AIDS, fear, and society challenging the dreaded disease
This text examines the deep sense of fear that AIDS evokes, stigmatizing those who suffer from the disease, as well as their families and caregivers. Until AIDS can be seen for what it actually is - a life- threatening disease - policies providing for humane treatment will not evolve
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Washington, DC
Taylor & Francis
1997
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| Series: | Series in death education, aging, and health care
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| 100 | 1 | |a Doka, Kenneth J. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a AIDS, fear, and society |b challenging the dreaded disease |c Kenneth J. Doka |
| 260 | |a Washington, DC |b Taylor & Francis |c 1997 | ||
| 300 | |a xviii, 187 p. |c 23 cm. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Series in death education, aging, and health care |x 0275-3510 | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | |a pt.I. Nature, History, and Responses To Dreaded Diseases -- ch.1. Crisis and contagion -- ch.2. Shame and stigma -- ch.3. Lessons unlearned: the dreaded diseases in history -- pt.II. AIDS: The Archetype of the Dreaded Diseases -- ch.4. The nature and origin of AIDS -- ch.5. Promises and problems: the medical encounter with AIDS -- ch.6. Policies, politics, and public health -- ch.7. AIDS as a social disease -- ch.8. Creating a humane future | ||
| 520 | |a This text examines the deep sense of fear that AIDS evokes, stigmatizing those who suffer from the disease, as well as their families and caregivers. Until AIDS can be seen for what it actually is - a life- threatening disease - policies providing for humane treatment will not evolve | ||
| 650 | 2 | |a Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |x psychology | |
| 650 | 2 | |a Disease Outbreaks |x history | |
| 650 | 2 | |a Social Perception | |
| 650 | 0 | |a AIDS (Disease) |x Social aspects | |
| 650 | 0 | |a AIDS (Disease) |x History | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Epidemiology | |
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