02994nam 2200589 450 991081966990332120200520144314.00-8131-6476-1(CKB)3710000000334332(EBL)1915532(SSID)ssj0001432243(PQKBManifestationID)11845894(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001432243(PQKBWorkID)11405072(PQKB)10770570(OCoLC)897386475(MdBmJHUP)muse44558(Au-PeEL)EBL1915532(CaPaEBR)ebr11005615(CaONFJC)MIL691258(OCoLC)900343823(MiAaPQ)EBC1915532(EXLCZ)99371000000033433220150121h19911991 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrAIDS and the social sciences common threads /Richard Ulack and William F. Skinner, editorsLexington, Kentucky :The University of Kentucky Press,1991.©19911 online resource (192 p.)Proceeding of a symposium held in October 1989 on the University of Kentucky campus.1-322-59976-9 0-8131-5509-6 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. AIDS: A Search for Origins; 3. Modeling the Geographic Spread of AIDS for Educational Intervention; 4. Communities at Risk: The Social Epidemiology of AIDS in New York City; 5. Low-Incidence Community Response to AIDS; 6. AIDS: Socioepidemiologic Responses to an Epidemic; 7. An Anthropological Research Agenda for an AIDS Epicenter within the United States; 8. The Sociocultural Impacts of AIDS in Central and East Africa; 9. Women, Children, and AIDS: Research Suggestions10. Federal Funding in AIDS Activity References Cited; ContributorsThough more than 150,000 AIDS-related deaths have been reported worldwide and between 5 and 10 million people are now infected with its precursor, HIV-1, the deadly and relatively new AIDS virus is still a mystery. AIDS and the Social Sciences: Common Threads, an enlightening examination of the AIDS epidemic from the viewpoints of various social sciences, provides us with clues to that mystery. The essays' original research and firsthand accounts from social scientists offer an excellent overview of the research agendas and directions for a disease that is an increasing presence in our societyAIDS (Disease)Social aspectsCongressesAIDS (Disease)Social aspects362.1/969792Ulack Richard1942-Skinner William FrancisMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819669903321AIDS and the social sciences4061603UNINA