Sociology of Global Health, HIV/AIDS & other Infectious Diseases

Catalog description

Provides a socio-historical analysis of the epidemiological, cultural, political, and legal aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Strives to ensure an understanding of HIV globally and in the United States within a global context. Topics include but are not limited to historical linkages among sexuality, race, disease, and stigma; multiple conceptualizations and meanings of AIDS; legal, ethical and political dilemmas over HIV prevention, care, and human rights in global perspective.