AEGiS-BKREV: AIDS: Foundations for the Future

AIDS: Foundations for the Future

Taylor & Francis Inc., 1900 Frost Road, Ste 101, Bristol, PA 19007. 217p., bibliog., index. (Social Aspects of AIDS) ISBN 0-7484-0227-6, 0-7484-0228-4pbk. $75.00, $27.50pbk.
edited by Peter Aggleton, Peter Davies, Graham Hart. 1994. (Contributors: Peter Aggleton, Augustine Ankomah, Michael Bartos, Peter Davies, Katie Deverell, Tom Doyle, Nicholas Ford, David Goss, Gill Green, Ford Hickson, Julian V. Hows, Charles Nzioka, Alan Prout, Tim Rhodes, Neil Small, Derek Adam-Smith, Austin Taylor-Laybourn, Peter Weatherburn, Jeffrey Weeks, Daniel Wight, Carla Willig)

This book presents key papers held at the seventh conference on Social Aspects of AIDS, South Bank University, London, July, 1993. "Central amongst the issues examined was the extent to which adequate foundations for the future had been laid in community and voluntary sector responses, in health care policy and intervention, and in safer sex promotion." The 14 chapters provide some excellent insights on what needs to be done: "An Anatomy of the HIV/AIDS Voluntary Sector in Britain," "The Changing Context of Health Care in the UK," "Empowerment or Disempowerment," "Outreach, Community Change and Community Empowerment," "Project Male-Call: Class Differences in Sexual Practice," "Community vs Population: The Case of Men who Have Sex with Men," "Assimilating Safer Sex: Young Heterosexual Men's Understanding of Safer Sex," "Marital Discourse and Condom Use," "Sexual Exchange: Understanding Pre-Marital Heterosexual Relationships in Urban Ghana," "Positive Sex: Sexual Relationships Following an HIV-Positive Diagnosis," "A Telling Tale: AIDS Workers and Confidentiality," "AIDS Policies in Kenya," "Issues for HIV Prevention with Men Who Have Sex With Men," and "Selling Safer Sex: Male Masseurs and Escorts in the UK."

This is a very good book covering many of the issues that are being discussed in 1995, including the critical issue of education and knowledge of safer sex practices, especially in Third World countries. Since the papers are based on research, some of which is ongoing, they become very important for others doing similar research. This is a recommended book for all medical and academic libraries.

Keywords: Social Aspects, Safer Sex, Ghana, Kenya, Outreach, Gay Men

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