When we think about the politics of AIDS, we ordinarily think about debates over prevention or treatment projects, or about more controversial topics such as quarantine or tatooing for HIV-infected people. We perhaps forget that we also must look to the politics between individuals to prevent future HIV transmission and inequitable treatments of individuals living with HIV or AIDS. This book draws on communication, public health, psychology and theories from additional related disciplines to illuminate issues involved with communication, politics and HIV/AIDS around the globe.
When we think about the politics of AIDS, we ordinarily think about debates over prevention or treatment projects, or about more controversial topics ...
In this single volume, William N. Elwood has gathered potent evidence of the impact that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has had on the world, its communities, and its inhabitants, and he addresses the role of communication in affecting the way in which people respond to AIDS. With a multidisciplinary group of contributors and topics ranging from political rhetoric to interpersonal discourse, Power in the Blood offers a multitude of ways in which to think about power, politics, HIV prevention, and people living with HIV. Readers will be able to use this information in class discussions, program...
In this single volume, William N. Elwood has gathered potent evidence of the impact that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has had on the world, its communities, ...
