
24
Rock Hudson Dies of AIDS
25
California to Vote on AIDS Proposition
26
Magic Johnson HIV Positive
27
Anyone Can Get AIDS
28
SUGGESTED READINGS
29
The Impact of the Epidemic
30
THE SITUATION IN THE UNITED STATES
31
Why Everyone Should Care About AIDS
32
Looking at the Growing Numbers
34
AIDS Is Becoming a Rural Problem Too A Case Study from Iowa
35
A Turning Point in the Struggle Against AIDS
36
The New Protease Inhibitors
37
THE GLOBAL CRISIS
38
The Vulnerability of Women in the Developing World
39
STDs Are a Good Indicator of Unsafe Sexual Behavior
40
THE EPIDEMIC TAKES ITS TOLL
41
AIDS Is Expensive
42
Good NewsBad News About the New Drugs
43
Who Should Pay for AIDS Care?
44
HIV Prevention Is the Best Economic Solution
45
Increasing Costs and Scarce Funds
46
The Insured vs the Uninsured and Underinsured
47
Familiar Names Sewn on a Quilt
48
Orphans of the Epidemic
49
Catastrophic Loss in the Artistic and Creative World
50
From the Depths of Despair
51
You Know Someone with HIV Even If You Think You Dont
52
SUGGESTED READINGS
53
HIVAIDS Within Communities and Populations
54
TEENAGERS
56
Assisting Runaway Youth with Behavioral Changes
57
Youth HIV Prevention Projects
58
Requiring Parental Consent
60
Local Control of Sex Education Curricula
61
Targeting Young Gay Men for Behavioral Research and HIV Prevention
63
How Do You Get Teenagers to Practice Healthy Sex When Health Is Not a Major Concern?
64
Why Many Young People Dont Routinely Use Condoms
65
Increasing Teen Drug Use and Higher HIV Rates
66
WOMEN
67
In Developed Nations Women Are at Greater Risk Than Men to Heterosexual HIV Transmission
68
The Female Condom
69
Pregnant Women and AZT
70
Poverty Among Women with AIDS
72
CHILDREN
73
AIDS in Children Presents New Implications
74
Caring for the HIVinfected and Orphaned Children
75
What Do You Tell Your Child with HIV?
76
Trends Among Children with AIDS in the United States
77
INJECTING DRUG USERS
79
The Social Context of HIV Transmission Among IDUs
81
Changing Behavior Among IDUs
82
HIV Prevention Education Among IDUs
83
THE GAY COMMUNITY
84
Gay Community Recognized Need for Behavioral Changes Early in Epidemic
85
Gay Persons Mourning the Deaths of Lovers Have Special Needs
86
The Demographics of Men Who Have Sex with Men
87
Should the Baths Be Closed?
88
Closets Are No Longer Necessary in the Age of AIDS
89
Gay Men and the TakeNoPrisoners Politics of Prescription Drugs
90
Caution Being in the Closet May Be Hazardous to Your Health
91
COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS
92
The Risk of HIV Infection Among Commercial Sex Workers and Their Clients
93
The Plight of the Male Commercial Sex Worker
95
Global Sex Tourism
96
THE HOMELESS
97
Profile of a Residence for the Homeless with AIDS
99
The Measure of Greatness
100
Warning Homeless Shelters Can Be Hazardous to Your Health If You Have AIDS
101
Housing for Homeless PWAs Is CostEffective
102
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
103
Health Care Human Rights and HIV Education in Correctional Facilities
104
Sickness and Death Among Inmates in New York City
107
The Special Needs of Women with AIDS in Prisons and Jails
108
Understanding the Social Context
109
Where Should State Prison Systems Put Their Seriously Ill AIDS Patients?
110
The Need for HIV Intervention Programs in Our Nations Prisons Jails and Youth Confinement Facilities
111
PERSONS WITH HEMOPHILIA
112
Ryan White in Kokomo
113
Who Was Responsible for HIV Among Persons with Hemophilia?
114
SUGGESTED READINGS
115
AIDS in the Developing World
117
THE AFRICAN PANDEMIC
119
Societal Attitudes Contribute to AIDS Epidemic in Africa
120
The Power of Traditional Theater
121
Peer Education in the African Workplace
122
The Important Role of Traditional Healers
123
Life Expectancy Drops in Uganda
124
Breastfeeding by HIVPositive Mothers Found More Dangerous Than Thought
125
THE GROWING CRISIS IN ASIA
126
AIDS Spreads Rapidly into Asia
127
Fighting HIV in Vietnam
128
HIV Infection The Growing Scourge of India
129
Elizabeth Glaser
139
Paul Monette
140
Kim Foltz
141
Ross Johnson
142
Meredith
143
Pedro Zamora
144
PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH AIDS
145
Becoming the Primary Caregiver
146
Uncertainty and AIDS
147
AIDS and the Wrath of God
148
THE ROLE OF FAMILIES PARTNERS AND FRIENDS OF PEOPLE WITH AIDS
150
Gay Marriages Are Still Illegal
151
Women and the AIDS Quilt
152
Materials Used in the AIDS Quilt
153
The Brave New World of AIDS Bereavement
154
Onthejob Risk to Health Care Workers
