The Social Psychology of HIV Infection

The Social Psychology of HIV Infection
ISBN-10
1317526422
ISBN-13
9781317526421
Category
Psychology
Pages
388
Language
English
Published
2015-06-19
Publisher
Psychology Press
Authors
John B. Pryor, Glenn D. Reeder

Description

In the early 1980s we witnessed the birth of one of the most complex and perplexing social problems faced by modern society: the epidemic of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Originally published in 1993 this title looks at the social psychology surrounding HIV and AIDS. The organization of the volume centres upon two themes: The Theoretical Roots of Prevention and The Dilemma of the PWA (person with AIDS). The goal of this volume is not to evaluate previous attempts to answer these social problems, but to provide theoretical analyses of some of the basic sociopsychological processes that underlie the problems. Over 20 years on this is a snapshot of research into HIV and AIDS and attitudes of the time looking at social problems that are very much still with us.

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