Culture and AIDS

by Douglas A. Feldman

Book Overview

This collection is a serious attempt to explore the relationship between cultural content and the form AIDS takes in different cultural settings. Written mostly by anthropologists, these essays examine different cultural areas and AIDS: central Africa (Rwanda), New York City, Houston, and London. In addition, articles address topics such as stigmatization of AIDS victims by the press; language and AIDS; class variations in the delivery of social...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275931897
• ISBN13: 9780275931896
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"