AIDS, Identity, and Community

1995-05-09 Social Science

Author : Gregory M. Herek
Release : 1995-05-09
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 505/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book AIDS, Identity, and Community written by Gregory M. Herek. This book was released on 1995-05-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIV alters the lives of anyone that it touches, whether they are gay or straight. This book looks at all of the aspects of how HIV/AIDS has altered the lives of those it touches. . . . The titles of the 12 chapters give an excellent overview of what is covered in these extremely well-written reports. . . . This is a must-read book for everyone. It should be in all libraries, including school libraries. Young adolescents who are facing the problem of coming out would benefit from this book. --AIDS Book Review Journal Hit hard by the AIDS epidemic in the United States and in much of Europe, the gay and lesbian community has been forced to examine existing notions of what it means to belong to a community based on sexual orientation. The editors of this second volume in the annual series Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay Issues have collected a perceptive array of chapters that explore sexual behavior, personal identity, and community memberships of gay men and lesbian women. With the exception of a few, the chapters reflect study findings from AIDS-related research and include discussions of AIDS in large urban centers and in less populated settings outside of major AIDS epicenters. Focusing on underconsidered AIDS populations, the contributors explore specific topics concerning the AIDS epidemic among gay and bisexual men of color, lesbian women, and gay and lesbian youth. Accessible and sensitive, the book also examines relevant public policy, volunteerism, and long-term survival as important to AIDS awareness and education. AIDS, Identity, and Community is an appreciable resource for AIDS researchers and caregivers, mental health practitioners, social service professionals, behavioral and social science students, and any reader who seeks deeper insight into the complex and subtle areas of the lesbian and gay community in the AIDS era.

AIDS, Identity, and Community

1995 AIDS (Disease)

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Release : 1995
Genre : AIDS (Disease)
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Download or read book AIDS, Identity, and Community written by . This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title presents a dozen perspectives on how the AIDS epidemic has altered notions of belonging to a community based on sexual orientation. Drawing mostly from AIDS research among gay men and lesbians, they explore sexual behavior, personal identity, and community relationships. Some consider areas of low AIDS incidence, people of colour, and youths as specific groups.

Imagine Hope

2002-09-11 Medical

Author : Simon Watney
Release : 2002-09-11
Genre : Medical
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Download or read book Imagine Hope written by Simon Watney. This book was released on 2002-09-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a chronological selection of Watney's writings from the 1990s, with new contextualising introductory and concluding essays and offers a chronicle of the changing and often confusing course of the epidemic.

AIDS TV

1995 Medical

Author : Alexandra Juhasz
Release : 1995
Genre : Medical
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Book Rating : 954/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book AIDS TV written by Alexandra Juhasz. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camcorder AIDS activism is a prime example of a new form of political expression--an outburst of committed, low-budget, community-produced, political video work made possible by new accessible technologies. As Alexandra Juhasz looks at this phenomenon--why and how video has become the medium for so much AIDS activism--she also tries to make sense of the bigger picture: How is this work different from mainstream television? How does it alter what we think of the media's form and function? The result is an eloquent and vital assessment of the role media activism plays in the development of community identity and self-empowerment. An AIDS videomaker herself, Juhasz writes from the standpoint of an AIDS activist and blends feminist film critique with her own experience. She offers a detailed description of alternative AIDS video, including her own work on the Women's AIDS Video Enterprise (WAVE). Along with WAVE, Juhasz discusses amateur video tapes of ACT UP demonstrations, safer sex videos produced by Gay Men's Health Crisis, public access programming, and PBS documentaries, as well as network television productions. From its close-up look at camcorder AIDS activism to its critical account of mainstream representations, AIDS TV offers a better understanding of the media, politics, identity, and community in the face of AIDS. It will challenge and encourage those who hope to change the course of this crisis both in the 'real world' and in the world of representation.

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