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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• [Unknown]

Titel

Anthropology and AIDS

Ist Teil von

• Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 1986-02, Vol.17 (2), p.31-38

Erscheinungsjahr

1986

Quelle

Sociological Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In Introduction Michael Gorman (Centers for Disease Control, 278 Peachtree Hills Ave #D, Atlanta, Ga 30305) delineates the role anthropologists are likely to play in documenting aspects of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), in the development of behavioral community-based preventive efforts, & in formulating public policy that includes social justice. In Haitians and AIDS in South Florida, Steven R. Nachman & Ginette Dreyfus (U of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla) detail the damage done to Haitians in the US by identification as an AIDS risk category & note the sorry plight of Haitian AIDS patients in South Fla. In Social Science and AIDS, Don C. DesJarlais discusses the contributions social scientists can make to AIDS research as ethnographers, theorists of human behavior, & methodologists. In Thoughts about Social Science and AIDS, Samuel R. Friedman (Narcotics & Drug Research Inc, New York, NY) identifies some of the research opportunities AIDS presents for social scientists, eg, societal responses to AIDS, motivations of those engaging in high-risk lifestyles, & varying responses to AIDS risk among different risk groups. In AIDS: Biocultural Issues and the Role of Medical Anthropology, Norris G. Lang (U of Houston, Tex) describes how research on the gay M community in Houston, Tex, yields insights for an anthropological theory of health politics. In AIDS: A Challenge to Anthropologists, Diane Bolognone (Southern Methodist U, Dallas, Tex) identifies anthropology's main contribution to AIDS research as monitoring the social & cultural impact of AIDS on the gay community. In The Behavioral Epidemiology of AIDS: A Call for Anthropological Contributions, Ron Stall (Pacific Medical Center Calif, Medical Research Instit, San Francisco, Calif) outlines a prospective study of gay Ms' behavioral changes motivated by the AIDS threat & recommends that medical anthropologists research the factors involved in adopting "safe sex" practices. In Conclusion, Douglas A. Feldman (New York U, NY 10003) emphasizes the need for anthropologists to involve themselves in AIDS research to demonstrate the usefulness of anthropology & to reduce human suffering. 6 References. K. Carande