AIDS and South Africa: the Social Expression of a Pandemic

✍ Scribed by Kyle D. Kauffman, David L. Lindauer (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Leaves: 215
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped from 67 to 43 years. The social and economic impact of this disease is hard to overstate. However, what is striking is the paucity of thoughtful, reflective scholarship and writing on the subject. AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic addresses the economic, social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS as it relates to South African society.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Too Poor to Stay Alive....Pages 1-16
Why is South Africa the HIV Capital of the World? An Institutional Analysis of the Spread of a Virus....Pages 17-30
HIV/AIDS in the Context of South Africa’s Epidemic History....Pages 31-47
South Africa Divided against AIDS: a Crisis of Leadership....Pages 48-96
Assessing the Demographic and Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS....Pages 97-119
HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Can the Visual Arts Make a Difference?....Pages 120-135
From Policy to Practice: the Anthropology of Condom Use....Pages 136-160
The Role of Tertiary Institutions in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic....Pages 161-175
Afterword: Challenges and Lessons....Pages 176-184
Back Matter....Pages 185-195

✦ Subjects

African Politics; African Culture; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice; Sociology, general; African History

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