156
The Shanti Project of San Francisco
157
SUGGESTED READINGS
158
The Politics of AIDS
159
COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO THE CRISIS
161
The Mission Statement of the Health Crisis Network in Miami
162
AIDS Cant Wait
163
Assistance for Communities Often Comes from Within Their Own Ranks
164
Attacking AIDS Discrimination
166
Minority Communities and CommunityBased Organizations
167
A Community Responds to the Crisis
168
POLITICAL APATHY
169
Allowing an Epidemic to Spread Freely and Rapidly
170
A Belated Realization of the Seriousness of AIDS
171
A Massive Failure of National Leadership
172
Slowly Confronting an Urban Crisis
173
The AIDS Commission Speaks Out Against Indifference
174
POLITICAL ACTIVISM
176
Faith and AIDS Activism
177
As Impolite as the Virus
178
Federal Dollars Are Still Inadequate for the Growing Need
179
The Changing Political Climate
180
SUGGESTED READINGS
181
Education and Behavioral Change
183
PROMOTING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
184
AIDS Prevention in New York City
185
The Role of Counseling and Testing in HIV Prevention
186
The Message Must Be Culturally Appropriate
187
Who Should Determine What the AIDS Curriculum Should Be?
188
Taking HIV Prevention Seriously in the Schools
189
HIV Prevention Materials for Gay Men
190
Targeting Specific Groups
193
Educating PWAs About New and Deadly Risks in Managing AIDS Treatments
194
PRODUCING BEHAVIORAL CHANGE
195
It Takes Two to Tango
196
Increasing Condom Sales to Women
197
Negotiated Safety Safer Sex One Can Live With
198
Using Negotiated Safety
199
SUGGESTED READINGS
200
Legal and Ethical Issues
201
AIDS THE WORKPLACE AND THE LAW
202
People with Asymptomatic HIV Also Protected Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
205
The American Medical Associations Policy on Treating AIDS Patients
206
Protecting Health Care Professionals Through Infection Control Procedures
207
The Risk of Occupational HIV Infection
208
Murder in the Dentists Chair
209
Secondhand Discrimination
211
The Workplace Responds to AIDS
212
The Ten Principles for the Workplace
213
Creating a Compassionate Workplace Through Education
214
Earning Employee Loyalty
215
Understanding AIDS Discrimination
216
Company in Japan Faces Criminal Charges over Tainted Blood
217
ETHICS AND AIDS POLICY
218
Mandatory HIV Testing of Commercial Sex Workers
219
Mandatory HIV Testing of Pregnant Women
220
Promises Broken in Chicago
221
Television Squeamish About Running Condom Ads
222
The Call for Needle Exchange Programs
224
The Importance of Outreach Workers in HIV Prevention
225
Needle Exchange Programs Do Work
226
Ten Years Too Late?
227
What Is the Physicians Responsibility to Prevent His or Her Patient from Infecting Others?
228
Sex and InjectingDrugUsing Partners of HIVInfected Persons Need to Be Told
229
The Process of Counseling Testing and Partner Notification
230
Should Persons with AIDS Be Allowed to Smoke Marijuana?
231
SUGGESTED READINGS
232
The Future of AIDS
234
Political Apathy and the Challenge for America
235
How Has AIDS Affected Our Culture?
238
Moving Along the Fault Lines of Our Society
239
Promoting an End to Global AIDS Discrimination
240
Anonymous HIV Testing in the Privacy of Your Own Home
241
The Growth of AIDS Hospices
242
HIV Among the Elderly
243
The New Optimism About Vaccines
244
Do You Have the Gene That Protects You from HIV?
245
Can HIV Transmission Be Blocked?
246
Can the New Drugs Eradicate HIV?
247
Will the New Protease Inhibitor Drugs Help Everyone?
248
Is AIDS Nearly Over? Or Is This Just the Beginning?
249
SUGGESTED READINGS
250
Glossary
253
Resource Directory
259
Index
261
Copyright

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About the author (1998)

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.JULIA WANG MILLER is a sociologist who has worked extensively in public health on the AIDS issue.

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TitleThe AIDS crisis: a documentary history
ABC-Clio ebook
Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues series, ISSN 1069-5605
EditorsDouglas A. Feldman, Julia Wang Miller
ContributorDouglas A. Feldman
Editionillustrated
PublisherGreenwood Publishing Group, 1998
ISBN0313287155, 9780313287152
Length266 pages
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Health & Fitness / Diseases / AIDS & HIV
History / United States / 20th Century
Medical / Health Care Delivery
  
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